AIB first-half profits fall 16% to €927m amid lower interest rates

AIB Chief Financial Officer Donal Galvin and Chief Executive Officer Colin Hunt. Picture: Fintan Clarke, Coalesce
AIB has announced profits of €927m for the first half of 2025, down 16% on 2024, as a run of European Central Bank rate cuts ate into the bank's performance.
The bank returned to full private ownership in June after the Government sold its remaining stake.