MUSGRAVE Group, which paid a dividend of €12.17 million to shareholders last year, is worth at least €447 million, accounts filed with the Companies Registration Office indicate.

THE aggressive move by Bank of Scotland, Ireland (BOSI) for dominance of the Irish business banking market is expected to force the AIB and Bank of Ireland to pay more interest on current accounts, according to some Irish brokers.

BANK of Scotland’s new interest bearing and low interest rate current accounts could cause mayhem for AIB and Bank of Ireland, according to financial analyst Eddie Hobbs.