Rachel and Steve have been banished from Bank of Ireland ads

The most annoying couple on television are no more.

Rachel and Steve - or is that Steve and Rachel? Have been axed by Bank of Ireland.

Speaking about the decision to move on from the desperately annoying pair, Director of Customer Analytics, Insights and Marketing Kelvin Gillen said: "I’m sure that I speak for many people when I say that we bid farewell to Rachel and Steve, or Steve and Rachel, with a heavy heart.