AIB is moving 70 of their branches to cashless banking. [1] Not only will going cashless mean no notes, coins, cheques, foreign exchange, bank drafts - it will remove any drop safes, night safes and ATMs outside.
This is going to cause huge hardship for many people - especially older and vulnerable people, local businesses, people who don’t have access to the internet.
The greed and recklessness of banks, including AIB bosses, played a crucial role in bringing about the financial crash. [2] Homes were repossessed by banks, families lost their incomes, young and not-so-young people were forced to emigrate, businesses had to close.
We cannot stand by while our majority state-owned bank hurts our communities again.
[1]
https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2022/0719/1311026-aib-to-turn-70-branches-cashless-expand-an-post-deal/
[2]
https://pai.ie/bank-bailout-costs-state-nearly-e42-billion/
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-32516942
