Call for probe as 120,000 hit by BoI overcharging

CONSUMER groups have called for an investigation into how Bank of Ireland overcharged customers of potentially tens of millions of euro and if the bank benefited from the financial blunder.

Up to 120,000 Bank of Ireland customers who paid for goods on their Laser cards on Friday were charged a second time on Monday night due to a computer fault.

It revealed some customers were unable to access funds on Tuesday because the error took them over their credit limit.