No such thing as Free Money!

A Bank of Ireland system glitch on Tuesday caused chaos for customers transactions while also giving account holders an unauthorised overdraft of up to €1,000.

Thousands of people took advantage, leading to a run on ATMs with gardaí called to disperse queues at some ATMs.

Bank of Ireland statement:

“Yesterday (Tuesday) a technical issue impacted a number of Bank of Ireland’s

Molly Malone statue in Dublin vandalised

Black paint was thrown over the Molly Malone statue in Dublin city centre on Tuesday night.

The famous Dublin landmark, whose chest area was worn down from being touched by thousands on tourists over the years in now covered in black paint. A Dublin City Council spokesman said the statue will be cleaned “as soon as possible” but gave no indication when. The statue, designed by sculptor Jeanne Rynhart, is now located on Suffolk Street and was first unveiled in 1988 to mark Dublin’s millennium. It is a must-see attraction for many visitors to Dublin. In 2014 red paint was thrown over the statue when it was moved from Grafton Street to St Andrew’s Church. Tourists continue to be photographed beside the statue, some unaware of the vandalism as the remainder of the statue is black.

any customer who may find themselves in financial difficulty due to overdrawing on their account to contact us.

services. Our teams restored these services overnight and all services are available to customers this morning (Wednesday). Overnight payments to accounts may appear throughout the day.

We are aware that the technical issue meant some customers were able to withdraw or transfer funds above their normal limits. These transfers and withdrawals will be applied to customers’ accounts today (Wednesday). We urge

We sincerely apologise for the disruption this outage caused – we know we fell far below the standards our customers expect from us.”

Bank of Ireland has also told customers who exploited the glitch and withdrew up to €1,000 not in their accounts, that the money must be paid back over time without interest but warned that it may impact on a person’s credit rating, which might hinder them from accessing credit in the future.