Bank claims 82% of loans approved

BANK of Ireland’s director of business banking in Ireland and Britain has said he is “fed up to the back teeth” of people saying they can’t get loans from the bank.

Speaking at the Cork Chamber Business Breakfast held in association with the Irish Examiner, Mark Cunningham was accosted from the floor with a complaint the bank was not lending to people.

This was refuted by Mr Cunningham who said loan applications had fallen dramatically.