Gardaí received 40 calls in four hours over queues gathering at Bank of Ireland ATMs

A person passes an out of service ATM at a Bank of Ireland branch. File Picture: PA

Gardaí say they received more than 40 calls last night about queues gathering at ATM machines around the country.

Questions have been raised as to why members of An Garda Síochána appeared at cash machines following a Bank of Ireland technical issue which saw some people attempt to withdraw sums of money above what they had in their bank accounts.