Galway Bay fm newsroom - Ulster Bank is closing 22 branches across the country, including 2 in Galway.
The Galway branches set for closure are at Briarhill and Newcastle in the city.
Management says that - in the past week - an average of 30 people per day used the branches that are set to close, while 62 per cent of all transactions last year were digital.
220 jobs are also to go in the organisation, as part of the restructuring process.
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It says the redundancies will be volunteer-led and that supports will be put in place to assist affected customers.
The restructuring will also involve an upgrade of branches and the addition of two mobile banks which will travel to rural areas.
