I read this and was thinking it was strange as my BOI card works in Germany so therefore it must be internationally branded. It was only when I saw your edit..."... As Bank of Ireland ATM-only cards are not internationally branded, they won't work through the foreign clearing houses, AIB say."
...that I re-read the first quote and noticed it was ATM-only cards. Funny how I've gotten so used to having a combined ATM/debit card I forgot an ATM-only card even still existed.EDIT - Only saw this now ----
"All Bank of Ireland and other banks' debits cards that are internationally branded debit cards will continue to operate at our ATMs as normal."
Believe it or not, one of the items in my "pro" column when deciding whether to move back to Germany or not was the fact that if you take out 50 euro from an ATM, you'll most likely get a 20, two 10s and two 5s. Or at least 20s and 10s.Another problem is the lack of any smaller denominations than €50 available in many ATMs.
What absolutely infuriates me at ATM's is when the machine asks what amount you wish to withdraw, and even gives various options €20, €40, €90 etc., it then comes back with a message that it can't give that amount and to enter another amount!!
How hard is it to program the machine so that it knows it only has €50 notes and therefore can't give out €20, €40, €90 etc??? Of course, it is symptomatic of the customer service attitude of financial institutions...
Many ATMs have been removed in the past few years, and the ones that are left often run out of cash, particularly at weekends. This usually means that I buy something in an over-priced convenience shop to get cash-back.
A gaeilgeoir colleague of mine, to make a point, once did the rounds of 14(!) BoI branches in Co. Galway, trying in vain to find a single staff member who could handle a simple query in the language.
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