Ballot Passes for Pay 2026, BOI 12/26 - Bank of Ireland Group
10 March 2026
BOI 12/26
The 2026 pay ballot is now closed, and the majority of members have voted to accept the proposal.
The 2026 pay deal is as follows:
- 4% pay increase for Bands 1-3, split 2.25% as fixed and 1.75% as performance
- ROI Band 1 min pay increased from €29,000 to €30,000
- NI & GB Band 1 min pay increased from £23,000 to £25,000
- All Bands 2 & 3 min pay increased by 2.25%
- All Bands 1-3 max pay increased by 2.25%
| Inconsistent | Strong | Exceptional |
Salary review | 2.25% | 2.25% | 2.25% |
Performance rating | 0% | 1.75% | 2% |
Total increase | 2.25% | 4% | 4.25% |
The new pay ranges, with effect from 1 January 2026, are:
Republic of Ireland | Minimum | Maximum |
Band 1 | €30,000 | €52,495 |
Band 2 | €41,923 | €73,808 |
Band 3 | €52,150 | €96,151 |
Northern Ireland |
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Band 1 | £25,000 | £34,367 |
Band 2 | £30,135 | £49,591 |
Band 3 | £33,282 | £60,328 |
Great Britain |
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Band 1 | £25,000 | £41,172 |
Band 2 | £30,135 | £60,434 |
Band 3 | £33,282 | £78,261 |
The new minimum pay rates for APA and QFA qualifications in the Republic of Ireland & Northern Ireland are:
| APA minimum salary | QFA minimum salary |
ROI | €32,000 (increase of €1,000) | €35,550 (increase of €1,000) |
Northern Ireland | £26,000 (increase of £2,000) | £28,250 (increase of £2,000) |
All increases will be paid in the April payroll and backdated to 1 January 2026.
Being a member of the FSU gives you a direct say in pay negotiations every year, and it means you can fight for other issues that are important to you all year long. The more union members we have, the stronger our hand is in negotiations. If any of your colleagues have not joined yet, please ask them to sign up at www.fsunion.org/fsu/join. If they put your name in the “recruited by” section on the form, you will get a €50/£40 voucher as a thank you.
Caitleen Desetti
Industrial Relations Organiser
BOI Sector Committee:
Area | Name | Phone | |
Bank of Ireland Sector Officer and Rep for Leinster | Tom Ruttledge | +353 87 228 3038 | |
FSU Vice President of Governance and BOI Rep for Connacht | Olivia Henry | +353 87 639 2386 | olivia.henry@fsunion.org |
Leinster, Cavan, and Monaghan | Robert Byrne | +353 87 334 1880 | robert.byrne@fsunion.org |
Christian Hanna
| +353 87 224 9115 | ||
Dermot Murtagh | +353 86 858 6883 | dermot.murtagh@fsunion.org | |
Munster | Zoe O’Neill | +353 86 857 8842 | |
NI & GB | Conor Morgan | +44 773 604 1188 | conor.morgan@fsunion.org |