PTSB shareholders have experienced a wild ride since the former building society demutualised over 30 years ago but it has ended on a low. Photograph: Nick BradshawMy husband was given free shares from Irish Permanent Building Society when it demutualised some years ago. Now that PTSB is for sale, it seems a good time to discover what has happened to his shares. Five years on, in 1999, Irish Permanent merged with Irish Life to create Irish Life & Permanent. At that time, you got one share in the new Irish Life & Permanent for every old Irish Permanent share you held.

Source: The Irish Times December 21, 2025 15:30 UTC