- CEO
- Myles O'Grady
- Full Time Employees
- 11,188
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Banks - Regional
- Address
- 40 Mespil Road Dublin Ireland 4
- IPO Date
- Jul 25, 2017
- Business
- Bank of Ireland Group plc (BKRIF) operates as a diversified financial services group primarily in Ireland and the United Kingdom, providing a comprehensive range of banking, wealth management, insurance, and treasury services through its key divisions of Retail Ireland, Wealth and Insurance, Retail UK, and Corporate and Commercial. The group offers retail banking products including current and savings accounts, mortgages, overdrafts, term loans, personal loans, deposits, and digital banking channels such as branches, ATMs, apps, and post office partnerships; wealth and insurance services encompassing protection, investment, and pension products via New Ireland Assurance Company (NIAC), wealth management and capital markets through Davy, general insurance brokerage for home, car, and travel cover, and investment markets; corporate and commercial lending solutions such as business banking, commercial real estate finance, acquisition finance, foreign direct investment support, leasing, asset finance under Northridge Finance and Marshall Leasing brands, treasury risk management, trade finance, and foreign exchange; as well as UK-specific offerings like intermediary mortgages, consumer foreign exchange joint venture with the Post Office, and note issuance in Northern Ireland. Established in 1783 and headquartered at Baggot Plaza in Dublin, the group serves personal, business, corporate, agricultural, and institutional customers across the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, Great Britain, and select international markets including the US and Europe, with subsidiaries such as Bank of Ireland (UK) plc and a focus on sectors like student accommodation, renewable energy, and electric vehicles. Recent developments include the completion of an €81 million refinance for Global Student Accommodation's Kavanagh Court scheme in October 2025, marking a 10-year partnership and contributing to over €700 million in sector-wide student housing finance supporting 7,000 beds; expansion of Enviroflex sustainability-linked loans through new partnerships with co-operatives like Dairygold, Lee Strand, Lakeland Dairies, and others in 2024-2025 to support farmers and food businesses; a 50% rise in electric vehicle financing in 2025 with partnerships covering 42% of new EV sales; €750 million green bond issuance in November 2025 for sustainable finance; provision of £98 million for a Scottish offshore wind project in January 2025 and £56 million for another in March 2024; upgrades to over €60 million in branch networks and ATMs, including €7 million for 22 branches in 2025; launch of the Smart Start Account and new services for returning emigrants in June 2025; trebling of Green Business Loan limits to €1 million in August 2025; and cessation of unsecured personal loans under UK and Post Office brands in December 2023 alongside winding down of its British corporate lending business in 2024.