Bank staff appeal for high-level security talks

BANK employees yesterday called on the Justice Minister to set up a high-level body to discuss the security situation following this week’s “tiger kidnapping” in north Dublin.

The Irish Bank Officials’ Association (IBOA) said there was a growing trend whereby bank employees were seen as a “soft target” by criminals looking to rob banks.

IBOA general secretary Larry Broderick said a range of security issues needed to be addressed, including: the personal safety of bank employees, including their families and their homes how cash is kept in banks and the amount held structures regarding who has access to cash central control by bank headquarters.