Bank begins to repay up to €100,000

AIB BANK has begun repaying up to €100,000 to thousands of people stung by the failed businessman behind the Winter Wonderland visitor attraction at the Curragh.

All customers who booked tickets using any form of credit card are being paid back over the coming days.

But anyone who paid by cheque faces a longer wait and the prospect of never recouping their investment in the failed Lapland-style attraction which was due to begin within a fortnight.