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Seamus Fahy and David Walsh, standing in the vault amongst the safety deposit boxes.

Company sets-up safety deposit vault as burglaries rise and people fear banks

The company plan on hiring up to 20 people directly in the Dublin company.

AN IRISH COMPANY has set up Ireland’s first independent safety deposit box facility following what they described as a “huge demand” for the service.

Merrion Private Vaults was launched after a survey found people sought to store their valuables safely as burglaries rise and confidence in banking falters.

The company plan on hiring up to 20 people directly in the company and in supporting services, which is set to open in September.

Merrion Private Vaults is the brainchild of David Walsh, who works in advertising, and jeweller Seamus Fahy, and is located just off Merrion Square in Dublin.

Traditionally banks have provided boxes in various branches but are now ceasing or have ceased to provide them, said Fahy.

“People from urban and rural areas have indicated that as the bank closed its branch in the area, they have nowhere to put valuables. Home burglaries – often with extreme violence – are on the increase,” he added.

The vault, which have been constructed using the very latest state-of-the-art security technology, will have several thousand safety deposit boxes of varying sizes and can be rented on an annual basis.

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    Jan 3rd 2022, 2:23 PM

    Hope it’s nothing trivial

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    Jan 3rd 2022, 2:44 PM

    Reading all the wishes of ill-health of death by the bitter little people who read The Journal reminds me why I could never be a Leftist like them. Their hearts are dark with no room for charity or kindness.

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    Jan 3rd 2022, 2:48 PM

    @Brian Lenehan: you’re a tonic… Do you always come up with these one liner, ops two sentence, comical jestures so fast?

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    Jan 3rd 2022, 2:51 PM

    @Brian Lenehan: on a serious note, with all the ill health and pain he has forced on his own people and on the people of this earth, I think a twisted gut is the minimum this guy should be inflicted with. Let’s hope the cure is worse than the disease on this occasion. karma can be beautiful but can also have a weird sense of humour.

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    Jan 3rd 2022, 2:55 PM

    @Brian Lenehan: Those comments are humourous in intent. Considering his dangerous impact on the environment, ‘truth’, democracy, the rule of law and accountability, etc. it is difficult to empathise with him. You would have done better service to your argument if you hadn’t resorted to giving away your own agenda and limited perspective.

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    Jan 3rd 2022, 3:02 PM

    @David A. Murray: its about time the left started to express themselves directly in no uncertain terms just as the right do. this character shows f all respect for humanity. so, f all respect should be shown to him.

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    Jan 3rd 2022, 3:24 PM

    @Brian Lenehan: take up a new hobby this year- staying conversant with current affairs

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    Jan 3rd 2022, 3:44 PM

    @Brian Lenehan: this man has openly killed 1000s of people with his words and lack of action. He has openly threatened to imprison those he deems a threat to his rule. He’s a little strongman who rules with a fist. So anyone that disagrees with you is automatically a leftist? He has recently said those asking for his impeachment will be punished by his followers by executions. He has clamped down on the free press, freedom of speech, censorship, jailed those who disagree with him etc. And apparently he said something about a girl before he got elected saying that she was to ugly to get raped? He despises Democracy. he is a autocratic President playing the putin card. People like him don’t last long. So yeah I can understand peoples feelings.

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    Jan 3rd 2022, 4:08 PM

    @Brian Lenehan: you don’t have to be a specific side of the political spectrum to know that Bolsonaro and many others like him are devoid of any redeeming characteristics. People from the left and right used to think like this before the mid 2010′s when large swathes of each felt they had to blindly support the politicians they felt an affinity with as blindly as they would support their soccer team, regardless of their words, actions, or the consequences of both.

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    Jan 3rd 2022, 4:15 PM

    @Brian Lenehan: The absolute state of that comment

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    Jan 3rd 2022, 4:18 PM

    @alan scott: I am a fierce critic of Bolsonaro. He is a disgrace. But half of the things you mentioned are not true or complete exaggeration.

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    Jan 3rd 2022, 5:45 PM

    @CaicoNaFita: nothing about Bolsonaro is exaggerated.. He’s a scut and more.

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    Jan 3rd 2022, 6:06 PM

    @CaicoNaFita: il try and find the links and post them.

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    Jan 3rd 2022, 8:01 PM

    @Brian Lenehan: why are you guys always able to dish it out but not take it? Hahahaha

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    Jan 3rd 2022, 11:58 PM

    @Brian Lenehan:

    Der Fürher loved dogs and was vegetarian. He was still however a b0//0x (1st Class with Oak Leaves). Whaddya gonna do…?

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    Jan 3rd 2022, 1:45 PM

    He’s been full of it and hot air for years…… I’m surprised its taken this long

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    Jan 3rd 2022, 9:53 PM

    @Aidan Leonard: its not so much hot air he is full of at the moment….

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    Jan 3rd 2022, 2:24 PM

    Fingers crossed.

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    Jan 3rd 2022, 2:57 PM

    A tool passing a stool

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    Jan 3rd 2022, 2:28 PM

    That will be the bile and hatred, i expect.

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    Jan 3rd 2022, 2:47 PM

    Wouldn’t be terrible if he caught covid whilst in hospital.

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    @Gerry Gleeson: if you are after a fresh bout of Covid, there is no better place to pick it up than a hospital

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    Jan 3rd 2022, 2:47 PM

    Classic case of head up ones own but..

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    Jan 3rd 2022, 2:19 PM

    Did somebody shove his policies up his hole?

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    @Ciarán O’Fearghail: you’re some rick with a large P.

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