Your bank can issue you a credit and debit card. They also can issue an ATM card, but you must apply for it separately as well as for a check guarantee card and overdraft facility. Without an overdraft facility any overdrawn check will not be paid. Charges on current accounts are quite steep and may be levied on every transaction. To avoid these charges, keep the required minimum balance in your current account.
Most banks pay interest on any credit balances and charge interest on debit balances.
5 p.m. Banks are not normally open on Saturday and Sunday. In Dublin most banks stay open during lunch hour. Business Style Ireland has a highly developed business community with well-honed expertise in international business. Aided by an excellent telecommunication system, the Irish are quick to deliver and will expect the same degree of dependability. Irish business executives are in general less formal than in the rest of Europe, but otherwise there are many similarities to the way business is conducted.