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ALLIED IRISH BANK lost €1.7 billion last year, €2 billion less than it lost the previous year.
In its annual results for 2013 which were announced this morning, the bank said that it is hopeful that it will return to profitability by 2015.
AIB CEO David Duffy said last year was one of “steady progress” at the bank.
“A number of important milestones have been reached and the fundamentals of AIB’s performance are now trending more positively both from an operational and economic perspective,” he said.
The bank’s total operating income was up 34 per cent to €1.9 billion. Operating expenses fell significantly, down €278 million, including staff costs down 18 per cent due in part to a large number of redundancies.
David Duffy said the bank was focused on making a profit this year.
“Notwithstanding the ongoing challenges facing the bank, we are more optimistic for the outlook of both the bank and the Irish economy,” he said.
“The host was comedian Jason Byrne”. Comedian!? Seriously? Cholera is funnier than that lad.
@TellingItAsItIs: How himself and Ed Byrne have made career in comedy is baffling.
@TellingItAsItIs: But he is a comedian, that’s his trade. Not saying he is funny, that’s subjective. I mean, look at Taxi Drivers…
@TellingItAsItIs: He’s like an Irish Samantha Bee. Unfunny, cringey and annoying.
@Shimmy Shammy: Marty Morrissey won best TV presenter? Ah here! Now that IS comedy.
@Jodi: at taxi drivers???
Is that meant to be humorous jodi?
@TellingItAsItIs:
Jason Byrne is about as funny as burning orphanage. His whole monologue is:
“D’ya remember dat, d’ya remember dat, who remembers dat?”, and
“Moi ma woulda give me a bleedin box round the head”
I see he’s picked up the goofy glasses as an extra prop
@Rear Admiral: burning orphanage.. love it. Gonna steal that one :-)
@TellingItAsItIs: I’m sure IFTA will look for your approval for its next ceremony given all the achievements in your life!
@Shimmy Shammy: Ed Byrne has got where he is because of Dara O’Briain, riding on the coat tails. They did do road trips that were quite funny..
Lisa McGee deserved the award as did Goggle Box and Red Rock…. But whoever voted for Marty Morrissey or Dancing with the Z-Listers need help!
@Sean Leonard: Dancing show had a load of viewers.
@Sean Leonard: Dancing with the Staff morelike.. Goggle box is people watching people watching TV.. They should get an award for most ridiculous idea ever.
@Sean Leonard: The Young Offenders would have pipped it for me. What talent in the one category! AND Sharon Horgan is killing it!
@Deborah Behan: true
We are a funny people naturally and I know some genuinely hilarious people. It always befuddled me as to how we manage to consistently produce such bland, safe middle of the road comedies and comedians
@Jeremiah Dempsey: maybe it’s you?
@Deborah Behan: maybe it’s me what? It’s pure shite we produce
Wondering why activists aren’t doing more for travellers? Ha ha ha! I wonder why.
Marty Morrissey? Wouldn’t cross the rd to see him,met him once enough said
The only good thing about derry girls was sister micheal she should have her own show, as for the young offenders it was okish both not that funny!
Did anyone turn up for their awards?
@Paul Furey: nobody important did.
@Paul Furey: Because Jason Byrne was the only one to turn up, he got to present the awards as well.
John Connors passionate speech, Bet it was about the poor Travellers
When I think of these events, it reminds me of the Jimmy Savilles of this world, who with a modicum of talent and a massive ego, managed to keep himself in the limelight for years.
Never mind the IFTAs – does television even have a future? Load of biased overpaid windbags.
John Connors and his Travellers rights speech!? Travellers have the same rights to go to school and get a job like the rest of us. They can even pay taxes, use bins and tax and insure their cars too!
Really in all honesty the IFTA awards are a joke…no one who is anyone actually goes to them. For good reason too. They are an embarrassing example of Irish TV…. same old same old. They must do a trawl of the rte canteen before every show to see if anyone wants to do a nicer!
Infairness they had absolutely no competition.
As it is difficult to provide metrics for being a celebrity, what better way to celebrate?
What’s this toxic warning crap? Is for snowflakes? #Moretoxicthebetter
This title should read Jason Byrne is a complete knob
What kind of message do i have to post to get a 10/10 on the toxicometer dealy thing a ma jig
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