When a member of the public goes to use the ATM, the transaction takes place, but the money gets trapped inside the device

The new ATM fleet has greater cash processing capacity and will slash energy use by more than half, Bank of Ireland said.

Roscommon-Galway TD Michael Fitzmaurice said an over-reliance on digital payments is dangerous.

Gardaí were watching the ATM when two men wearing baseball caps approached the machine and forced it open.

The incident happened in the early hours of Thursday.

A man has been sentenced to three years in prison for the robbery of an American college student, who ended up injured on the ground after withdrawing money from an ATM

It covers attacks on ATMs across Northern Ireland from February to March.