Irish Bank Links

List of Irish Bank Links

Banking and Financial Discussion Forums

	Moneytalk.ie - Another Irish Discussion Board on money-related topics - Very new and growing - about 150 members.
	Askaboutmoney.com - Irish discussion board on a wide range of topics - mostly related to money - over 10,000 members listed but many inactive.

Regulatory and Government

	Blue Book - Published by ECB - the definitive source for comparison of banking systems in Europe.
	ECB - European Central Bank - includes a massive archive of European banking statistical publications.
	Central Bank - Central Bank and Financial Services Authority - includes a massive archive of Irish banking statistical publications.
	The Financial Regulator - The Financial Regulator - includes a major consumer information section.

Banking Industry sites

	EPC - European Payments Council - working towards SEPA.
	Chip & Pin - Chip and Pin.
	Laser - Laser cards.
	IPSO - Irish Payment Services Organisation (Including Irish Paper Clearing Co and Irish Electronic Payments Clearing Co).
	EBF - European Banking Federation.
	IBF - Irish Bankers Federation.

Banking, financial, and economic news sites

	Electric News - General Business News.
	Business Plus - General Business News - requires registration.
	Business World - General Business News - mainly press releases with little commentary.
	Ireland Banking News - Ireland section of European Banking news - local content is sometimes small.
	Finance.com - News of banking and financial industry. Highly technical.
	Finfacts - News site, Portal, and Information site. Very substantial depository of economic, banking, and business reports with excellent commentary.

Impartial/Independent banking information sites

www.sparu.com  - Independent site on banking/finance including product comparisons.