AIB to close 15 branches following strategic review

Bank blames shift towards digital banking and competition from non-traditional lenders

AIB said there will be no compulsory redundancies of staff. file Pic: Larry Cummins

AIB said it is to amalgamate 15 of its branches this autumn following the completion of a strategic review of its network.

The bank said the majority of the amalgamations are in urban and suburban locations, mostly in Dublin and Cork and that the average distance to a receiving branch is 2.2km.