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Staff at the Westport branch of Permanent TSB have been informed of the branches closure as part of the bank’s restructuring process. A total of 16 branches out of the current 92 will shut down nationwide. This closure will have repercussions for approximately eight staff employed at the bank, which is located on Bridge Street in the town. Two other branches in Mayo — Ballina and Castlebar — will continue to operate.

AIB currently has some of the lowest mortgage rates and repayments in the Irish market. In the overall mortgage market AIB approved mortgages to the value of €845 million in 2011.

Fewer than one in three female pensioners in Ireland receive the maximum contributory pension and two-thirds rely on non-contributory pension, leaving many women disadvantaged in later life, according to a new report.

Mayo Sinn Féin is organising a Stop the Handover day of action on Wednesday January 25 in Market Square, Castlebar, at 12.45pm.

The savings of credit union members in the Galway area are safe and secure, according to the Irish League of Credit Unions (ILCU).

With the announcement that Ulster Bank are to axe hundreds of jobs in the country, jobs in local Ulster Bank branches which are dotted around the county could be under threat. Ulster Bank, a subsidiary of the Royal Bank of Scotland, employs 6,000 staff throughout 236 branches, seven branches of which are located in Mayo — Ballina, Ballinrobe, Ballyhaunis, Belmullet, Castlebar, Claremorris, and Westport.

One of Ireland’s top pension experts has warned Irish consumers to check their pensions and seek professional advice before making any decisions on it.

ANGLO IRISH Bank secured an order for possession this week at the High Court for six acres of scrubland in Co Galway used to secure loans totalling more than €2.1 million.

Budget 2012 will take €3.7 billion out of the economy, yet the Fine Gael/Labour coalition has vowed to go ahead with its decision to pay out €3.1 billion in Anglo promissory notes next year.

This year Bank of Ireland marks the 175th anniversary of its establishment in Ballinasloe. Founded in 1783, and set up in Ballinasloe in 1836, Bank of Ireland has been an integral part of the economic development of the town and its large agricultural hinterland over those 175 years. A search through the archives reveals some interesting snapshots in time.