RaboDirect, Online Banking Ireland
RaboDirect is an Online Bank, actually it is Ireland's first internet-only bank and we're part of the AAA rated Dutch co-operative Rabobank Group. Although you may have only heard of RaboDirect in the last three years, Rabobank have had an office in Ireland since 1994 in Dublin's Irish Financial Services Centre.

• Check out our new RaboDirect Blog!
  Have you ever known a time when more people are talking about our economy and the financial crisis? We talk about it every day along with lots of other stuff here at RaboDirect. But now it’s time for you get involved in our conversations through the RaboDirect Blog. Join The Conversation!
• RaboDirect Wins Best Online Financial Service Award
  RaboDirect were shortlisted in two categories, Aoife Mahon for Best Business Podcaster and Martin O'Leary for Best Online Financial Service. It was Martin O'Leary, Online Marketing Manager, who was victorious on the night accepting the award for Best Online Financial Service for RaboDirect.
• Why your money is safe with RaboDirect!
  With all the turmoil in the global financial markets, the Irish markets and following the action take by various governments around the world; we notice that some of our Irish customers are a little confused about what’s what! And we’d like to clear that up for you.
• Our Good News Story
  Roel van Veggel talks about RaboDirect's many positives in this current market!
• 10 years as the world's safest bank
  The Global Finance magazine announced last week its annual ranking of the World's Safest Bank. Rabobank has again made the top list, a position that has been retained for 10 consecutive years.
• Rabobank high and dry in a gloomy market
  Before delivering the bank's interim results, Rabobank CEO Bert Heemskerk looked out the sixth story window in Utrecht and said, "It's a misty, foggy, rainy day outside, which looks a bit like the world economy. But, it is not that way here at Rabobank. We are high and dry."
• Small Businesses Losing out on interest from Big Banks
  Independent research carried out on behalf of RaboDirect found that a significant number of SMEs are earning less than 1% interest on their surplus funds while only 22% have been offered specific business savings rates according to the RaboDirect survey.
• ABN AMRO Target Click Funds Now Available
  Target Click Funds are capital protected lifecycle funds that provide a risk-averse route for investors to meet a host of future financial commitments, such as retirement and pre-retirement funding, school or university fees for children and many other lifecycle events.
• RaboDirect Wins Marketing Team of the Year
  RaboDirect, part of the Rabobank group Europe's largest online bank, has been awarded the Marketing Team of the Year accolade at the annual All Ireland Marketing (AIM) Awards which took place on Thursday 22nd May at Dublin's City West Hotel.
• 4.0%* Business Savings Account Launched
  RaboDirect, part of the Rabobank Group and Ireland's only AAA rated bank, today entered the business savings market with the launch of its first ever Business Savings Account.This instant access account offers the same 4.0%* AER rate of interest to all business customers regardless of size or deposit amount and is available to sole traders, partnerships, solicitors and limited companies alike.
• The Impact of the Credit Crunch
  Our latest podcast from Dr. Clare McAndrew, editor of Wealth Magazine.
• Term Deposits in the News
  Continued volatility in global equity markets and uncertainty in the market, coupled with increased competition among banks to attract customer funds, have sparked a revival in interest in term deposits on both sides of the cashier's counter.
• Three New Funds Launched
  RaboDirect, Europe's largest online bank, has announced the launch of three new investment funds, the Robeco Telecom Services Equities Fund, the Robeco Food and Agri Equities Fund and a Euro (€) version of the BlackRock Merrill Lynch (MLIIF) Global Allocation Fund.
• Now Offering Monthly Term Deposits
  If you're looking for a guaranteed rate of interest you'll do well to open a RaboDirect Term Deposit Account. We're now offering monthly Term Deposits at our Boot Camp for money! Because you have to leave it locked away for a period of time, you'll avoid the temptation to spend it! It also works well if you have a future savings objective in mind.
• Investment Horizons
  Dr. Constantin Gurdgiev, Economist and Group Editor of Business and Finance publications, looks at the opportunities in emerging markets and the environmental technology sector for the year ahead.
• New Year’s Investment Resolutions
  Dr Clare McAndrew, Economist, outlines the steps to take in reviewing your investment New Year resolutions and in so doing, how to avoid the investment mistakes of the past for a better investing future.
• New Savings Rate Announced
  At RaboDirect you will now get 4.3%* on balances up to €1 million and 3.95%** on your savings over €1 million. These rates are effective from the 1st of January 2008. As the straight talking online bank, it's important that we keep our savings product as straight forward as possible. As you can see, from January 1st you'll get an all together better rate on savings up to and above €1 million. And there's no sneaky stuff, unlike some of our competitors.
• RaboDirect wins top online marketing award
  Martin O'Leary, Online Marketing Manager at RaboDirect, has received the Internet Marketer Award at the ninth annual IIA Net Visionary Awards which took place on Thursday 15th November at the Mansion House in Dublin.
• RaboDirect Launch Two New Investment Funds
  RaboDirect, Europe's largest online bank, has launched two new investment funds, the JPMorgan Global Natural Resources Fund and the Robeco Emerging Stars Equities Fund. Commenting at the launch, Greg McAweeney, General Manager, RaboDirect, said "We are delighted to broaden our range of funds to reflect the demand by RaboDirect investors for funds investing in emerging markets and the natural resources sector. These two new funds offer investors an opportunity to diversify across our most popular investment sectors and to benefit from strong growth potential without the risk of investment in one specific industry or country."
• Net Visionary Awards - Who are you going to vote for?
  It is that time of year again and voting for Irish Internet Association and Enterprise Ireland Net Visionary Awards is now up and running. Voting closes on October 19th. This year RaboDirect has received three nominations: 1. Best Online Banking Service - Greg McAweeney 2. Best Podcaster - Aoife Murphy 3. Internet Marketer - Martin O'Leary
• New Podcast Available
  The Benefits of Regular Investing by Dr. Clare McAndrew.
• Your money is in safe hands
  When you give a bank your money you need to know that it's in the safest of hands. Well, here's the good news. Rabobank has an AAA-rating from the international rating agencies Standard and Poor's, Moody's and Dominion Bond Rating Service. So why is this important? This is the highest level of creditworthiness that a bank can attain and not many banks have this rating.