AIB Group chief executive officer Colin Hunt welcomed the move and said it was “another important milestone” in returning the state’s investment. “It will return a further c. 652 million euro to Irish ...

Ireland could entirely offload its stake in the lender this year after nationalising the bank more than a decade ago. View on euronews ...

AIB Group CEO Colin Hunt, said: "It will return a further approximately 652 million euros to Irish taxpayers to whom AIB is deeply grateful, for their support during the financial crisis.

"We very much welcome the decision and subsequent transaction undertaken by the Minister for Finance," AIB Group's Chief Executive Colin Hunt said in a separate statement. This story was corrected ...

AIB is now reducing rates by 0.25 of a percentage point on two fixed term savings products,” the bank, led by chief executive Colin Hunt, said in a statement. All other savings rates remain ...

This brings the total proceeds returned to the state to c. 18 billion euro Colin Hunt, AIB Group He added: “We have made significant progress in reducing the state’s shareholding in AIB from c.