Operator

Good morning, and welcome to AIB Group plc Q1 2026 Trading Update Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] Finally, I would like to advise all participants that this call is being recorded.

I will now pass you over to our speakers for today's session, Chief Executive Officer, Colin Hunt; and Chief Financial Officer, Donal Galvin. Mr. Hunt, please go ahead.

Colin Hunt
CEO & Executive Director

Thank you, Nadia. Good morning, all, and thank you for joining us on our Q1 call. I have Donal with us, as Nadia said, this morning, and we will both be available to take your questions very shortly. But I'd like to make some brief introductory remarks.

We're very pleased with the performance of the business in the first quarter, and the group is performing very much in line with our own expectations. We entered 2026 with great momentum, and that has been maintained in terms of actuals and outlook. And I'm particularly pleased with loan growth of 1.7% in the quarter. And with a strong pipeline now building before us, we're confidently reiterating our guidance for 2026.

We're seeing a strong performance right the way across the franchise as the group fires on all cylinders. And the strength of the performance that we're reporting today reflects the ongoing resilience of