Michael and Maura bought their apartment this year with a Bank of Ireland mortgage, are getting married next year and, in between, hope to turn the apartment into a home.

Helen didn't believe she had won €5,000 in our Goalsaver competition but when it sank in she ran around telling everyone and rang everyone she knew.

Dan and Jenny's first place was a 2-bedroom apartment in Lucan that they loved. But when their first baby arrived and they had to struggle up the stairs with a pram, they knew it was time to move to a more family-friendly house.

'There's a line of Seamus Heaney for everybody and I would like people to find that line and take it with them,' says Katherine McSharry, Director of 'Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again' the first exhibition to take place in the new Bank of Ireland Cultural and Heritage Centre.

Deciding whether or not to 'come out' at work is still a highly personal choice. With this in mind, I spoke to Bank of Ireland colleagues about their decisions.

This year's Great Bank of Ireland Backyard Blitz in support of Age Action, takes place on 22 and 23 June. We caught up with Margaret who had her garden 'blitzed' last year to hear her story.

One winter's evening in January, Paula was alone in the house making the dinner when her cooker caught fire. Fortunately, she got it under control and, when it came to making a claim, she was covered by her home insurance.

Even before Susan won our Make Your Move competition she had the €25,000 spent paying off a loan, replacing a car and on a deposit for a bigger home.

'Talking Cents with Ollie' is a money magazine for 4-11 year olds written by financial literacy expert Frank Conway and provided free to schools by Bank of Ireland.