Banking

Bank of Ireland online services restored after glitch saw customers gain access to unsolicited funds

Fault - which saw crowds swarm to ATMs to withdraw funds - did not result in ‘significant’ volume of transactions, bank says

Bank of Ireland: The bank apologised for any inconvenience caused by the technological breakdown, which saw gardaí across the country deployed to close ATMs. Picture: Sasko Lazarov / RollingNews.ie

Bank of Ireland has said its mobile app and 365online services have been restored after a glitch allowed customers to gain access to funds beyond those actually in their accounts.

The bank apologised for any inconvenience caused by the technological breakdown, which saw gardaí across the country deployed to close ATMs after consumers swarmed to the machines take advantage of the breakdown. However, the bank has since said that the volume of transactions conducted while ...