UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C.  20549

                                    Form 13F

                              Form 13F COVER PAGE

Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: December 31, 2012

Check here if Amendment [  ]; Amendment Number:
This Amendment (Check only one.): [  ] is a restatement.
                                  [  ] adds new holdings entries.

Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:

Name:    Allied Irish Banks, p.l.c.
Address: Office of the Secretary
         Block K Level 4  -  Bankcentre
         Ballsbridge, Dublin 4 Ireland

13F File Number:  028-05346

The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom
it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized
to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and
complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements,
schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form.

Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:

Name:      Louise Cleary
Title:     Office of the Secretary
Phone:     00 353 1 641 2912

Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:

 /s/ Louise Cleary     Dublin, Ireland     February 06, 2013

Report Type (Check only one.):

[ X]         13F HOLDINGS REPORT.

[  ]         13F NOTICE.

[  ]         13F COMBINATION REPORT.



                              FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE

Report Summary:

Number of Other Included Managers:         0

Form 13F Information Table Entry Total:    19

Form 13F Information Table Value Total:    $1,154 (thousands)

List of Other Included Managers:

Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F file number(s) of all
institutional managers with respect to which this report is filed, other
than the manager filing this report.

NONE



                                    
                                                     FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
                                                             VALUE  SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT  OTHER            VOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUER                 TITLE OF CLASS   CUSIP     (x$1000)  PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN MANAGERS         SOLE   SHARED     NONE
------------------------------ ---------------- --------- -------- -------- --- ---- ------- ------------ -------- -------- --------
ABBOTT LABS                    COM              002824100       69     1062 SH       DEFINED                  1062        0        0
BP PLC                         SPONSORED ADR    055622104       12      303 SH       DEFINED                   303        0        0
BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO        COM              110122108       33     1036 SH       DEFINED                  1036        0        0
COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO           COM              194162103       75      725 SH       DEFINED                   725        0        0
EXXON MOBIL CORP               COM              30231G102       91     1060 SH       DEFINED                  1060        0        0
GLAXOSMITHKLINE PLC            SPONSORED ADR    37733W105       57     1320 SH       DEFINED                  1320        0        0
HEINZ H J CO                   COM              423074103       27      477 SH       DEFINED                   477        0        0
HONEYWELL INTL INC             COM              438516106       57      907 SH       DEFINED                   907        0        0
ILLINOIS TOOL WKS INC          COM              452308109       66     1100 SH       DEFINED                  1100        0        0
INTEL CORP                     COM              458140100       13      665 SH       DEFINED                   665        0        0
JOHNSON & JOHNSON              COM              478160104       50      725 SH       DEFINED                   725        0        0
KRAFT FOODS GROUP INC          COM              50076Q106       29      658 SH       DEFINED                   658        0        0
MCDONALDS CORP                 COM              580135101       73      838 SH       DEFINED                   838        0        0
MONDELEZ INTL INC              CL A             609207105       50     1975 SF       DEFINED                  1975        0        0
ORASURE TECHNOLOGIES INC       COM              68554V108      251    35000 SH       DEFINED                 35000        0        0
SOUTHERN CO                    COM              842587107       63     1480 SH       DEFINED                  1480        0        0
SYSCO CORP                     COM              871829107       58     1842 SH       DEFINED                  1842        0        0
VANGUARD WORLD FDS             INF TECH ETF     92204A702       31      450 SH       DEFINED                   450        0        0
WELLS FARGO & CO NEW           COM              949746101       49     1450 SH       DEFINED                  1450        0        0