Value and number of payments made through Irish accounts grow

In the first half of 2025, value and volume of cheques sent declined

The data from the Central Bank of Ireland shows domestic payment transactions accounted for 66.7% of the total volume of transactions between January and June, worth a combined €2.3tn. File photo

Payments made through Irish accounts increased by nearly 7% between January and June bringing the total value of all those transactions to €6tn, new data from the Central Bank of Ireland shows.

In total, there were 2.4 billion payment transactions reported by Irish payment service providers during the first half of the year — up by 9.2% compared to the same period in 2024 — with the total value of those transactions hitting €6tn.