<Li> 20 pound note, green </Li> <Li> 50 pound note, blue - green </Li> <P> The Bank of Ireland does not issue banknotes in the Republic of Ireland . Section 60 of the Currency Act 1927 removed the right of Irish banks to issue banknotes, however "consolidated banknotes", of a common design issued by all "Shareholder Banks" under the Act, were issued between 1929 and 1953 . These notes were not legal tender . </P> <P> Michael Soden abruptly quit as group chief executive on 29 May 2004 when it was discovered that adult material that contravened company policy was found on his Bank PC . Soden issued a personal statement explaining that the high standards of integrity and behaviour in an environment of accountability, transparency and openness, which he espoused, would cause embarrassment to the Bank . </P>

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