Most of the main banks in Ireland have some sort of transaction or admin fees on current accounts. The big two banks , AIB and Bank of Ireland made over €1 Billion profit each last year – probably helped by these fees and the large amounts of cash some customers keep in their current accounts […]
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Switching Mortgage Lender : Is it Worth it?
Switching your Mortgage Lender – is it worth it? If your current mortgage rate is over 3.4% we say it is well worth switching. Below we show some comparisons that show a switch to a mortgage interest rate of just 0.7% lower on a €240k mortgage can result in savings of more than €14,000 over 5 […]
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Current Bank Account Charges and Fees in Ireland
Latest : See our Comparison of Bank Charges in Ireland with all the latest account charges compared. Ulster Bank introduced bank charges on personal current accounts in July 1st 2013 and they now charge a €4 monthly “maintenance charge”. This charge will be waived if customers maintain a balance of more than €3000 over the […]
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ATM Charges Abroad
ATM Charges Overseas: If you are travelling to the UK, USA – or any other country that doesn’t use the Euro – it is very easy to use your Irish debit card to withdraw local currency at an ATM . The exchange rates given by your card provider at the ATM might be better than […]
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