The bank's CEO Jane Howard told an Oireachtas committee: “One says ‘we’re not going to go until you make us’."

In statements to the Oireachtas Finance Committee, the Bank CEOs will say thousands of the still active accounts are run by people described as 'vulnerable'

Central Bank could yet step in and insist that exiting bank gives more time for customers

KBC and Ulster Bank are currently in the process of exiting the retail banking market in the Republic of Ireland, forcing hundreds of thousands to use accounts elsewhere.

The decision brings an end to the competition authority's role in examining the impact of the transfer of assets from Ulster Bank and KBC

The HSE's board had not seen the organisation's €169m winter plan before it was published, and expressed concerns about commitments made in it at a board meeting two weeks after publication.

“We see the Land Rover going in and out, but that’s about it,” says a neighbour of Barry Harte in the quiet West Cork village of Timoleague.

NatWest says it has started transferring some of €4.2bn in Ulster commercial loans, and a further €2.8bn of commercial loans that have not been drawn down

The outcome of the three cases may have a bearing for thousands of other borrowers from the bank who were on trackers

There are often several documentation requirements for a business looking to switch bank.

€11bn in 941,000 accounts remains on deposit with both banks as they plan their exit from the Irish market

Bank will write to customers about its closure plans

Permanent TSB said it is setting up mobile facilities, “pop-up” banks, and is placing its own staff in the 25 Ulster Bank branches

Losses are linked to the costs the bank has taken on to absorb the mortgage loans and branches from Ulster Bank

CEO Anne Boden told staff that an Irish subsidiary would not deliver the added value Starling is seeking, Sky News is reporting

Under the arrangement, Fergus O’Connor will keep €1.8 million worth of farming assets, including land and sheep, as well as his €230,000 family home which sits on seven acres of land

The exodus of two major banks from Ireland may be a lucrative opportunity for banking customers 

Chartered Accountants Ireland urges Government to review why two big retail banks decided to quit the Irish market

Five main retail banks launch a new website, movingaccount.ie, to bring hundreds of thousands of people through the steps they need to take to sort out their bank accounts

The former solicitor had told his trial that he had “secret deals” with a number of bankers

Judge Nolan adjourned the matter until June 20

The defence for former solicitor Michael Lynn said: “It's ironic a man who pays his bills is being accused of dishonesty.”

A former senior Irish Nationwide banker said: “If one was on friendly terms with Mr Fingleton, there may have been some leeway.”

One banker told the court an allegation by Mr Lynn that he received money from him was “categorically false”.

Ms Murphy told the court the Brazilian prison guards did "not enter the prison as they are afraid of the prisoners”.

Focus of efforts should be on helping vulnerable customers, bankers told

There are, nonetheless, widespread concerns about the support available for customers in switching out of Ulster and KBC Bank

Mr Lynn also told the court he gave what he described as a €5,000 to €10,000 “spending money / bonus” to senior bankers, including Michael Fingleton

The former solicitor said the Brazil prisons "are run by prisoners" and described how he saw one inmate beheaded by other convicts

The CCPC has already submitted plans by Bank of Ireland to acquire €9bn in mortgage loans from KBC to a full Phase 2 investigation.

The former solicitor said this practice was going on as far back as 2003 when he had a similar arrangement with Bank of Ireland

The former solicitor recalled being at meetings with people like Albert Reynolds, who was chairman of one such client, Cunningham Property

AIB plans to get most of the rest of the Ulster loan books

Irish banking is facing a new mess where customers are the perpetual losers as Ulster Bank and KBC exit and the big two tighten their hold on our money

The exit from the Irish market of a number of high-profile banks has left thousands of customers needing to work out how they can transfer their current accounts to other banks

Ms McAleenan agreed with defence counsel that she had been in partnership negotiations with Mr Lynn, but said she was “never a partner”.

The solicitor was recommended by another solicitor, and possibly the Law Society, to leave Michael Lynn's practice immediately

The solicitor said it was possible someone had accessed her computer while she was at lunch or in court as it was not password protected

Fiona McAleenan told Michael Lynn's trial that she never gave anyone permission to forge her signature on a number of documents

The former bank official said he established Michael Lynn was not the registered owner of the properties

The court was also shown documents supplied to the bank relating to Mr Lynn's overseas investment company, Kendar Global Properties

The court heard that on one property linked to Mr Lynn, Bank of Scotland Ireland was left at a loss of the mortgage value of around €224,000

A former senior underwriter at Irish Nationwide Building Society told the trial of a dispute with Mr Fingleton over a €4,125,000 loan to the former solicitor

Feargal Kavanagh told the jury this was a case where a bank was “giving money out willy nilly” and then came back to “whinge about it later”