As times change and more and more people are starting to go cashless, we are seeing the closure of a lot of banks around rural parts of Ireland. One club in Leitrim, Ballinamore has taken to twitter to show their disgust at AIB’s decision.
Ballinamore Sean O’Heslins GAA released a statement on social media, that has gathered a lot of traction online with thousands of likes.
The club stated they were “deeply shocked” by the news as they called on the GAA to end their sponsorship with the bank if there is no reversal on the decision.
They are not closing 70 branches, you may want to edit that from your statement
— Mr Frisk (@MrFrisk7) July 20, 2022
“Again, it appears that rural and small communities will be impacted by a decision from an organisation that calls itself a ‘GAA supporter’ and sponsor. In AIB’s latest advert for the GAA Club Championships ‘Tough Can’t Quit’ they use the following tag line: