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Updated 22:50.
DANSKE BANK IS to begin a pullout of the personal banking market in Ireland leading to the loss 150 jobs, it was announced earlier today.
The jobs losses will be compulsory according to General Secretary of the IBOA Larry Broderick who said that the union was “shocked” by the bank’s decision.
The bank, which is formerly National Irish Bank, says the decision was taken following a review of its Irish operation from which it says it was unable to re-establish a sustainable retail banking business model.
Dankse say that there are to immediately cease offering products to new personal and banking customers and will phase out services to existing customers over the first six months of 2014.
In a statement this morning, Danske say that they intend to refocus their Irish business on corporate and institutional clients.
The bank had previously announced that it was to close its branches across the country in favour of nine ‘advisory centres’ to deal with customer queries.
The decision follows last week’s announcement from ACC Bank that it was also withdrawing from standard banking products with the loss of 180 jobs.
Speaking to TheJournal.ie this morning, IBOA general secretary Larry Broderick said that today’s announcement represented a “sad day for banking in Ireland”.
He says the union intends to lobby the Government to get them to pressure Dankse to reverse their decision as it “sends a bad message about Ireland as it intends to leave the bailout soon”.
As part of negotiations with Dankse, he also says that the IBOA intends to push for the terms of jobs losses to be changed so that they are voluntary and not compulsory.
First published 08:21,
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Evil : just pure evil :
Mother and ‘boyfriend’ seems to be the common denominator here.
So if they were married it wouldn’t happen, I assume is what you’re implying?
I think he is saying that a dad has a connection to a child, and can protect the child. A home with multiple boyfriends doesn’t offer the same protection, don’t want to speak for him, that is what I think he meant.
If this was their fifth arrest in relation to child abuse, why haven’t they been locked away sooner? Or will this only happen once they’ve killed the girl? There’s something seriously f*cked up in a justice system, where you can abuse your child be arrested for it, and then are allowed to continue as if nothing happened
A child died after her mother poured boiling water on her face, one of the many reasons why I don’t believe in God. If a God can sit back and let that happen then there is absolutely no point in a “God” existing.
Is there a island that we can put all those horrible people on
Japan?
“Is there a island that we can put all those horrible people on”.
Yes, there is an island in Japan known as ‘Battleship Island’. If you google it you will see it would really would be perfect for these evil excuses for parents.
Mother and “boyfriend” seem to be a very common thread in a huge percentage of these cases. Very weak, stupid, compliant and self indulgent women and evil, controlling men. To allow your child to be abused by another is the ultimate betrayal of natural law and all that makes us human. Those women deserve to lose their children without any second chances. There’s a special place in hell for people who would deliberately and maliciously hurt a child. And animals.
We have had far worse cases in Ireland in the last few months.
Where was the father? He was obviously responsible.
She probably met up with him after she was released on bail.
Turn you’re stomach
She should sue she!
Ok that made me laugh.
What about us having to take cod liver oil!
Yeah Donie, along with a punch in the face and a ciggerette burn in your mouth.
Their not short on omega 3 anyway
The poor woman is obviously mentally disturbed and needs our help and sympathy. She was obviously acting under the influence of some evil male. He should be tracked down like a dog, horsewhipped and imprisoned for life.
The flipping Catholic Church has a lot to answer for!
The defence, “She came for it and by jaysus she got it!”
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