Bank staff are ‘vulnerable to random attacks’

A BANK official who survived three terrifying armed raids has revealed the trauma staff endure during and after such incidents.

But the official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said many feel random attacks by drug-addled opportunists are more dangerous than raids planned with precision by either criminal or paramilitary gangs.

A long-serving member of the profession, the man was speaking ahead of this weekend’s Irish Banking Officials’ Association annual conference, where a number of delegates plan motions on the issue of security for staff.