Bank of Ireland BANK OF IRELAND is famous for being the site of the Irish Parliament. The Bank of Ireland, which is now a commercial bank in an old building, is still open to the outside world. You can't take pictures inside. The Bank of Ireland walks in with an old parliamentary office, a small, long green velvet table with a podium in front of it that says HOUSE OF LARDS and BANK OF IRELAND. It is now open to the outside world. There are pictures of the meeting and some notes and articles issued in the early years. The Bank of Ireland is closed on weekends and the old parliament site is free to visit. It is common to see the face of the Irish bank and its ATM machine on Dublin Street.