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Cost Comparisons

Personal current account
This survey contains up-to-date information on the main personal current accounts available from individual firms. See our current accounts section  for more current account information. Please read our disclaimer before you use our information.

Financial InstitutionProduct
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Quarterly feeDebit Card/ATM transactionStanding orderDirect debitInterest earned on credit balance
AIBPersonal Bank Account Plus1€4.50€0.20€0.20€0.200.25% on amounts up to €1,000 2
High Interest Current Account1€4.50€0.20€0.20€0.201.00%3
Bank of IrelandPay As You Go4NIL€0.28€0.28€0.280.75% (0.75% EAR) variable 5
Flat Fee4€11.40 for up to 90 transactions6NILNILNIL0.75% (0.75% EAR) variable 7
National Irish BankEasy Customer PackageNIL8NILNILNILNIL
Easy Plus Customer Package€18.759NILNILNIL1%
Permanent TSBSwitch Current AccountNILNILNILNIL2.0%. Customers must lodge a minimum of €1,500 into the current account each month to avail of this rate. 10
Ulster BankCurrent AccountNILNILNILNILNIL
  1. To qualify for free maintenance and transaction banking on your personal current account each quarter you need to: Make a purchase using your AIB Debit Card; and use AIB phone & internet banking to make a debit transaction, like paying a bill.
  2. Interest paid quarterly if you use AIB's Phone or Internet Banking service at least once during the relevant interest quarter.
  3. Customers must lodge €1,500 per month to qualify.
  4. Customers can qualify for free account transaction fees by maintaining a minimum credit balance of €500 in their account for the entire fee quarter, or by making at least three payments from their current account using 365 Phone, 365 Online or a combination of 365 Phone and 365 Online during the relavant fee quarter
  5. Customers must register for credit interest. It will be paid at the end of every quarter on cleared credit balances up to €1,500 provided a minimum of 3 debits are made from the account using 365 phone and/or online during that quarter. Credit interest is subject to DIRT. Please note that this is a variable rate i.e. it may be subject to change in future.
  6. Transactions in excess of 90 per quarter are charged at 28 cent each.
  7. Customers must register for Credit Interest. It will be paid at the end of every quarter on cleared credit balances up to €1,500 provided a minimum of 3 debits are made from the account using 365 phone and/or online during that quarter. Credit interest is subject to DIRT. Please note that this is a variable rate i.e. it may be subject to change in future.
  8. Includes other packaged benefits including a free credit card (Mastercard) at the same interest rate as an overdraft.
  9. Includes other package benefits including a free credit card (Gold Card), commission free foreign exchange currency purchase or sale, and Loan To Value (LTV) mortgage pricing.
  10. Customers must register for this credit interest rate. It will be paid on credit balances up to €1,500. Customers must lodge a minimum of €1,500 into the current account each month to avail of this rate.

Please note:

Can't find your current account?  Please note that in addition to the current account products listed above you may already have an existing current account product that is no longer offered to new customers.  To compare rates and benefits on your existing current account you should contact your bank directly or check your most recent statement.

You can find information on the cross-border banking charges which apply when you use your debit-card in Northern Ireland on the North-South Ministerial Council website.

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