National Irish Bank has written to thousands of its customers to inform them that NIB branches will not handle over-the-counter cash transactions.
NIB branches will no longer handle cash withdrawals and lodgements, night safe lodgements and foreign currency cash. Branches will continue to lodge cheques, drafts and postal orders and issue drafts.
NIB advises customers to obtain cash from ATMs or to get “cash-back” on their debit cards. Many shops though have a limit on the amount of cash you can get.
NIB have confirmed that cashless banking was being introduced across the entire NIB branch network over the next 18 months, and had already been introduced successfully in a number of branches.