Date set for closure of Ulster Bank in Tullamore

THE Ulster Bank in Tullamore will close its doors on April 21, 2023.

This means customers will no longer be able to make cash or cheque lodgements either at the counter or through internal automation devices. In addition they will not be able o make any form of a withdrawal at the Tullamore branch or any branch (except for ATM services).

In the period from April 1 to 21 staff at the Tullamore branch will be focusing on helping customers to move to a new banking provider and close their accounts.

Tullamore is one of 63 remaining branches to close. 25 Ulster Bank branches closed this month as part of the the transaction with Permanent TSB, and are reopening as Permanent TSB branches.

Ulster Bank also confirms that customers will no longer be able to access Ulster Bank services through An Post outlets after March 31 2023. Customers will not be able to make lodgements or payments through their Ulster Bank accounts in any of An Post’s network of post offices and outlets across the country.

Ulster Bank is also encouraging customers who have not yet taken action, to begin the process of choosing a new provider, moving their transactions and closing their current and deposit accounts within their notice period.

All current and deposit accounts that have passed their six month notice period are now queued for closure, with the exception of known vulnerable customers and customers in receipt of Social Protection payments.

The Bank will commence the freezing of personal and commercial customer accounts with higher levels of activity on or after 02 February 2023.

Ulster bank first came to Tullamore in 1893 and was founded in 1836. That same year the Bank of Ireland also opened on High Street. At one time Ulster Bank  had branches in Ferbane, Clara, Kilcormac and Edenderry.

Offaly History recall that the manager of the Tullamore branch was shot dead in 1922 by the Republican IRA in a Civil War robbery.