There is speculation Barclay's Bank could be interested in buying MBNA.

The High Court has ordered the extradition of English man Perry Wharrie, who is serving a 30-year jail sentence here for his role in a major cocaine smuggling operation in Co Cork.

A TAKEOVER premium is factored into the AIB Bank share price but not Bank of Ireland or Irish Life and Permanent, according to a leading banking analyst.

GREEN PROPERTY, taken private by management two years ago, saw its profits rise by nearly 700% last year.