19/05/2022

Ulster Bank To Close Nine Branches In NI

Ulster Bank is set to close nine branches across Northern Ireland as more customers move to online and mobile banking.

The branches, which will start to close in September through to mid-October, are in Holywood, Warrenpoint, Dunmurry, Antrim, Ballymoney, Larne, Comber, Maghera and Clogher.

Ulster Bank has said that "most of its customers are shifting to mobile and online banking, with about half of their customers banking entirely digitally".

The closures are part of an ongoing programme of closures across Ireland by Ulster Bank's parent company, Natwest.

Danske Bank, AIB And Bank of Ireland have all closed a significant number of branches across NI.

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