The bank had seen a sharp drop in interest income in the first nine months of this year. The bank published financial results for the first nine months of the year on Tuesday.

It recorded net interest income of €2.80bn in the nine months to September, down 10pc on the same period last year.

A drop was expected as banks deal with the reduction of interest rates by the European Central Bank (ECB) this year.

Net interest margin (NII) is a key measure for banks that reflects the gap between what it pays to borrow, including from savers, and what it charges customers.

For 2025 AIB said it expects NII of greater that €3.7bn, upgraded from previous guidance of income greater than €3.6bn. The change reflects an expectation that the ECB rate will now stay at 2pc for the rest of this year and th

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