Lombard to cut 100 jobs despite plea

FINANCING firm Lombard Ireland is to cut close to 100 jobs in Ireland despite bankers union the IBOA asking it to consider alternatives to job losses.

The IBOA said its members in Dublin and Belfast are “shocked” by the announcement, especially given that it is so close to Christmas.

Lombard is part of the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) group, which also owns Ulster Bank in Ireland.