Bank of Ireland ATM and online systems fail

One of the Irish Republic'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.

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.

People with Post Office savings accounts in the UK were also affected.

A spokesperson said the fault had been largely rectified.

However, the amount of cash that can be withdrawn via ATMs may be restricted.
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I BET this was no "technical glitch"...more like the bank attempting to shield itself from the possibility of a bank run....after all today was EU bank run day....12/07/10.