Disruption for bank card holders across Kildare as Visa fault leaves customers with no access to cash

Visa have said that problems across Europe has caused a major disruption in their service, which has also spread to Ireland, meaning many customers are unable to access cash this evening.

The problem is affecting Irish customers of a number of different banks, with AIB, Bank of Ireland and Permanent TSB all stating that they are experiencing problems at this moment.

Visa have labelled the problem as a 'service disruption', and a number of Irish banks have moved to clarify the situation to their customers.

https://twitter.com/askpermanenttsb/status/1002583522136248320

"There is currently an error affecting Visa Debit And Credit Cards across all banks. Apologies for any inconvenience this is causing. We will update once the issue has been resolved," read a statement from Permanent TSB.

https://twitter.com/AIBIreland/status/1002569203638067201

Bank Of Ireland said: "We are aware some customers are experiencing Visa debit card issues. This is impacting multiple banks across Europe. We will update when we know more. Cash withdrawals can be made at any BOI ATM."

The cause of the issue is not yet known and Visa have not put a timeframe on when services will return to normal.