Thousands of Irish people have been affected by a 'delay' in payments hitting their bank accounts.
It's understood Permanent TSB, Ulster Bank and Bank of Ireland customers have all been affected by the issue.
Permanent TSB has issued a statement in which it apologised and said it hoped to have all payments completed by 10am.
It said: "Dear Customers, We are aware of a potential delay in payments reaching accounts this morning.
"We are investigating this and will update our social media channels as soon as we have any further information. We apologise for any inconvenience caused."
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In a further update, a bank spokesperson added: "We have now received payment files and expect all payments to be processed by 10am."
Meanwhile, Ulster Bank told customers: "We're aware of an industry wide payments issue resulting in a delay with credits being applied to Irish banks, and investigations are ongoing to apply these credits. I'm very sorry and thank you for your patience."
Bank of Ireland shared a statement saying: "There was an industry wide delay with payments been processed this morning.
"Our understanding is that credits are now being applied, please do check your account throughout the morning."
