Campaign seeks to stop bank closures on peninsula

An online petition has been set up in the hope it will force AIB to reverse decisions to close two branches which would leave an entire West Cork peninsula without any banks.

A public meeting will also be held in Schull Parish Hall tomorrow night at 8.30pm to organise a campaign to stop the closures which, if they go ahead, will have a serious impact on what is one of the most elderly populations in the country.

The closure of the Schull and Ballydehob AIB branches means customers would have to travel to Skibbereen or Bantry for banking services, involving a round-trip of up to 90km for those on the extreme western side of the peninsula.