[Infowarrior] - Bank of Ireland ATM and online systems fail

[Richard Forno]

7 December 2010 Last updated at 07:54 ET

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-11937654

Bank of Ireland ATM and online systems fail

 Customers have been unable to use the bank's cash machines  
One of Ireland's biggest banks has issued an apology to customers after a systems failure meant that, for a time, they were unable to access their cash accounts.

The Bank of Ireland said it became aware at 1000 GMT on Tuesday that ATMs were not working and customers were unable to make online transactions.

A spokesperson said the fault had been largely rectified.

However the amount of cash that can be withrdrawn via ATMs may be restricted.

In a statement the bank confirmed that "an unforeseen technical issue" had impacted on in-branch and online banking systems.

The bank confirmed that all branches were open although some debit cards might be unable to conduct point of sale transactions.

The Bank of Ireland has 44 branches throughout Northern Ireland.