UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

Report of Foreign Private Issuer

 Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16

under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the date of ~~19 March~~14 July 2014

ALLIED IRISH BANKS, public limited company

 Bankcentre, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, Republic of Ireland

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For Immediate Release 1914 ~~March~~July 2014

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~~AIB~~Allied ~~Mortgage~~Irish ~~Bank~~Banks, ~~raises~~p.l.c. ~~€500m,~~("AIB") ~~7-year~~announces ~~Asset~~that ~~Covered~~Mr. ~~Securities~~Richard Pym (~~ACS~~64) ~~Bond~~will be appointed to the Board as Non-Executive Director and Chairman Designate with effect from 13 October 2014.

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Speaking today, Richard said “I am delighted to accept the invitation to be the next Chairman of AIB and I look forward to contributing to the progress that has already been made in re-~~ENDS-~~building a strong bank. Irish taxpayers have made considerable sacrifices in supporting the banking system and I am very conscious of my responsibilities in that regard.”

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Enda Johnson	Niamh Hennessy
Head of Corporate Affairs & Strategy	Media Relations Manager
AIB	AIB
Dublin	Dublin
Tel: +353-1-7726010	Tel: +353-1-7721382
email: enda.m.johnson@aib.ie	Email : niamh.n.hennnessy@aib.ie

Chief Executive David Duffy, in welcoming Richard, said he wanted to place on record the Bank's thanks to David Hodgkinson for his work over the last four years, notwithstanding the fact that David will be staying on with AIB until December. “David deserves immense credit for his determination in helping AIB to recover and stabilise. He joined the bank as Chairman at a time of extreme crisis and has led the company through a turbulent and difficult time. I have worked closely with him since I joined AIB in December 2011 and deeply appreciate his support since then. AIB welcomes Richard to the bank and we look forward to working with him as we build for the future”, the Chief Executive said.

~~Important Information and Forward Looking Statement~~-Ends-

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~~This~~Helen announcement contains certain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the US Securities Act of 1933 (as amended) and Section 21E of the US Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (as amended)Leonard, ~~with~~Press ~~respect to the financial condition~~Officer, results of operations and business of the Group and certain of the plans and objectives of the AIB Group. In particular, certain statements in this announcement, with regard to management objectives, trends in results of operations, margins, risk management, competition and the impact of changes in International Financial Reporting Standards are forward01-~~looking~~ in6414141 ~~nature.~~/ ~~These forward-looking statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate only to historical or current facts~~helen. Forward-looking statements sometimes use words such as 'aim', 'anticipate', 'target', 'expect', 'estimate', 'intend', 'plan', 'goal', 'believe', 'may', 'could', 'will', 'seek', 'continue', 'should', 'assume', or other words of similar meaningm. Examples of forward-looking statements include among others, statements regarding the Group's future financial position, income growth, loan losses, business strategy, projected costs, margins, capital ratios, estimates of capital expenditures, and plans and objectives for future operationsleonard@aib.ie;

~~Because~~David ~~such statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties~~O’Callaghan, ~~actual~~Company ~~results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information. By their nature~~Secretary, ~~forward~~01-~~looking~~ ~~statements~~6414672 ~~involve~~/ ~~risk and uncertainty because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that will occur in the future~~david. ~~There are~~ a ~~number of factors that could cause actual results and developments to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements~~. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to the Group's access to funding and liquidity which is adversely affected by the financial instability within the Eurozone, the outcome of the Central Bank of Ireland's Asset Quality Review and Balance Sheet Assessment, contagion risks disrupting the financial markets, constraints on liquidity and market reaction to factors affecting Ireland and the Irish economy in particular in relation to its leaving the financial support package from the EU/IMF, the Group's markets, particularly for retail deposits which are at risk from more intense competition, the Group's business being adversely affected by a further deterioration in economic and market conditions, general economic conditions being very challenging for our mortgage and other lending customers and the increased risk of payment default and depressed Irish property prices, may give rise to increased losses experienced by the Group, the Group also faces market risks, including non-trading interest rate risk, the Group is subject to rigorous and demanding Government supervision and oversight, the Group may be subject to the risk of having insufficient capital to meet increased regulatory requirements, the Group's business activities must comply with increasing levels of regulation, the Group's participation in the NAMA Programme gives rise to certain residual financial risks, the Group may be adversely affected by further austerity and budget measures introduced by the Irish Government, the value of certain financial instruments recorded at fair value is determined using financial models incorporating assumptions, judgements and estimates that may change over time, or may ultimately not turn out to be accurate, the Group's deferred tax assets depend substantially on the generation of future profits over an extended number of years, adverse changes to tax legislation, regulatory requirements or accounting standards could impact capital ratios, the Group is subject to inherent credit risks in respect of customers, the Group faces heightened operational and reputational risks, the restructuring of the Group entails risk, the Group's risk management strategies and techniques may be unsuccessful and the risk of litigation arising from the Group's activitieso’callaghan@aib.ie;

~~Nothing~~Additional ~~in this announcement should be considered to be a forecast of future profitability or financial position and none of the~~ information inrequirements ~~this announcement is or is intended to be a profit forecast or profit estimate. Any forward-looking statements made by or on behalf~~ of the ~~Group~~Enterprise ~~speak~~Securities ~~only~~Market as of the ~~date~~Irish ~~they~~Stock Exchange are ~~made.~~included ~~AIB cautions that the foregoing list of important factors is not exhaustive~~below. Investors and others should carefully consider the foregoing factors and other uncertainties and events when making an investment decision based on any forward-looking statement. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the forward-looking events referenced in this statement may not occur. The Group does not undertake to release publicly any revision to these forward-looking statements to reflect events, circumstances or unanticipated events occurring after the date hereof.

Pursuant to Rule 17 (c) and the information requirements of Schedule Two, paragraph (g) of the Rules of the Enterprise Securities Market of the Irish Stock Exchange (“the Rules”), Richard Pym has held the following directorships during the last five years:

Company		Date Appointed	Date Resigned
1.	The Co-operative Bank plc	11.06.2013	Current
2.	The Co-operative Banking Group	11.06.2013	09.10.2013
3.	Nordax Finans AB	21.10.2010	Current
4.	UK Asset Resolution Ltd	01.07.2010	Current
5.	NRAM plc	01.01.2010	Current
6.	Bradford & Bingley plc	18.08.2008	Current
7.	Caversham Finance Limited	01.04.2014	07.07.2014
8.	BrightHouse Group plc	24.01.2008	07.07.2014
9.	The British Land Company plc	01.01.2010	05.09.2013
10.	Old Mutual plc	01.09.2007	31.08.2010

He held no partnerships during that period. There is no other information requiring disclosure pursuant to the Rules.

1 the entity which manages, on behalf of the UK Government, run off of the Government owned closed mortgage books of Bradford & Bingley plc and NRAM plc, formerly Northern Rock (Asset Management) plc.

 ALLIED IRISH BANKS, p.l.c.

(Registrant)

Date: 1914 ~~March~~ July 2014

By: ___________________

~~Paul~~ Mark ~~Stanley~~Bourke

~~Acting~~ Chief Financial Officer

Allied Irish Banks, p.l.c.

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