Explainer: why is the global IT outage happening, who is affected and what happens next?

The issue is causing affected Windows computers to forcibly reboot, resulting in a 'blue screen of death'. There is also a separate outage affecting Microsoft's online 365 apps, which the company has acknowledged.

CrowdStrike is aware of reports of crashes on Windows hosts related to the Falcon Sensor. Symptoms include hosts experiencing a bugcheck\blue screen error related to the Falcon Sensor. The company has offered a workaround.

Ryanair is the highest profile casualty of the global outage, with other organizations likely affected. Major Irish companies are experiencing total outage on their servers. Irish banks' online services appear unaffected.

If you're due to travel today and have not already checked-in for your flight, you can do so at the airport. Ryanair apologizes for the inconvenience due to the global third party IT outage.

Read at Irish Independent