Updated 6pm

UPC IS BACK up and running after experiencing some technical difficulties this morning.

This evening, UPC apologised for the inconvenience and said that only a small number of customers of the Sandyford node were affected.

The broadband outage caused disruption for some customers, especially those that work from home, with unhappy customers taking to Twitter.

tewerw @jameshalligan @jameshalligan

MT @UPCIreland: We are aware of service issues in South Dublin this morning & we are working to resolve this asap.<<& N. Wicklow—5 hours now
— Eagle (@irish_eagle) September 30, 2014

Eagle / Twitter

@UPCIreland phew! Am working from home today and no internet is a bit of a mare. To back and phone...
— Kathryn MASONRYdotie (@MASONRYdotie) September 30, 2014

Kathryn Mason / Twitter

UPC said they were aware of the issues and their engineers were doing their best to fix it.

We are aware of service issues in South Dublin this morning and we are working to resolve this asap. Apologies for any inconvenience
— Virgin Media Ireland (@VirginMediaIE) September 30, 2014

UPC Ireland / Twitter

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