Business Current Account Charges in Ireland – a Comparison. If you run a business – as a sole trader or a limited company, you should probably have a business current account with a bank.Small sole traders or freelancers could probably manage without a separate business bank account – but it is a good way of […]
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Bank Charges
Charges on Current Bank Accounts in Ireland
The options for current accounts in Ireland will be shrinking over the next year as Ulster Bank and KBC are both pulling out of Ireland. The majority of the banks in Ireland have some sort of transaction fees or admin charges on current bank accounts. We have compared current bank account charges in Ireland to […]
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Bunq Bank Accounts in Ireland
(Updated May 2022) bunq is another of the newer digital banks that are available in Ireland.We have reviewed and compared similar digital banking apps such as Revolut and N26. Bunq has been available in Ireland as a payment card for a few years now – but they have gradually upgraded their service to a fully […]
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Debit and Credit Card Charges on Non-Euro Purchases
When you use an Irish debit card or credit card for purchases in non Euro currencies – (including online) … you will nearly always be charged currency conversion fees by your bank. These charges will be on top of any “normal” bank transaction charges.Most Irish banks will also make extra charges for non-Euro cash withdrawals […]
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Amazon Currency Converter – Good or Bad?
Thousands of people in Ireland shop online at Amazon UK every day. All the products on Amazon UK are priced in Sterling but Amazon will use their currency converter to convert the order total to Euros if they see that your payment card is a Euro one.It is possible to turn off the Amazon Currency […]
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