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Customers of app-based banking service Revolut were among those experiencing major disruption from a Google Cloud outage in England. Image: PA

Northern Ireland dodges worst of Google internet outage chaos

Ulster Bank business development manager Mary O'Neill pictured with father and son duo, Brendan and Niall Kilpatrick

NI family firm marks 40 years with five-fold turnover rise and expansion

Northern Ireland IT support and services firm Wellington IT has appointed Lurgan woman Mairead Coulter as its new head of customer engagement as the company enters a new phase of growth

NI IT firm appoints Lurgan woman as new head of customer engagement

Ulster Bank business development manager Lee White with Chris Mackey of Mackey Opticians and Portadown practice manager Rachel McDonald

75-year-old NI opticians expands with new practice in six-figure investment

Emmerdale stars, Lisa Riley (left) and Dominic Brunt (right) present Johnny and Corrina McAleese, Founders of Noah’s Story, with their Overcoming Adversity Award. Also pictured is Duvessa Cochrane (right) from category sponsor, A Aesthetics.

Noah’s Story honoured at Spirit of Northern Ireland Awards

Northern Ireland-based Vikela, a body armour manufacturing business that is building and scaling its operations from Northern Ireland while pursuing opportunities for growth in international markets. Pictured is Peter Gilleece, CEO of Vikela

Report: NI is leading the UK in turning innovation into business success

Pictured with Ulster Bank business development manager Derick Wilson (left) are Wilson's Yard owners Gerard Leathem and Steve Bingham

Former yardmen take the reins at renowned NI architectural salvage business

Ulster Bank has agreed a £20 million funding package with Radius Housing to support the construction of hundreds of new social rental homes across Northern Ireland. Picture is Kenton Hilman, head of corporate and property at Ulster Bank and Alan Thomson, director of finance, Radius

£20m NI social housing deal to help deliver hundreds of affordable homes

A multi-million pound support package from Ulster Bank is helping Dungannon-headquartered engineering company CK International Ltd enter a new phase of growth including the acquisition and integration of an English business with more than a century of manufacturing heritage. Pictured is Danny McGivern, senior relationship manager, Ulster Bank, Paul Conlon, chairman of CK Lyndex and Nigel Walsh, director, Ulster Bank

NI engineering firm secures multi-million pound backing for expansion

Solange Chamberlain, chief executive of Retail Banking at NatWest Group

NI bank commits to no further branch closures until at least 2029

NI hospitality group secures £30m finance package for hotel brand expansion

Nick Boyle, founder of one of the UK and Ireland’s fastest-growing renewable energy companies, recently told delegates at Belfast Chamber’s Go Big or Go Home’ entrepreneurship event about how some of the biggest opportunities in business can be found in turbulent situations. Pictured is Claudine Owens, senior investment manager at Clarendon Fund Managers, John Ferris, accelerator community manger at Ulster Bank, Darragh McCarthy, President of Belfast Chamber, Nick Boyle, Paul Doherty, deputy Lord Mayor of Belfast and Clare Guinness, CEO at Belfast Chamber

Northern Ireland renewable energy entrepreneur inspires Belfast business leaders

Bill Wolsey in the Merchant Hotel, Belfast. Mr Wolsey has described how he took a gamble on peace in Northern Ireland lasting to open the capital's first five star hotel

Merchant founder ‘gambled on peace’ to open first five star hotel in Belfast

Belfast’s iconic AA red five-star hotel, The Merchant, marks its 20th anniversary this year, celebrating two decades of unrivalled luxury and world-class hospitality in the heart of the Cathedral Quarter

‘We were told it wouldn’t work’: NI's iconic hotel marks 20 year milestone

Co Down construction engineer has increased his soft play empire by purchasing Peter Pan’s Neverland soft play centre in Portadown. Pictured is Ulster Bank business development manager Derick Wilson with business owner Darryl Clifford. Credit Kelvin Boyes

NI dad adds to his playbook with soft play takeover in six-figure deal

Husband and wife duo Michael and Aveen Moreland have taken over ownership of Minny Doyle’s, the popular traditional Irish pub in Hilltown once owned by Aveen’s family, as part of a six-figure investment. Pi ctured is Ulster Bank business development manager Lee White with new owner of Minny Doyle’s pub in Hilltown, Aveen Moreland

Husband and wife duo return 'home' acquire NI century-old village pub
With backing from Ulster Bank, Michael and Aveen Moreland revive their 'great-uncle's' much-loved Hilltown pub and continue its century-old story
Claire Cartmill

Northern Ireland Chamber’s annual economic conference, Momentum will focus on global growth. Pictured is Suzanne Wylie (NI Chamber) and Nigel Walsh (Ulster Bank) launch the 2026 Momentum conference, which will feature Peter Foster, World Trade Editor for the Financial Times

Financial Times trade editor to headline NI Chamber’s Momentum Conference

The sculptures installed on the Ulster Museum building, Botanic Gardens

'Belfast landmark' has new home: Flying statues of Shaftesbury Square reappear

Ulster Bank has appointed Kenton Hilman as its Mid-Market Champion in Northern Ireland – one of 12 that NatWest Group has appointed across the UK nations and regions

Ulster Bank appoints Belfast man as NI Mid-Market Champion at Downing Street

Four Northern Ireland entrepreneurs have secured their place in the final of the 2026 Ulster Bank Accelerator Pitch competition, where they will compete for a £50,000 investment. Pictured is Judges Eddie McKeever, Caroline O’Neill, Gareth McDonald and Jenda McSwiggan (Image credit: Ulster Bank Accelerator)

Four NI entrepreneurs secure place in £50k Ulster Bank Accelerator Pitch Final

Pictured at the cheque handover to the charity are (from left) Kelly Roulston, Northern Ireland Children’s Hospice; Mark Lawther, Chartered Accountants Ulster Society; Zara Duffy, Chartered Accountants Ireland; and Ian Sheppard, Northern Ireland Children’s Hospice.

Chartered Accountants support adds up for Children’s Hospice

Arbour Housing announces £8m investment to upgrade homes across Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon, with tenants set to benefit from heating, windows, doors, and solar panels, enabled by ‘first-of-its-kind’ support from Ulster Bank. Pictured is Kieran Matthews, chief executive of Arbour Housing, Richard Lusty, Relationship director at Ulster Bank, Kenton Hilman, head of corporate banking at Ulster Bank, Will Chambré, chair of Arbour Housing, and Niall Bradshaw, associate director, Ulster Bank

NI housing association to invest over £8m in retrofitting 600 homes

Banking hub. Pic: Local Democracy Reporting Service

Cash Access UK opens new banking hub in Larne

Newcastle dental practice has transformed its high street presence with a £400,000 investment, adding two new surgeries, modern facilities, and extra staff to better serve the local community. Pictured is Ulster Bank business development manager Paul Reid with Dr Philip Teggart and Sharon Mark-Teggart from Slieve Commedagh Clinic

60-year-old NI dental practice braces for growth trebling patient capacity

NI burger boss bites into his dream with Michael Dean...'it was now or never'

The 2025 Rising Stars pictured with Richard Lusty, Relationship Director, Ulster Bank; guest speaker Alex Polizzi; event compere Pamela Ballantine; and Vicky Green, Northern Ireland Hotels Federation President.

The winners of this year’s NI Rising Stars Awards are...

Denvir McShane, a well-known local cobbler, has acquired the premises and goodwill of Prestige Shoe Repairs, the long-established business where he first began his career as an apprentice 34 years ago

'It's special to me': NI cobbler buys business where he first learnt the trade
After 34 years at Prestige Shoe Repairs, Denvir McShane steps into ownership — keeping a proud Lisburn tradition alive with support from Ulster Bank
Claire Cartmill

Sebastian Burnside, chief economist for Ulster Bank

Stormy quarter-end for NI businesses – but hope is still on the horizon

Hospitality Exchange Compere Pamela Ballantine; Ulster Bank Relationship Director Richard Lusty and NIHF President Vicky Green.

NIHF launches search for Rising Stars

New research by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) into banking satisfaction has ranked banks providing both personal and business accounts in Northern Ireland

New CMA research ranks banks operating in NI for customer satisfaction

A dish from the summer menu at the Great Room Restaurant at The Merchant Hotel

Food review: Sampling the Merchant Hotel's summer menu

Hailing the investment are Andy Tew, left, associate director, and Richard Lusty, centre, relationship director, from Ulster Bank, with Brendan Duddy of Duddy Group at the Holiday Inn Express on Strand Road

Major extension to Strand Road hotel in time for The Open

Damien Long, corporate banking relationship director at Ulster Bank, "very pleased to support Wrightbus"

Just the ticket: Wrightbus in £32.5m support from Ulster Bank

NI gift shop acquires substantial new Belfast warehouse as online sales soar

Prizewinners on Day One of the Balmoral Show. Picture: Jonathan Porter/Press Eye

Balmoral Show 2025: Sunny outlook, both for show and farm industry

Moorestown Equine Services is galloping ahead as the new horse care facility owned by mother-daughter duo Gillian and Megan McOuat launches to high demand following a £350,000 investment supported by Ulster Bank. Pictured is Ulster Bank business development manager Neill Boyd pictured with Gillian and Megan McOuat, owners of Moorestown Equine Services, and yearling colt Angus (aka Moorestown Braveheart)

Northern Ireland mother and daughter duo open new equine centre

Trio take reins of Ballymena dental practice with Ulster Bank support. Pictured with Ulster Bank business development manager Martin Convery are Slemish Dental owners Catherine Magennis, Saorlaith O’Callaghan and Tiernan Walsh

Trio take reins of NI dental practice as it returns to independent ownership

Counting down to the 2025 Balmoral Show in partnership with Ulster Bank is Rhonda Geary, group operations director, RUAS, with Cormac McKervey, senior agricultural manager, Ulster Bank

RUAS has announced its principal sponsor of 2025 Balmoral Show

Northern Ireland manufacturer of industrial pressure washers, generators and accessories, Maxflow is accelerating its expansion into new export markets. Pictured is Ryan Wylie, managing director of Maxflow with Leona McNicholl, senior relationship manager at Ulster Bank

NI firm takes 'transformative step' following vital funding and new partnership

Northern Ireland’s housing market ended 2024 with sales, prices and expectations rising, according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and Ulster Bank Residential Market Survey

Northern Ireland housing market ends year on a positive note

A new banking hub has opened on Newcastle's Main Street in Co Down

Newcastle banking hub opens

Referee Keith Kennedy, who died aged 33 earlier this year.

Tribute football match tonight in honour of tragic referee

Pictured at the launch of Ulster University’s Connect 2 Success programme, which is part-funded through an Ulster Bank Enterprise Grant, are Kim Sawyer, executive director of Connect to Success; Joe Kennedy III, US Special Envoy to Northern Ireland for Economic Affairs; John Ferris, community accelerator manager, Ulster Bank; US Consul General James Applegate and Erin Allison, entrepreneur acceleration manager, Ulster Bank

Ulster Bank hosts Enterprise Fund celebration

Ulster Bank business development manager Mary O'Neill pictured with The Gables owners Lisa and Niall McKearney

Husband and wife return from Oz to build Mid-Ulster hospitality business

Homebuyer demand in Northern Ireland rose at the fastest rate in nearly three years in August, according to new research. Pictured is Samuel Dickey, RICS Northern Ireland Residential Property

Home-buyer demand in Northern Ireland rises at fastest rate in years

As Belfast’s newest hospitality hotspot, Amelia Hall, prepares to open next week, owners Ringland Group and Ulster Bank have announced a new multi-million pound banking partnership to support future growth and boost the city’s night-time economy. Pictured are Richard Lusty, relationship director, corporate banking at Ulster Bank, brothers Peter and Ben Ringland of the Ringland Group, and Andy Tew, associate director, corporate banking at Ulster Bank

NI hospitality group reveal multi-million pound banking partnership

Terry Robb, head of personal banking at Ulster Bank

Report: Belfast is the most affordable town or city for UK students to live

Richard Ramsey, chief economist Northern Ireland, Ulster Bank

New report: Northern Ireland leads UK growth in July

Samuel Dickey, RICS Northern Ireland residential property spokesman

Northern Ireland house sales rise at fastest rate since 2021 as prices increase

Almost half of jobseekers said they would refuse a job offer if they had a bad interview

New survey reveals deal breakers for Northern Ireland jobseekers

Samuel Dickey, RICS Northern Ireland Residential Property spokesman

Northern Ireland surveyors optimistic as supply and demand increases

Black Rock Hotels, the owner of Leighinmohr House in Ballymena, has officially announced the opening of Gray’s at Bushmills, a new 17-bed boutique hotel on the Antrim coast, with the support of Ulster Bank

NI entrepreneur transforms north coast inn in memory of late grandmother

150 Northern Ireland places available on Ulster Bank’s Accelerator Programme but deadline to apply is fast approaching. Pictured are Nicola Woods, local enterprise manager, Ulster Bank, John Ferris, regional ecosystem manager, Ulster Bank, Gabi Burnside, entrepreneur acceleration manager, Ulster Bank and Darren Pirie, head of accelerator programmes, NatWest

Ulster Bank triples support for Northern Ireland entrepreneurs

The Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council, Lillian Seenoi-Barr pictured announcing the opening of ASM Chartered Accountants new offices at Culmore Road, Londonderry. Included are Mark McNeill, director, ASM, Anna Doherty, CEO, Londonderry Chamber of Commerce, Michael McAllister, director, ASM, Lisa Canavan, Angela McNeill and Grainne Quinn, directors, ASM (Chartered Accountants)

Northern Ireland accountancy firm to expand with new office

Ulster Bank has announced over £7 million in support for one of Northern Ireland’s leading hospitality and property development companies as it makes its largest investment in its hotel portfolio outside of Belfast. Pictured are Pearse Mulvenna and Rajesh Rana from Andras House with Ulster Bank's Richard Lusty and Andy Tew

Northern Ireland development firm secures £7million for north coast expansion

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