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At AIB, we continue to support our customers with their sustainable goals and ambitions. FBD Hotels & Resorts recently purchased the iconic 4-star Grand Hotel Malahide from long-standing owners of the property, the Ryan family. The purchase will further broaden FBD Hotels and Resorts’ presence in the Irish hotels market, bringing the Group’s total hotel room count to nearly 1,400. AIB is delighted to have provided financing to support this transaction, a portion of which is green funding. Congratulations to both of our valued customers, FBD Hotels and Resorts and the Ryan Family. Pictured (from left to right): Liam Madden, AIB; Matthew Ryan (Ryan Family) and David Kelly (CEO of FBD Hotels & Resorts); Ronan Larkin, AIB; David Jones PB QFA LIB, AIB.

AIB is delighted to partner with AwakenHub for their Empower Your Entrepreneurial Journey initiative supporting 38 inspiring female founders across Ireland to join the Awakenhub community🚀 AwakenHub is a community dedicated to supporting and accelerating women-led startups and entrepreneurs across Ireland and beyond. AwakenHub’s mission is to level up opportunity, access, and connectivity for women founders throughout the island of Ireland by removing barriers to investment, scale and success. AIB is committed to supporting female entrepreneurship, and our partnership with AwakenHub is a key part of that commitment.

AIB’s Managing Director, Retail Banking Geraldine Casey spoke to The Irish Times about support for customers when they are buying their new home. “At AIB we have a long-standing track record of supporting our mortgage customers through our expert homes advisers, competitive offerings and deep local expertise, all of which is reflected by how many customers choose AIB for their mortgage. We know our customers lead busy lives and they want the process to be convenient. That’s why we invest in technology to help simplify and enhance our customers’ mortgage journey. And with the largest branch network in Ireland customers can talk to us in person in their communities throughout the country.” https://lnkd.in/e3RDPFSZ

AIB has raised €500 million from the issuance of its seventh green bond. The proceeds from the senior non-preferred bond will contribute to the financing of projects with clear environmental and climate action benefits while further strengthening AIB's capital position. AIB has raised €6.9 billion from issuing green and social bonds to date. https://lnkd.in/gEj8Qfyh

The AIB Spend Trend has revealed that customers were eager to return to socialising after a quiet January with spend in pubs up by almost a third (+32%) and spend in restaurants up 16% in February when compared with the previous month. Storm Éowyn led to an exceptionally quiet day on Friday 24 January, the number of in store transactions was down 38% compared with an average day in 2025. And it wasn’t just pubs that felt a surge in activity - spend on EV charging points across the country increased by 12% month-on-month and a massive 83% year-on-year, as more customers turn to greener modes of transport. https://lnkd.in/gzG257Bf

At AIB we’ve been celebrating International Women’s Day with a panel event featuring two of our customers and our Chief Customer Officer Orlaith Ryan. We’re delighted to host Ursula Kelly, CEO of Cormac Tagging, and Peigin Crowley, Founder of GROUND wellbeing, they talked about what the IWD theme #AccelerateAction means to them and their career journeys so far. It was a double celebration day for us, as we also launched the 8th year of our award-winning Mentor Her programme supporting the professional growth and advancement of women in our organisation. Our celebration of International Women’s Day demonstrates AIB’s ongoing commitment to Universal Inclusion - having an inclusive work environment where everyone can be at their best and achieve their full potential. Pictured: Ursula Kelly, Orna Kiernan, Lorna Brady, Peigin Crowley, and Orlaith Ryan.

AIB is proud to have been a part of the historic first ever all-island International Women’s Day Celebration which took place in Croke Park. Hosted by Network Ireland and supported by Women in Business NI, Enterprise Ireland and InterTradeIreland, it was a landmark event that focused on breaking boundaries and encouraging women across the entire island to support and inspire one another. As official partner of Network Ireland, AIB would like to thank everyone in attendance for taking part. A special thank you also goes out to the keynote speakers, which included astronaut Dr Norah Patten, Chef Trisha Lewis, and digital entrepreneur Áine Kerr. To find out more about how Network Ireland are supporting the professional and personal development of women in business every day, visit Network Ireland: https://networkireland.ie/

AIB is delighted to publish our first Sustainability Reporting Statement prepared in accordance with the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, CSRD. Our Chief Strategy & Sustainability Officer Mary Whitelaw outlined “In AIB our purpose is empowering people to build a sustainable future, and greening our business is a strategic priority for us. We move with clear intent to lead the transition, supporting our customers, colleagues and many other stakeholders on this journey. “This statement builds on our well established approach to transparent sustainability disclosures. We believe sustainability reporting is an important enabler of our broader approach to embed sustainable practices across our business model.” To learn more about our approach to sustainability and our progress please see pages 43-121 of the AIB Group plc Annual Financial Report 2024: https://lnkd.in/eiGkMaxs

Listen to the latest on AIB’s Ireland PMI reports, the impacts of Storm Éowyn on the Irish economy and more with AIB’s Chief Economist David McNamara and AIB Treasury’s Sarah McGinley in the latest episode of AIB’s Market Talk. Listen here: https://lnkd.in/gRHe3GJk

Our Chief Executive Officer, Colin Hunt, outlines some of his highlights from AIB Group’s annual results for 2024.