All the Irish banks have replaced the old Laser cards with Visa Debit cards. Halifax were first to change over to Visa Debit (they have since pulled out of Ireland ). Then in 2009 Ulster Bank began issuing Visa Debit cards and PTSB soon followed in 2010 . Bank of Ireland joined the switch to […]
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Summary of Deposit Guarantees in Ireland
We understand the following protection is in place with the following institutions: This is the latest information on the level of guarantee or protection for money held in Irish financial institutions or those operating in Ireland. Updated in March 2013 Post Office Savings Bank; . Irish Government guarantees all deposits with no end date Under […]
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Bank of Scotland (Ireland) Closing
Bank of Scotland (Ireland) BOSI is to shut down. The bank, which earlier this year shut all it’s Halifax branches in Ireland, is a division of UK finance giant Lloyds . In a statement, the Lloyds Banking Group said there was little opportunity for Bank of Scotland (Ireland) (BoSI) to enjoy scalable growth in the […]
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Halifax Branch Closure Dates
BANK OF Scotland Ireland has announced the closing dates for the 44 branches of Halifax in Ireland The closures will take place in two phases – 21 branches will close on Friday, June 18th, with the remaining 23 branches closing on Wednesday, June 23rd. Halifax customers have until June 18th to close their accounts. Twenty […]
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First Active Ceases Operating in Ireland
With Halifax announcing this week it was pulling out of Ireland – next week First Active will cease operations in Ireland. The First Active closure did not have as much effect – because they have merged some operations with Ulster Bank . Both Ulster and First Active banks are owned by Royal Bank of Scotland. […]
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