The latest review of financial and economic stability by the Central Bank highlights the significant risks and uncertainties to the outlook. In this context, the Central Bank’s latest financial stability review is correct to focus on the various channels through which trade disruption could affect the economy and the Irish financial system. The increasing role of non-bank lenders in the financial system, not regulated in the same way as banks, is also seen as a potential concern. Irish banks, businesses and households are judged to be in a relatively resilient position to face any shock. But the bank warns that more needs to be done.

Source: The Irish Times November 18, 2025 08:34 UTC