The chief executive of Ulster Bank apologised to staff after they were forced to live with uncertainty about the future of their jobs for months.
Jane Howard said the manner of the closure announcement made last Friday was not done in the way anyone would have wanted.
She blamed the uncertainty around the final outcome, adding that media speculation compounded the stressful situation.
Ms Howard made the comments while appearing before the Oireachtas finance committee.
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