DUBLIN, Ireland, May 27, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Allied Irish Banks, p.l.c. ("AIB") (NYSE:AIB) announces that on 27 May 2003, it purchased ordinary shares.
Allied Irish Banks, p.l.c. ("AIB") (NYSE:AIB) announces that on 27 May 2003, it purchased 500,000 of its ordinary shares, at an average price of Euro 13.2974, to be held as treasury shares.