Eir revenue ticks upwards as its customer base swells and wage costs decline

The company maintained momentum recorded in the first three months as in the following quarter company earnings also climbed 3% to €149m, offsetting a 4% increase in operating costs which reached €103m. Picture: Fennell Photography

Telecoms firm Eir experienced a “steady start” to the year as revenue ticked upwards driven by a jump in customers as the company grows its already dominant market share.

In an interim statement, Eir posted revenue of €320m in the three months to the end of June, up 1% in on the same period a year earlier.