This Is Why #PrayForDaryll Is Trending On Twitter This Morning

Virgin Media Ireland had some issues with broadband and phone services last night, causing people throughout the country to be without internet, phone use and general life, so it would seem.

The problems have since been restored for customers after a major outage last night, but that didn't stop people from complaining.

Huge amounts of customers took to social media (clearly the lack of internet didn't impact on them too much) last night to highlight the issue, which appeared to have affected customers nationwide.

Reports of Walking Dead style hoards of wifi-less people in housing estates all over Ireland because of Virgin Media outage #panic
— John McCarthy (@JohnDMC17) December 6, 2016

Darkness still shrouds the estate of Phoenix. Gangs of hooded youths have now declared Russell Park as their own. Save us Virgin Media
— David Greville (@DaveGrev24) December 7, 2016

First Brexit, then Trump, now Virgin Media is down. Where will the fourth horseman of the apocalypse come from?
— Ronan McGreevy (@RMcGreevy1301) December 6, 2016

The Virgin employee handed the noble tasks of controlling the masses, was humble customer service worker, Daryll.

Daryll was taken on by the social media headhunt, with some even growing to enjoy his company.

@VirginMediaIE Daryll? Are ye der? are ye single? send us a pic will ye? de abuse ur gettin 2nite u cud deffo handle me!! <3 <3 xxx
— Hope Ur OK Hun xxxx (@HopeUrOKHun) December 7, 2016

Image taken of @VirginMediaIE Daryll at the height of the outage this evening #prayfordaryll pic.twitter.com/ymVlVKkb89
— Dermot Casey (@dermotcasey) December 7, 2016

Good man Daryll yourself and your spare L are turning this @VirginMediaIE thing around #prayforDaryll
— Conor Corcoran (@ConorCorcoran) December 7, 2016

There'll be many a baby named Daryll from tonight's great Virgin Broadband Blackout of 2016 #PrayForDaryll https://t.co/jXveuSmzsA
— Ciarán O' Driscoll (@bearaboi) December 7, 2016

All hail Daryll! Saviour of unprepared students, binge watchers and insomniacs alike #prayfordaryll #allhaildaryll @VirginMediaIE
— Conor Duffy (@foo_head) December 7, 2016

And while some weren't so sure about their social media hero...

If @VirginMediaIE is out nationwide, and Daryll can still tweet, does that mean he's an Eir customer? THE PLOT THICKENS. #prayfordaryll
— Alan Regan (@alan_regan) December 6, 2016

...the majority of people were terribly happy he was there in their hour of need.

Just heard Daryll fixed Ireland's internet. #daryll4taoiseach #prayfordaryll
— Jacqueline Mayne (@JacquelineMayne) December 7, 2016

Gwan Daryll!