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A public meeting to discuss a possible course of action to keep the Ulster Bank branch in Ardara in county Donegal open is taking place tonight. It follows the announcement by Ulster Bank last week that it’s to close 22 of its branches nationwide including Ardara and Ballymote in county…

A union official claims that Ulster Bank is not only closing branches, it will also be reducing staff in remaining branches. Gareth Murphy, senior industrial relations officer with the Financial Services Union, says it means that not only will customers have to travel longer distances, there’ll be fewer people to…

People in Ardara and Ballymote say the closure of the Ulster Bank branches in these town is a huge blow to the local economy. The announcement by the Ulster Bank yesterday means these two branches are among 22 nationwide that are to close as part of a restructuring operation by…

The Ulster Bank branches in Ardara in Donegal and Ballymote in Sligo are to close. Ardara is one of two closures in Donegal where Raphoe will also close. Ulster Bank says it’s part of a restructuring of the service which will see 22 branches nationwide close their doors later this…

Gardai are investigating whether an attack on the Ulster Bank ATM in Ballymote last night is related to two similar incidents in Cavan and Mayo this week. Investigations are continuing after a drill was used by at least two people to try to break into the ATM in the centre…

Gardai are investigating an attempted attack on an ATM in Ballymote. It’s understood at least two raiders could have been involved in the incident which happened at around half past two in the early hours of this morning. The Scenes of Crime Unit sealed off the area around the ATM…

Ulster Bank says emergency cash is available for customers whose payments have been delayed. The bank has been having problems processing transactions today – including the transfer of some wages. There’s no prediction how long it will take to fix the glitch. Ulster Bank has apologised to customers and has…