KBC Bank Ireland has today reported an operating profit of €119m before tax and impairment costs for full-year 2015.

KBC Bank Ireland has reported a profit of €18m after tax and impairment costs for the second quarter of 2015.

Cairn Homes will unveil plans for an initial public offering as soon as next week, the first for an Irish home builder in almost two decades.

KBC Bank Ireland has posted its first quarterly net profit since the height of the financial crisis here, and has made a robust defence against critics who accuse Irish lenders of charging customers too much for their mortgage home loans.