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The banks were always a key part of the development and growth of towns and villages across the country. In my home town, we had three banks. The Bank of Ireland (where my dad was the porter for a quarter of a century; the Munster and Leinster Bank (later AIB), and the Ulster Bank. All three were housed in fine solid buildings from a different age. Buildings that marked their importance in the town.

RONAN FAGAN

The Ulster Bank’s announcement of a phased withdrawal from the Republic of Ireland over the coming years is bad news for the Irish banking sector, according to Small Firms Association (SFA) Chair, Graham Byrne.