Bank of Ireland was worst hit of the Irish banks as the sector suffered a rout across global markets on fears for quality of US credit.
US banking sector concerns sparked a sell off in Europe with major banking stocks in Ireland and the UK tumbling, including Bank of Ireland, AIB, and Barclays.
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The Iseq All-Share index ended the session down 1.83 per cent on 11,438.22.
Few of the big stocks ended in the black. Kerry Group was one, ending the day 0.78 per cent firmer on €77.45, alongside healthcare services group Uniphar plc, which was up 0.13 per cent.
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