Justice Minister not contacted before gardaí deployed to ATMs, department says

An out of service ATM at a Bank of Ireland branch in Finglas village, Dublin. Picture: Brian Lawless/PA Wire

The Department of Justice wasn’t contacted in advance of gardaí being deployed to block access to Bank of Ireland ATMs around the country, an official has said.

Questions have been raised as to why members of An Garda Síochána appeared at cash machines following a technical issue with the bank which saw queues forming at some ATMs around the country last night.