Asylum seekers will be able to open a bank account for the first time

Bank of Ireland has agreed it will accept state-issued documents from next month

It will require an in date temporary residence cert and a Stamp 4 Irish residence permit or refugee travel document.

The move follows more than three years of engagement between the bank and the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission.

It's calling on all of Ireland's banks to accept similar documents from asylum seekers so they can set up an account.

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