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AN IRISH COMPANY has set up Ireland’s first independent safety deposit box facility following what they described as a “huge demand” for the service.
Merrion Private Vaults was launched after a survey found people sought to store their valuables safely as burglaries rise and confidence in banking falters.
The company plan on hiring up to 20 people directly in the company and in supporting services, which is set to open in September.
Merrion Private Vaults is the brainchild of David Walsh, who works in advertising, and jeweller Seamus Fahy, and is located just off Merrion Square in Dublin.
Traditionally banks have provided boxes in various branches but are now ceasing or have ceased to provide them, said Fahy.
“People from urban and rural areas have indicated that as the bank closed its branch in the area, they have nowhere to put valuables. Home burglaries – often with extreme violence – are on the increase,” he added.
The vault, which have been constructed using the very latest state-of-the-art security technology, will have several thousand safety deposit boxes of varying sizes and can be rented on an annual basis.
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I hope they checked that the building next door didn’t have a old disused swimming pool which wasn’t on original blue prints…..
Oooohhh interesting. Movie or book ?
Title please
He does this all the time. He’s just fixated on his hatred for those who build swimming pools without planning permission. Get over it Bob!
Sexy Beast great film
Ben Kingsley was a scary bloke in it
Ah ….. the film is actually Harry Potter ; Gringotts !
Ms. Rowling’s prophecy is bubbling along nicely !
Well done, cracking idea, best if luck!
The Start of many around the country I would imagine!
Ooooh, I always wanted to own something important enough to keep it in a safe deposit box.
Great idea! Best of luck with it
Until somebody robs this place.
Can they fit a mattress ? That’s where the moolah! Is…
Many a lumpy mattress around Ireland
I stash mine in a drum.
Shushhh.
Ansbacher accounts for those with a fear of flying
Da Vinci Code springs to mind. What mysteries will lie inside this vault?
Seems like a reasonable idea. Should be fairly safe and no requirement for money to be hit by dirt as in with the banks. No interest though but interest is so low it’s not worth worrying about.
Kerry
Dirt tax is paid on the interest earned by your money rather than the sum invested.
It’s an affront to the stealing community.
You should probably add that aggravated burglary (with violence as they call it) actually decreased 18% last year while burglary only increased a marginal 0.3% despite what some media reporting might have you believe. A little counter fear mongering context.
Thats what they want man. The news is design to have you living I fear, so you’ll buy things you dont need.
When oh when are governments going to take back control of our country s .
They make laws but cannot police them , usually after the horse has bolted , if they catch them they walk free , because someone stole their lolly when they were three . But hundreds of others had same thing happen to them but don’t break the law . It’s sickening watching history repeating itself .
People still have valuables in Ireland?
There’s an old saying…. ‘Don’t put your eggs into one basket’. – I’m not too sure if this is a good idea, but then that’s just my opinion.
What’s the world come to .!!
Never mind the world, what has Ireland come to? A (small) class of sub-humans wondering around our streets with impunity, robbing and mugging etc is a way of life to these sc*#bags, mostly with 40+ convictions out on bail cos locking them up would infringe on THEIR human rights, what about my human right when 1 of these bottom feeders broke into my house armed with syringe?
C’mon John that’s society’s fault, we made people take drugs, it should be us who are going to jail for not………………
If I had cash in the bank ; I would take it out and place it here !
I could be wrong ; maybe it’s the heat ; it’s as warm as Cyprus today !
Just rob that then?
The Sub human work in the banks ie Anglo and they are the fraudster. They took us for billions not pennies.
Brilliant idea but can see the goverment letting people put stuff here without a declaration or something
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