A Donegal Deputy has heavily criticised a decision by Bank of Ireland to remove the Irish language option from its newer ATMs.
The Bank announced the move yesterday owing it to failing demand with a recent analysis showing that less than 1% of ATM transactions nationwide are conducted through Irish.
Deputy Pearse Doherty has branded the deicision as a backward step which effectively undermines the rights of Irish speakers.
He is calling on the Bank to reconsider:
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