Beara residents to stage protest against credit union’s closure

A West Cork community is planning to protest the closure of its local credit union in a bid to maintain the service.

Locals are planning to protest outside Berehaven Credit Union on Main Street, Castletownbere, at 1pm tomorrow, following High Court orders issued on Wednesday for it to be wound up.

The collapse of the credit union left its 3,500 members on the remote Beara Peninsula in shock.