Bank of Scotland (Ireland) Limited

Type	Subsidiary of HBOS plc
Founded	Dublin, Ireland (1965)
Location	Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Key people	Mark Duffy, CEO
Products	Various banking products aimed at the business and retail sector
Employees	600 (2004)
Website	www.bankofscotland.ie/

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Services

Until January 2006, the company did not have a widespread high street retail banking operation, but instead specialised in business and corporate banking. It also operates a direct mortgages sales business.

On 11 January 2006, however, the company opened its first three high street retail branches, in Ballyfermot, Dún Laoghaire, and Limerick, with 46 branches to open over the next fourteen months. This put it in direct competition with Permanent TSB as well as National Irish Bank, the smallest of the traditional Big Four (which has 59 branches). The banks open longer hours than most high street banks, and became the first Republic of Ireland bank to open on Saturday as standard. January 11 is the 11th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ballyfermot Road Ballyfermot (Baile Formaid in Irish) is a predominantly working-class suburb of Dublin, Ireland. ... Dún Laoghaire (Irish pronunciation ; anglicized pronunciation ) is a seaside town and a ferry port situated some 12 km south of Dublin city centre, and is the administrative centre of the county of Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 52. ... The Irish Life and Permanent (ISE: ILB) LSE: IPM group is a leading provider of personal financial services in the Republic of Ireland. ... National Irish Bank (NIB) is one of the Big Four commercial banks in Republic of Ireland. ...

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History

The company was founded in 1965 as Equity Bank Limited. In the early 1990s, it was purchased by the Bank of Scotland. Later, the parent company established its own brand in the Irish market through the direct sales of mortgages from Edinburgh. Following this, it was decided to rebrand the existing Irish operation as Bank of Scotland (Ireland) in 2000. Headquarters on The Mound, Edinburgh The Bank of Scotland is a commercial bank in Scotland (and to a lesser extent the rest of the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland). ...

In 2001, the bank purchased ICC Bank plc from the Irish State. This company, originally established as the Industrial Credit Company, and later known as Industrial Credit Corporation plc, was set up in 1933 by Sean Lemass in the Irish Free State to encourage investment in industry, the company was modelled on the Agricultural Credit Corporation (now called ACCBank). The Government (Irish: Rialtas) is the cabinet that exercises executive authority in the Republic of Ireland. ... ... The Irish Free State (Irish: Saorstát Éireann) (1922–1937) was the name of the state comprising the 26 of Irelands 32 counties that were separated from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland under the Irish Free State Agreement (or Anglo-Irish Treaty) signed by British and... ACCBank plc is a commercial bank in Ireland that focuses on agriculture, business and personal banking. ...

In 2004, the company took over the direct mortgage sales business from its parent company, and moved it to Dublin. Major new offices were also opened in a brand new building in Limerick, named "Bank of Scotland House" (formerly the site of the Carlton Cinema). WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 52. ...

In 2005, the company announced that it is to take over the ESB's ShopElectic chain of retail outlets, and turn them into high street banks. This will make the company the fourth-largest bank in the Republic of Ireland, with 52 branches. The company detailed its retail banking plans on 10 January 2006, with the first three branches to open the following day, as well as a call centre in Dundalk, County Louth. The Electricity Supply Board (ESB) (Bord Soláthair an Leictreachais in Irish), sometimes called ESB Ireland to differentiate it from US utilities, is responsible for generating most of the electricity in the Republic of Ireland. ... January 10 is the 10th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A very large collections call center in Lakeland, FL. A call centre or call center (see spelling differences) is a centralized office used for the purpose of receiving and transmitting a large volume of requests by telephone. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 54. ... County Louth (An Lú in Irish) is a county on the east coast of Ireland. ...

See also

• List of Irish companies

The following page lists Irish companies or subsidiaries according to their sector. ...

External link

• Bank of Scotland (Ireland)