The Institute of Bankers in Ireland was founded in 1898, and came into existence with just 719 members. The first President of the Institute was Charles Martin who was - at the same time - governor of the Bank of Ireland. From the very beginning, the Institute was dedicated to the professional development of its members - initiating formal examinations held each May - which resulted in the award of the Certificate of the Institute. Following the establishment of a cycle of lectures on banking issues, the Institute went on to found a quarterly journal in 1899 - the Journal of the Institute of Bankers in Ireland - which remains in existence as Banking Ireland.A book entitled "A Century of Banking: The Life and Times of The Institute of Bankers in Ireland 1898-1998" is available from the Institute.
| Recent Past Presidents |
Year |
| Robbie Henneberry, AIB Bank |
2011 |
| Andrew Healy, National Irish Bank |
2010 |
| David Guinane, permanent tsb |
2009 |
| Richie Boucher, Bank of Ireland |
2008 |
| Cormac Mc Carthy, Ulster Bank |
2007 |
| John Trethowan, National Irish Bank |
2006 |
| Donal Forde, AIB |
2005 |
| Ted Mc Govern, EBS |
2004 |
| Aidan Brady, Citibank Ireland Financial Services |
2003 |
| John G. Collins, Bank of Ireland |
2002 |
| Eugene J. Sheehy, AIB |
2001 |
| Martin J. Wilson, Ulster Bank |
2000 |
| Brian J. Goggin, Bank of Ireland |
1999 |
| Thomas P. Mulcahy, AIB |
1998 |
| Harry Lorton, TSB |
1997 |
| John R. Wright, Northern Bank and National Irish Bank |
1996 |
| Patrick W. McDowell, Bank of Ireland |
1995 |
| Eamon F. McElroy, AIB |
1994 |
| David Went, Ulster Bank |
1993 |
| Patrick J. Molloy, Bank of Ireland |
1992 |
| Gerald B. Scanlan, AIB |
1991 |
| Sam H. Torrens, Northern Bank |
1990 |
| Tim O'Grady Walshe, Central Bank of Ireland |
1989 |
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