The Danish-owned bank group, Northern Bank is planning to close five more branches across Northern Ireland despite five other branch closures last year.

The closures will take effect over the next few months and will see the closure of three Belfast branches including the branch based at Ballyhackamore. Other Belfast branches to close are the Castlereagh Road and Boucher Road branches.

The recent closures come despite a 2008 announcement of a £3m investment programme to upgrade branch facilitates. The Northern Bank announcement also stated that the closures will see no job losses. After these cuts, the Northern Bank will maintain a network of 83 branches across Northern Ireland.

Unfortunately, the closures will see the axe fall on two East Belfast branches of the bank with the nearest branch to Ballyhackamore, being the Knock Branch.

Last Amended 11th July 2009