Ulster Bank has announced that as part of the group’s sale to Permanent TSB several of its branches in Dublin will close from today.
Ulster Bank is closing a total of 12 branches today, and the following branches in the capital will be impacted: Blackrock, Blanchardstown, Lucan, Ranelagh, Rochestown Avenue, and Swords Pavilion. These stores are expected to re-open as Permanent TSB branches later this month or early next month.
A further 13 branches will close next Friday, 13 January. Meanwhile, Ulster Bank will resume the process of freezing the accounts of customers whose six months' notice period to close them has expired.
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Here's everything to know about Ulster Banks's Dublin branches that are closing down today, including their locations and opening hours:
Blackrock
The Ulster Bank branch in Blackrock is located on 27-35 Main St, Blackrock. It is open from 9:30am to 4:30pm today.
Blanchardstown
Ulster Bank's branch is located on the Main Street in Blanchardstown D15. Its opening hours for today are 9:30am to 1pm.
Lucan
There is an Ulster Bank located at The Mall, Lower Main St, St. Edmondsbury, Lucan, Co. Dublin. Its opening hours for today are from 9:30am to 1pm.
Ranelagh
The Ulster Bank in is situated at 63, Ranelagh Road, Ranelagh village in Dublin. Its opening hours for Friday 6 January are 9:30am to 1pm.
Rochestown Avenue
Ulster Bank has a branch located at 237 Rochestown Ave, Rochestown, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin. The branch is open for Friday from 9:30am to 4:30pm.
It is closed Saturdays and Sundays.
Swords Pavilion
The Ulster Bank in Swords is located in the Pavillion Shopping Centre. Its normal opening hours for Friday are 9:30am to 1pm and it is closed Saturday and Sunday.
A spokesman for Ulster Bank said: "Branches closing 6th January 2023 are Ardee, Ballyjamesduff, Blackrock Blanchardstown, Celbridge, Enniscorthy, Kilcock, Lucan, Ranelagh, Rochestown Avenue, Swords Pavilion, and Trim."
Ulster Bank is also reminding minded customers that their current or deposit accounts will not transfer to another provider automatically. So customers must make the necessary arrangements to move and close Ulster Bank accounts, if they haven’t done so already.
The freezing of the accounts was paused on 9 December to prevent customers facing financial difficulty over the Christmas holidays. Ulster Bank has not yet indicated a date on which it is set to stop offering all normal retail banking services in Ireland.
Ulster Bank has gradually been withdrawing its services as its parent company Nat West Group exits the Irish market. They are expected to fully cease operations by 2023.
The winddown has seen seen thousands of people switch banking providers, as witnessed when 11,000 people opened AIB accounts over the course of a week in June.
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