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WE’RE STEADILY MAKING our way through awards season as the Baftas come to a close this evening.
At the awards this evening, Kneecap missed out on the award for ‘outstanding British film’ at the Baftas, but director Rich Peppiatt scooped the award for ‘outstanding debut by a British writer, director or producer’.
Lisburn-born Nick Emerson also won the ‘best editing’ Bafta for his work on the film, which is thought to be a strong contender for the Oscars next month.
Amid the glitz and glam of the red carpet, it’s easy to forget about the main event – but here are a few looks from the carpet today:
Gwendoline Christie
Saoirse Ronan and Jack Lowden
Ariana Grande
Stacy Martin
Jeff Goldblum
Monica Barbaro
Zoe Saldana
Demi Moore
Colman Domingo
Camila Cabello
Georgina Chapman
Mikey Madison
Selena Gomez
Cynthia Erivo
Adrien Brody
Letitia Wright
And so it begins.
@Peter O Donoghue: not really, it’s been on the books for ages.
Ulster Bank has been an after thought fir RBS for years now
@Peter O Donoghue: been going on a while, virtually nothing to do with covid.
@Aaron: spot on, this was happening one way or another.
Ulster Bank has been run by its parent RBS ,since 2006 . RBS have had such a time of paybacks and rigging of rates in the UK they have changed their name to Nat West and are trying to “turn over a new leaf” .
Ulster Bank should have their banking licence removed for their treatment of their customers
@Top Horse Shop: I’ve found it no different to bank of ireland and AIB. The prices in the market are almost fixed.
They’ve carved up the Irish market where customers have nowhere to run.
@Top Horse Shop: I think that ulster was owned by Nat west to begin with, Nat west was the investment side of the business for a few years trading as Ulster investment bank in Ireland then moved to RBS a few years ago when they got sold to RBS who got a massive bailout from British government that they are still trying to pay back. Would suspect that RBS want to dump some of the debt they have on Ulster bank and do a Debenhams on it then pass any savings they make from selling what they can back to British government.
@Peter McGlynn: kbc. They are lovely.
@Top Horse Shop: Ulster Bank card services, well I won’t miss them one bit! :-D In branch services were generally good over the years, even though, since the branch closures things have been more difficult to access. I’m happy to have made the move to KBC earlier in the year, though they are also closing some hubs now too. For me I can get lower fees, better savings rates, and hopefully less lies, and fictional letters and calls, if I ever have issues with my cards! Fingers crossed I haven’t jinxed it there! :-)
@Adam Col: sure they are ! Read the central bank tracker mortgage fraud report on them
- they are a disgrace.
@Top Horse Shop: lots of legacy issues to emerge shortly
Obviously hasn’t a clue what’s going on in the financial world in Ireland then despite being finance minister
@John Egan: English owned bank, deciding on its own strategy in England to suit interest of its primary stakeholders…. UK government. They’re hardly going to be picking up the phone to Paschal after each strategy meeting to keep him appraised. And you can bet the UB Ireland senior management are being told to keep shtum too or else risk losing their tidy severance packages
@Kevin Cassidy: Well you’d imagine Central Bank should be informed at a minimum of signal of shifting out of the Irish market.
@Dave.: agree with you but given the way the Brits are acting at the minute with Brexit, wouldn’t really surprise me if this lot are following suit with dodgy tactics
@Dave.: Oh I am sure they would be, when NatWest has all the boxes ticked and ready for the final move. For now, when it is not internally finalised they can do whatever and say whatever – all behind the closed door. Reality of any fin corp. That’s how they do business.
@John Egan:
May I suggest he has a chat with his FG buddy Brian Hayes who has all the right connections in the banking industry.
There is one word to sum them up and it rhymes with bankers
Ya I’d say it will keep him up all night. Unlike those who work for Ulster Bank.
So what happens to customer’s deposits in the ROI? Are they guaranteed by NatWest?
@Handsome McWonderful: Covered by us – the taxpayer via the deposit guarantee scheme that applies to all banks regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland.
In the event of a wind up or sale, deposits aren’t at risk in any case – customers will be simply advised to find a new home for their funds.
@Dara O’Brien: Cheers Dara. I’ve read a few articles regarding this story over the last month and not once has that been mentioned.
@Handsome McWonderful: There aren’t any customer”s deposits in ROI for the simple reason that there isn’t a country called ROI but there is a country called Ireland and it has been called Ireland since 1937. This is the case despite ignorant journalists including RTÉ saying different.
@James McErlain: oh take a day off
@James McErlain:
Sorry the Republic of Ireland Act 1948 states
“It is hereby declared that the description of the State shall be the Republic of Ireland.”
http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/1948/act/22/enacted/en/print#sec2
Shouldn’t even be of government concern. The chequebook needs to stay in the pocket this time.
This is a long time coming to be fair. Should not be a surprise!
Henry the Hippo to give his views on the matter later in week
They sold my mortgage off to a vulture fund few weeks ago, I wouldn’t be shocked
@Sam Louise: as long as u keep up repayments nothing should change i think
What’s happens to mortgages taken out with this bank?
Thats code for…..we’re closing soon
Time to switch bank!
What happens with the pensions being paid into Ulster Bank ,? Do people have to switch over to a different branch now ?
Not a nice bank to deal with
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