AIB is to outsource 170 jobs at its IT division.
The company has signed a deal with 3 separate companies Eircom, Integrity, and Wipro.
The Bank says there will be no redundancies as a result of the move. Its hoped the staff will be able to relocate to new positions in the 3 outsourced firms.
Reacting to the news the Jobs Minister says he hopes many of the AIb staff will be accommodated.
Minister Richard Bruton says the move is part of the difficult restructuring needed in our banks.
AIB says the jobs will be based in Dublin, but the union representing the workers says a major cause of concern is that the jobs will be moved overseas in future.
The bulk of the jobs are being outsourced to Wipro, an Indian firm with a call centre in Shannon.
Juliette Gash has this report;
