Vodafone Ireland says service is being restored following a 'technical fault' that caused disruption for customers.

The phone network appeared to have suffered a major outage, with customers around the country reporting problems.

Vodafone said the fault was causing 'intermittent' voice and data issues for some customers.

In a statement this evening, the company said: "The root cause has been identified, a fix has been put in place and service is being restored.

"Customers’ full service should resume over the next few hours. Vodafone apologises for any inconvenience caused," it adds.