Over-the-counter cash limits show how those with little money matter little still.

Nov 6, 2015 | IRL Blog

There is a date in the future when the good people in bank of Ireland will have moved on and be replaced by some kind of artificial intelligence. These will probably look like human beings, but will clearly lack the traits necessary to denote humanity. It will not be...

Irish Rural Link disappointed by Bank of Ireland’s banking restrictions.

Nov 6, 2015 | Press Releases

Irish Rural Link- – the national network representing the interest of rural communities is disappointed by Bank of Ireland’s announcement that they are restricting cash withdrawals and lodgements in its branches. Customers will no longer be allowed to withdraw cash...

Nationwide Information Events on Charity Registration & Annual Reporting

Oct 12, 2015 | Events

The Wheel and Volunteer Ireland (supported by individual Volunteer Centres) will host a nationwide information campaign at 17 locations across Ireland. Click here for more information: CRA Information Campaign...

Irish Rural Link advocates a network of regionally based “Local Public Banks” for Ireland

Oct 1, 2015 | IRL Blog, Public Banking

IRL policy researchers have clearly identified that the need for competition in credit lines for SMEs is vital to facilitate a more uniform economic development across rural areas and by its design, across the country as a whole. To address this deficit IRL calls for...

Rural Visions

Sep 24, 2015 | IRL Blog

Visions. The modern ones relating to rural Ireland  started with Éamon de Valera, when in  1943 in a St Patrick’s day radio address he asserted in what’s known as the ‘Comely Maidens speech’ (wildly miss-quoted) that,  “The Ireland that we dream of, would be the home...