Bank of Ireland Reviews 603

TrustScore 2 out of 5

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Roseanne in Sligo branch so helpful to me today with my issue. I cannot praise her enough. Her expertise in banking and customer service skills are excellent.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Worst worst customer service ever, Bank of Ireland discriminate against the elderly and tell complete lies. They keep telling them to go online. Which many of metre elderly can’t. After many calls to the branch and phone calls, I got a MANAGER Simon, who again told pure lies. Promised a call back and once again no call. The only way to stop this is people changing banks. They are awful and inhumane. Upsetting the elderly and pushing them to tears. Not one person can help. Go online, go online. That’s all an 80 year old is told

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Slow & glitchy app, condescending, unhelpful customer support, unreasonable fees that can't be justified..Would give 0 stars if i could.

Just go with any of the digital banks instead.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Trim branch Bank of Ireland is extremely disappointing. The service is very poor—everything takes an unreasonably long time, and it feels like no one knows what they are doing. The employees are completely uninformed, and getting help or clear answers is nearly impossible. I wouldn’t recommend this bank to anyone looking for efficient or reliable service.


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TrustScore 2 out of 5

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Slow & glitchy app

Slow & glitchy app, condescending, unhelpful customer support, unreasonable fees that can't be justified..Would give 0 stars if i could.

Just go with any of the digital banks instead.

Date of experience: 27 January 2025

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

unfaur treatment of Elderly

Worst worst customer service ever, Bank of Ireland discriminate against the elderly and tell complete lies. They keep telling them to go online. Which many of metre elderly can’t. After many calls to the branch and phone calls, I got a MANAGER Simon, who again told pure lies. Promised a call back and once again no call. The only way to stop this is people changing banks. They are awful and inhumane. Upsetting the elderly and pushing them to tears. Not one person can help. Go online, go online. That’s all an 80 year old is told

Date of experience: 21 January 2025

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Mrs Hardigan at Bank of Ireland Sligo exceptional customer service

Mrs Hardigan at Bank of Ireland Sligo, Ireland, was very helpful in helping my mum order a new card and pin. Her account is in a U.K. branch of Bank of Ireland in Northern Ireland. She was very friendly, courteous and really wanted to help my elderly mother. Thank you for your kindness and great service.

Date of experience: 08 January 2025

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Poor slow transfers

Who would want to be with a bank that takes one full day not including weekends and bank holidays to send a simple bank transfer.

Get with the times please

Date of experience: 21 December 2024

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Trim branch Bank of Ireland is…

Trim branch Bank of Ireland is extremely disappointing. The service is very poor—everything takes an unreasonably long time, and it feels like no one knows what they are doing. The employees are completely uninformed, and getting help or clear answers is nearly impossible. I wouldn’t recommend this bank to anyone looking for efficient or reliable service.

Date of experience: 06 December 2024

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great customer service from Christine in your Debit Card department!

Your staff is what makes Bank of Ireland absolutely brilliant to deal with!

Christine from your Debit Card division just spent about 20 minutes with me on the phone going through - step by step - the process I needed to follow to cancel a recurring debit. We had a few hiccups along the way, but she came up with solutions to fix it for me so that we could continue

She apologised for the process taking so long (its not HER fault UMR’s are SO long!) and in the end everything got sorted and accomplished

Literally 99.9% of the time, this is the exact same level of service we get from anyone and everyone that takes our call

Its people like Christine that make people love dealing with Bank of Ireland

Thank you for all of your help today!

Date of experience: 06 December 2024

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

everything in this bank is by phone

everything in this bank is by phone, if someone is mute they won't get anything done, even an account opened 20 years ago requires calling them!!!! ,in addition, they charge fees for using the card in the EU.
I am looking for a bank where there will be no such restrictions which is more friendly....

Date of experience: 18 November 2024

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Nightmare experience for loyal customer

I have banked with BOI my whole life. I tried to open a savings account last week through their web platform and I have to go through a process of proving my identity (Photo IDs, proof of address). I have 2 forenames on my Photo ID but only go by one of them and have always gone by that forename with the bank. I am now unable to open a savings account with a bank I have been with for decades as I don't have a proof of address to match one of my forenames (I do not go by that forename and never have!)

Date of experience: 07 November 2024

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

The most awful company I have ever had…

The most awful company I have ever had to deal with. Do not trust this bunch of liars. More or less all their staff are work from home and there is no management control at all . Avoid at all costs. They have no respect for their customers at all.

Date of experience: 01 November 2024

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Mortgage application

I recently worked with Carol at the Bank of Ireland, their Kilkenny branch , to secure my mortgage, and I can’t speak highly enough of her professionalism and support. Even though I hold an account with another bank, Permanent TSB, their outdated and paperwork-heavy process prompted me to seek alternatives, and I’m so glad I did. Bank of Ireland’s mortgage offer was more competitive, and the process was incredibly streamlined, allowing everything to be handled online or directly through an agent, which was a huge relief.

Carol was exceptional from start to finish – she was always available for questions, provided clear information, and responded promptly to any additional requests I had. Her dedication made the experience so much easier, and I felt fully supported throughout the process. I highly recommend Carol and the Bank of Ireland to anyone looking for a smooth, hassle-free mortgage experience!

Date of experience: 01 June 2024

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Customer service my eye BOI

Customer service my eye. One person on customer service desk (not the employees fault)each enquiry takes from 5 to 10 minutes each. ( not the customers fault) Queuing for 25 minutes. Wonder do the top brass in BOI have to wait that length of time in their ivory towers. Bring back the 80's and 90's when customer service meant the words. Just a note as well all the people in the queue are over 50 and have to stand. Maybe the top brass could at least spend a few quid supplying chairs for people to sit on

Date of experience: 14 October 2024

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Disappointed

Disappointed, I've been a loyel customer for decades with two existing accounts, yet if I want to open a fixed term deposit account I have to go through the whole process of having to prove my identity ! Its senseless and I will put the money elsewhere as theres no benefit of keeping it in the Bank of Ireland

Date of experience: 25 September 2024

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Thank you BOI

A big thank you on this occasion to Bank of Ireland for obtaining a refund approx 90 days post purchase. An online purchase had been made from uk, the goods were returned and the retailer failed to engage re refund despite multiple calls and emails. 3 days after contacting BOI a refund was made to my account .

Date of experience: 10 September 2024

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Very efficient customer service

Very efficient customer service. Needed to switch to an interest only mortgage. Process completed very quickly. Good flexibility in regard to changing, just 2 forms to sign.

Date of experience: 05 August 2024

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