Friday 24 May 2013
How disappointing it was to see the Bank of Ireland only changing the reverse of their banknote series from Queen's University, Belfast, to Bushmills Distillery.
A worthy change, but all the glitter and large screen TV presentations at the launch does not disguise how extremely boring the front of the banknotes currently are.
Were current finances so drastically low that the Bank of Ireland could only afford to do half a job right?
GAVIN BAMFORD
Lisburn
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