Vodafone apologises after network goes down in many parts of country

In a statement this evening, Vodafone said normal service has resumed.

VODAFONE HAS APOLOGISED to its customers after a network outage affected a number of its customers this afternoon.

In a statement to TheJournal.ie, the company said that it had now resolved the issue that was causing the problems.

A spokesperson said: “Vodafone Ireland is aware of a network issue that affected some of our customers for a short period of time.

This issue has now been resolved and regular service is back in place. We apologise for the inconvenience caused.

A number of customers took to Twitter to vent their frustration over the outage, which affected people around the country, and ask Vodafone when it would be fixed.

@VodafoneIreland GSM down in Donegal?
— Paul Sinclair (@Bluenarf) July 12, 2018

Paul Sinclair / Twitter

@VodafoneIreland is the network down? I'm trying to make calls and I'm not even getting the dial tone. I'm in Kilkenny.
— Aoife | 伊娃 (@yiwa_) July 12, 2018

@VodafoneIreland Both personal and work Vodafone phones down.....based in Cork...can we get info please on what's happening?
— U4H (@U4H2022) July 12, 2018

Bracket Photography / Twitter

@VodafoneIreland is there network issues in Clare ?? No service
— 21strikes (@21strikes) July 12, 2018

21strikes / Twitter

Earlier this month, customers with Vodafone’s broadband service reported outages at different locations across the country.

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