THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT is reportedly considering a plan which would see it ask the Irish Government to buy Ulster Bank, the last remaining major retail bank in Ireland outside of partial state ownership.
Ulster Bank is currently owned by the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) Group, which itself is majority owned by the British taxpayer following a series of recapitalisations in 2008 and 2009.
While the RBS group has crept toward profitability in the last few years, gradually offering some payback to its public owners, Ulster Bank has continued to be loss-making – recording losses of €195 million in the first quarter of 2013.
http://businessetc.thejournal.ie/ulster-bank-sold-to-ireland-936474-Jun2013/
Straight from Ripleys believe it or not...sadly for the Brits we are fully stocked up on incompetent loss making Banks.