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Encyclopedia > Northern Bank
Northern Bank Limited
Type Subsidiary of Danske Bank A/S
Founded Belfast, Northern Ireland
Headquarters Belfast, Northern Ireland
Key people Peter Staarup, Chairman, Don Price, CEO
Industry Banking
Products Various banking products
Website www.northernbank.co.uk

Northern Bank, is a commercial bank in Northern Ireland. It is one of the oldest banks in Ireland having been formed in 1824. In 1970, the Northern Banking Company Limited amalgamated with the Belfast Banking Company Limited to form what is now known as Northern Bank Limited. Image File history File links Northernbanklogo. ... In business, a subsidiary is a company controlled by another company or corporation. ... Danske Bank building at Kongens Nytorv in Copenhagen. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 54. ... Anthem: UK: God Save the Queen Regional: (de facto) Londonderry Air Capital Belfast Largest city Belfast Official languages English (de facto), Irish, Ulster Scots 3, Northern Ireland Sign Language, Irish Sign Language Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister of the UK Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Office... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 54. ... Anthem: UK: God Save the Queen Regional: (de facto) Londonderry Air Capital Belfast Largest city Belfast Official languages English (de facto), Irish, Ulster Scots 3, Northern Ireland Sign Language, Irish Sign Language Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister of the UK Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Office... Don Krasher Price (23 January 1910-9 July 1995) was an American political scientist. ... Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is the job of having the ultimate executive responsibility or authority within an organization or corporation. ... A website (or Web site) is a collection of web pages, images, videos and other digital assets and hosted on a particular domain or subdomain on the World Wide Web. ... A commercial bank is a type of financial intermediary and a type of bank. ... 1824 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... Northern Bank, is a commercial bank in Northern Ireland. ...


The bank is considered as one of the Big Four in Northern Ireland, and issues its own banknotes. Since 1 March 2005 it has been owned by Danske Bank. // Big Four may refer to: The Big Four, a name given to the powerful four men who owned the Central Pacific Railroad. ... Anthem: UK: God Save the Queen Regional: (de facto) Londonderry Air Capital Belfast Largest city Belfast Official languages English (de facto), Irish, Ulster Scots 3, Northern Ireland Sign Language, Irish Sign Language Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister of the UK Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Office... A £20 Ulster Bank banknote. ... Danske Bank building at Kongens Nytorv in Copenhagen. ...


Until 1988, the bank was a subsidiary of the Midland Bank, even sharing Midland's famous Griffin logo. In 1987, the bank's operations in the Republic of Ireland were re-organised under a subsidiary company, called Northern Bank (Ireland) Limited. In 1988, Northern Bank was acquired by National Australia Bank, after which the operations in the Republic of Ireland were renamed National Irish Bank. Northern Bank then introduced a new logo, a stylised "N" in a hexagon shape. In 2002, the bank's logotype (the word "Northern") was changed to match that of the National Australia Bank. HSBC Bank plc is a Clearing Bank in the United Kingdom, and is one of the Big 4 high street banks. ... Composite of Pomeranian heraldic charges of griffins. ... National Irish Bank (NIB) is a commercial bank in the Republic of Ireland, one of the traditional Big Four. ... The National Australia Bank or nab (ASX: NAB, LSE: NAB, NYSE: NAB, TYO: 8637 ) colloquially the National or the NAB. The NAB is part of the NAB Group it is the largest bank in Australia and 28th largest in the world. ... National Irish Bank (NIB) is one of the Big Four commercial banks in Republic of Ireland. ...


In December 2004, Danske Bank agreed to acquire Northern Bank (and National Irish Bank) for £967m. Don Price will remain as CEO. Danske Bank building at Kongens Nytorv in Copenhagen. ...


On 1 March, 2005 the sale of Northern Bank to Danske Bank took effect, following regulatory clearance. As part of this process, National Irish Bank in the Republic was separated from the Northern Bank and given its own dedicated management team. Both Northern & National Irish Bank also moved over to Danske Bank's technology platform, and adopted a variation of the Danske Bank logo as their corporate identities. This occurred on the 18 of April, 2006 with the bank's website displaying the new logo as early as 14 April and at least one branch being refitted on Easter Sunday, 16 April. Easter (also called Pascha) is generally accounted the most important holiday of the Christian year, observed March or April each year to celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus from the dead (after his death by crucifixion; see Good Friday), which Christians believe happened at about this time of year, almost two...


Robbery

Main article: Northern Bank robbery Notes such as this Northern Bank £20 note were stolen. ...


On 20 December 2004 the cash centre at the bank's headquarters in Belfast was raided, and £26.5 million stolen. Most of this consisted of uncirculated Northern Bank notes, as well as millions in used notes. There was also over a million pounds in other currencies. The police and government as well as other major political figures in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland accused the Provisional Irish Republican Army of being responsible, although they denied it. A notable exception was the Sinn Féin political party, which is allied to the Provisional IRA. December 20 is the 354th day of the year (355th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 54. ... A Republican mural in Belfast depicting the hunger strikes of 1981. ... Sinn Féin (pronounced in English, in Irish) is a name used by a series of Irish political movements of the 20th century, each of which claimed sole descent from the original party established by Arthur Griffith in 1905. ...


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