Donegal TD brands excuses for closing local banks as ‘pathetic’
‘A pathetic example’ is how a Donegal TD has described the excuses provided by the Bank of Ireland CEO, Francesca McDonagh in justifying the decision to shut a number of branches of the bank in Sligo, Donegal and Leitrim. Bank of Ireland announced earlier this year that they would…
Doherty at odds with Bank of Ireland over branch closures
Bank of Ireland will today deny it’s using reduced footfall during the pandemic as an excuse to close branches. Donegal TD Pearse Doherty has taken issue with the claim. Representatives of Bank of Ireland will appear before the Oireachtas finance committee to explain why it’s shutting 103 branches…
Online meetings get underway today in relation to Bank closures
A number of online meetings aimed at reversing the decision to close a number of local branches of Bank of Ireland will get underway this evening. Sinn Fein are hosting the online public meetings calling on Bank of Ireland to keep branches in Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal open. …
Bank of Ireland to close 88 branches
There could be further reductions in banking services across the north west. Bank of Ireland has said this morning it plans to close 88 branches in Ireland and a further 15 in Northern Ireland. The news comes just weeks after Ulster Bank announced it was leaving the Irish market. …