Letterkenny win at Bank of Ireland Enterprising Awards
Letterkenny won the Connaught/Ulster Regional Award in the Bank of Ireland National Enterprising Town Awards last night. The awards ceremony took place in Tullamore where 76 towns and villages were shortlisted for awards. Carrick on Shannon in Co. leitrim also scooped the Regional Award and mid size town National Award…
Protest planned at Leitrim branch against removal of ‘Gaelige’ ATM option
Conradh na Gaelige is holding a protest outside a Bank of Ireland in Leitrim tomorrow to oppose its decision to remove the “Gaelige” option from its ATM service. However, it’s emerged that this option has already been removed from the machines in Manorhamilton, Drumshanbo and Mohill and perhaps others in…
Up to 50 people turn out for bank protest in Ballymote
Between 40 and 50 people attended this afternoon’s protest in Ballymote over banking services in the South Sligo town. Organised by Sinn Fein, speakers included Sligo/Leitrim Sinn Fein TD Martin Kenny, Sinn Fein Councillor Chris MacMamus, Fianna Fail Councillor Jerry Lundy, Independent Cllr Margaret Gormley, and Vincent Roddy of the…
People in Ballymote protest over local banking services
People in Ballymote are expressing their concern over planned changes to banking services in the town. The community held a protest at lunchtime. It’s outside the Bank of Ireland branch where traditional over-the-counter services are to be replaced by an ‘advice and self-service’ system. Ballymote once had three fully-functioning branches.…
Bank protest in Ballymote at lunchtime today
A protest in Ballymote this lunchtime will call for a special case to be made for the provision of bank services in the South Sligo town The protest will take place outside the Bank fo Ireland branch, where traditional over-the-counter services are to end and an ‘advice and self-service’ system…
Ballymote wants to keep Bank of Ireland counter services
The people of Ballymote, Co Sligo, are to launch a new effort to hold onto the banking services that’s left in their town. With Ulster Bank in Ballymote due to close, Bank of Ireland will be the only bank left. At present, Bank of Ireland provides counter services but only on…
Bank of Ireland working with Churches to ensure businesses can access coins
Bank of Ireland says it is committed to rural areas and has defended its move to scale back some over the counter services this week as a measure to ensure it can keep branches open. The bank has come in for criticism this week after it confirmed that people will…