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4 unusual facts about Allied Irish Banks


Aviva Group Ireland

Following widespread speculation for some months and leaks to the press, on Sunday, 6 April 2008 Hibernian Group, the Irish subsidiary of British insurance group Aviva, announced that it had purchased at 70 percent interest in Vivas Insurance, the remaining 30 percent being held by Allied Irish Banks, the last remaining original shareholder.

Catholic sex abuse cases in the United States

For some of the payments loans of up to $500 million were extended to four American dioceses in 2005–07 by Allied Irish Banks (AIB), based in the Republic of Ireland.

National Camogie League

It was first played in 1976 for a trophy donated by Allied Irish Banks when Tipperary beat Wexford in a replayed final.

South Mall, Cork

Among the notable buildings on the street is the branch of AIB.


2008–14 Irish banking crisis

Kelly's prognostications caused a minor controversy but mostly went unnoticed until March 2008, when Philip Ingram, an analyst at Merrill Lynch, wrote a scathing report about the real estate bubble, focusing on the three major Irish banks most responsible for the crisis, Anglo Irish, Bank of Ireland, and AIB.


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