Northern Ireland's Bank Branches Plummet to 100

Northern Irelands banking landscape is undergoing a significant transformation, with major bank branches set to drop to just 100 next month, down from over 400 in the past five years. Santander is leading the closures, shutting four branches in Bangor, Glengormley, Enniskillen, and Banbridge. A new report reveals that adults in Northern Ireland make forty-nine cash transactions a year, more than twice the national average in England. This trend is causing concern for those who still rely on cash, as the north now has only six point four branches per one hundred thousand people, far below the Republics nine point three. Big players like Ulster Bank, Danske, AIB, and Bank of Ireland have significantly reduced their networks, while Barclays and HSBC are down to one branch each. The report calls for lobbying the UK Treasury and regulators, as well as north-south talks for an all-Ireland banking forum to protect access for vulnerable people. The change is coming, but the pushback has only just begun.

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