[9] Analytical work done at the Bundesbank found that the macroprudential policy package served its purpose of increasing the resilience of the banking system. There is no evidence of any negative side effects.
The National Irish Bank on Dame Street carries the name “Hibernian, 1824” (in this case there is no continuity, as the Hibernian became part of Bank of Ireland, whereas NIB is a descendant of Northern Bank); “Provincial Bank Chambers” clearly inscribed over a door at the Westin Hotel in College Street reminds us where one forerunner of AIB used to be.