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Ireland returns AIB to full private ownership after crisis-era bank bailout

  • Allied Irish Banks has returned to full private ownership 15 years after it was effectively nationalized during the Irish banking and property crisis.
  • The Irish government sold its final 2% shareholding in AIB for over €300 million, completing the process of returning the banking sector to private ownership.
  • AIB's chief executive Colin Hunt said the bank 'owes an immense debt of gratitude to Irish taxpayers' and 'profoundly regrets' having to be rescued by the state.
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Irish Independent broke the news in Ireland on Monday, June 16, 2025.
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