Eir scraps EU roaming charges

Eir has become the first mobile operator in Ireland to get rid of EU roaming charges, which is timely news for anyone planning their holidays.

Customers can use their existing call and text allowances anywhere in the EU, and get an additional 1GB of EU roaming data, as part of a range of new price plans that fall under the "Roam for Free" banner.

Up to 40,000 existing Eir mobile customers, who signed up to Eir Mobile from September 2015, will also have the new benefit applied to their accounts before the end of April 2016. Meanwhile, new customers will receive free EU roaming across a range of plans from €20 per month.