Availing of ROI Accounts

JPin
JPin Posts: 188 Forumite
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in N. Ireland
Does anyone avail of any accounts in the Republic of Ireland and do they offer any better incentives than what we have from UK banks?

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  • ballyblack
    ballyblack Posts: 5,064 Forumite
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    edited 3 December 2019 at 9:32PM
    I use Ulster Bank current accounts in both jurisdictions

    No free banking on the Irish one unless you are over 65

    Irish Savings accounts have very low interest (even lower than UK banks)


    Currency exchange thru the banks are also not competitive


    But you need to do your own research


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  • Cotta
    Cotta Posts: 3,667 Forumite
    It's actually a good question and a shame that there is nothing in ROI that may entice us Northerners.
  • BigAl94
    BigAl94 Posts: 1,919 Forumite
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    Only worth considering if you have income in Euro.
  • qwert_yuiop
    qwert_yuiop Posts: 3,615 Forumite
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    BigAl94 wrote: »
    Only worth considering if you have income in Euro.

    Well, you might like to make a currency speculation, what with all the uncertainty these days.
    “What means that trump?” Timon of Athens by William Shakespeare
  • BigAl94
    BigAl94 Posts: 1,919 Forumite
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    In that case open a Revolut account online https://www.revolut.com/
    You can have accounts in a variety of currencies in addition to Sterling. Good market rates and no transaction charges.
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