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<p>Conor McGregor's stout was among 18 products found to have breached advertising regulations after complaints were made to the Advertising Standards Authority Ireland (ASAI). File picture</p>

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Conor McGregor's stout broke advertising rules as Eir campaign deemed misleading

Two complaints were also upheld against MoveHome.ie for separate advertisements

<p> ComReg has already approved the commencement of the copper wire switch-off. Picture: File</p>

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Calls for taskforce to prepare for copper broadband switch-off

<p>Iliad, which owns Eir, is seeking to grow its Italian business on a standalone basis. </p>

companies

Eir owner Iliad still wants to grow operations in Italy after failed bid

New pay deals agreed for An Post and Eir workers

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New pay deals agreed for An Post and Eir workers

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economy

Broadband price hikes are on the way for Irish households

Eir telecommunications outlet

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Faulty goods and services fuels 20% jump in calls to consumer watchdog

Colin Sheridan: The now-defunct phone boxes were once lifelines to our hopes and dreams

Colin Sheridan: The now-defunct phone boxes were once lifelines to our hopes and dreams

They may have stunk — they always stunk — but if those walls could talk they’d tell us of secret histories that now will never be written or known, writes Colin Sheridan

Fri, 01 Mar, 2024

Eir-owner Iliad buys stake in Sweden's Tele2 for €1.1bn

Eir-owner Iliad buys stake in Sweden's Tele2 for €1.1bn

Transaction will take place in three steps, with Iliad holding less than 30% of the voting interest in Tele2 following completion

Mon, 26 Feb, 2024

Ringing the changes: Ireland's remaining public pay phones to be decommissioned this year

Ringing the changes: Ireland's remaining public pay phones to be decommissioned this year

A number of boxes will instead be used to house defibrillators or electric car chargers

Thu, 22 Feb, 2024

High Court clears Comreg to search data it seized from Eircom

High Court clears Comreg to search data it seized from Eircom

Comreg had made an unannounced search of Eircom's premises last summer, when it seized some of the company's digital data

Fri, 02 Feb, 2024

Vodafone launches new social broadband

Eir owner Iliad offers to merge Italian operations with Vodafone Italia

The new joint-venture proposal implied an earnings multiple of 7.8 times, which was higher than the 7.1 times multiple offered last year

Mon, 18 Dec, 2023

An Bord Pleanála refuses permission for 'overbearing' telecommunications mast in Kerry village

An Bord Pleanála refuses permission for 'overbearing' telecommunications mast in Kerry village

Applications to construct the mast at the former Eir exchange in the village had been refused on three occasions over the past four years by the local authority

Tue, 12 Dec, 2023

File Photo The Health Service Executive has said it is working to establish how many patients may need to have their medical tes

HSE spent €382m outside procurement rules since 2020

The HSE spent €382m in procurement without a formal competition in just three years, including €24. 2m in phone company bills in 2022 alone.

Sun, 19 Nov, 2023

Killarney's remote Black Valley connected to 5G network

Killarney's remote Black Valley connected to 5G network

Thousands of tourists visit the area every year and there is some expectation the remote valley will be the subject of Instagram stories

Wed, 31 May, 2023

Irish telecoms carriers look to 'sunset' outdated technology

Irish telecoms carriers look to 'sunset' outdated technology

Phasing out landlines across Ireland is expected to be a slow process, with mass layoffs unlikely but redundancies possible as skills such as laying copper wire will no longer be required

Thu, 25 May, 2023

Eir telecommunications outlet

Eir parent company fined €2.45m and to pay back 76,000 overcharged customers

Customers are expected to get a refund of €88

Wed, 17 May, 2023

Michael Moynihan: Dialling back into pre-mobile era when the phonebox ruled the streets

S Michael Moynihan: Dialling back into pre-mobile era when the phonebox ruled the streets

Many thanks to the folks at Callanan’s Bar on George’s Quay for posting a picture on social media last week. Of a phonebox just down the street. “Does eircom still exist?,” ran the caption underneath the picture.

Thu, 20 Apr, 2023

An Bord Pleanala / Cobblestone

An Bord Pleanála disallows mast application saying it doesn't adhere to ministerial guidelines

“The Telecommunications Guidelines state that only as a last resort should masts be located within or in the immediate surrounds of smaller towns or villages, or in a residential area or beside schools,” inspector, Caryn Coogan, said

Mon, 17 Apr, 2023

Dublin Airport hangar six dispute

Eir, Bord Gáis and Harvey Norman top list of consumer queries to watchdog last year

In all, there were 32,431 contacts made to the CCPC’s helpline last year with queries and complaints, and over 7,000 consumers were referred to the Small Claims Court for redress

Wed, 15 Mar, 2023

Protesters from 'People’s Republic of Knocknagoshel' object to Eir mast at An Bord Pleanála HQ

Protesters from 'People’s Republic of Knocknagoshel' object to Eir mast at An Bord Pleanála HQ

While An Bord Pleanala’s decision on the mobile communications mast has not been made yet, its recent history with this type of application is a problematic one

Tue, 14 Mar, 2023

Kerry villagers resist Eir's latest bid to build telecoms mast

Kerry villagers resist Eir's latest bid to build telecoms mast

Mobile network is appealing the refusal of its third application to erect the telecommunications mast in Knocknagoshel

Wed, 08 Mar, 2023

FILE PHOTO Telecommunications company Eir is expected to apologise to the Oireachtas Communications Committee today for ongoing

Pensioner was afraid to go out as she felt injuries made her 'fearsome looking', court told

Teresa Ruddy had suffered nasty facial injuries including a fracture of her nose and two black eyes

Thu, 23 Feb, 2023

Eir telecommunications outlet

Eir to compensate customers after error leads email deletion

An internal investigation has been launched by the company after approximately 4% of webmail data was deleted.

Tue, 20 Dec, 2022

Eir will not rebuild controversial Kilkenny mast before case concludes

Eir will not rebuild controversial Kilkenny mast before case concludes

Mast was installed and then taken down when planning consultant pointed out it had been erected in the wrong place, court heard

Mon, 19 Dec, 2022

An Bord Pleanála mast decision 'should be quashed'

An Bord Pleanála mast decision 'should be quashed'

Allocation process for case was not random and was affected by ‘bias’, new High Court filings allege

Sun, 18 Dec, 2022

Backlash against plans to erect 'eyesore' mast in Kerry village

Backlash against plans to erect 'eyesore' mast in Kerry village

Whole community objects to location of proposed 15m-high mast in Knocknagoshel

Sun, 04 Dec, 2022

Eir telecommunications outlet

Eir's quarterly revenue decline slightly by 1%

Eir's TV service customer base dropped 2%, or 1,000 customers, to 82,000.

Tue, 15 Nov, 2022

Eir telecommunications outlet

Eir see revenues fall as operating costs increase

Eir's underlying earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) was €141m, a 12% decrease, or €19m, year-on-year

Tue, 30 Aug, 2022

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Mobile service providers warn of potentially massive service disruption

Issue has arisen over court action taken by Three over ComReg’s move to hold new auction system for awarding of spectrum bands for mobile and wireless broadband services

Thu, 25 Aug, 2022

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Eir up prices with a further hike to come in April

Eir has announced a further price hike on mobile, TV and broadband customers as monthly charges on all plans will increase by €5 from August.

Thu, 07 Jul, 2022

Cork city residents hit out as 'ugly as hell' mobile signal booster masts multiply

Call for risk assessment reports to be part of mast licensing process

Council meeting will discuss the location of another contentious signal boosting mast planned for the Friar’s Walk area of Cork city

Wed, 04 May, 2022

Eir telecommunications outlet

Eir-owner Xavier Niel buys Paris mansion for €200m

The transaction is one of the largest ever deals for a private property in the city

Tue, 22 Mar, 2022

Broadband Stock

Eircom lose bid to put stay on price reduction for access to broadband network

Comreg had opposed the stay as had Eircom's main wholesale broadband customers, Sky and Vodafone, who were notice parties in the case

Fri, 04 Mar, 2022

Eir rebuked over how it lets other operators use its infrastructure

Eir rebuked over how it lets other operators use its infrastructure

Eircom has until 5pm on March 28, 2022, to respond to Comreg's finding

Tue, 22 Feb, 2022

Over one million working hours lost due to storm damage on phone and broadband lines

Over one million working hours lost due to storm damage on phone and broadband lines

The communications regulator is to assess how extreme weather will impact the country's phone and broadband networks in the future

Wed, 12 Jan, 2022

Worker at Eir store in Cork accused of carrying out 128 fraudulent transactions

Worker at Eir store in Cork accused of carrying out 128 fraudulent transactions

Ten sample charges were brought against the accused man, Dean Birmingham of Willowbank, Fairhill, Cork, on the basis of 128 incidents of alleged fraud at Eir's Ballincollig store

Tue, 11 Jan, 2022

Eir telecommunications outlet

Eir grows customer base and revenues

Cash on the company's balance sheet was €192m

Wed, 24 Nov, 2021

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Fergus Finlay: We’ve got the fibre, but have still made a meal of our connections

Trying to get to talk to someone in Open Eir is a recipe for a complete emotional meltdown, writes Fergus Finlay

Tue, 09 Nov, 2021

CC LEINSTER HOUSE

Eir annual revenues still in decline despite strong fourth quarter

Company said it saw strong customer growth across all of its product platforms during the three months

Thu, 02 Sep, 2021

CC LEINSTER HOUSE

Eir's billionaire owner set to buy out all of French telecoms group

French telecoms billionaire Xavier Neil — who controls Ireland's Eir — has made a significant move for his hedge fund to take the Paris-listed telecoms group Iliad private — but the consequences, if any, for the Irish broadband and mobile phone ...

Fri, 30 Jul, 2021

Broadband bills

Consumers facing larger bills for electricity, gas, and broadband

Bord Gáis customers can expect to pay between €100 and €137 more per year while some Eir customers will pay an extra €72

Wed, 07 Jul, 2021

CC LEINSTER HOUSE

Eir apologises again for customer service but hails fibre and 5G roll-out plans

Chief executive Carolan Lennon said most of Eir's customer service problems had been fixed

Thu, 11 Feb, 2021

Eir customers report continuing service issues

Eir customers report continuing service issues

One customer told the 'Irish Examiner' he waited on hold from 3.30pm to 6pm, at which time the customer care line closed and cut him off

Tue, 02 Feb, 2021

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Three claims ComReg decision may mean €40m price disadvantage for them

Mobile phone network operator Three Ireland claims it will suffer a price disadvantage against competitors of between €20m and €40m under a new auction system to award spectrum bands for mobile and wireless broadband services.

Tue, 26 Jan, 2021

Young woman holding spinach leafs salad

French billionaire owner of Eir backs push into organic foods

Though several European business tycoons have lined up similar stock market listings, many have shunned their home turf to tap New York’s deeper pool of investors.

Wed, 09 Dec, 2020

FILE PHOTO Telecommunications company Eir is expected to apologise to the Oireachtas Communications Committee today for ongoing

Eir chief apologises for drop in customer service standards

The CEO of telecoms company Eir has apologised to the Oireachtas for a dip in customer service standards during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Wed, 25 Nov, 2020

Public payphones set to disappear from Irish towns

Public payphones set to disappear from Irish towns

Cork currently has the second-highest number of payphones in the country, with 65

Tue, 22 Sep, 2020

Eircom.net users face charges to keep using email accounts

Eircom.net users face charges to keep using email accounts

Eir is to start charging thousands of email users €5.99 per month to access their accounts in the coming weeks.

Fri, 12 Jun, 2020

Denis O'Brien's Digicel in Caribbean deal with French firm that controls Eir

Denis O'Brien's Digicel in Caribbean deal with French firm that controls Eir

Denis O’Brien’s highly indebted mobile and broadband group Digicel has struck a deal to allow access to some of its networks for the first time in the Caribbean by rival Iliad.

Tue, 02 Jun, 2020

County Boards consider pay for view for club games

County Boards consider pay for view for club games

The GAA are preparing counties on how to monetise their club championships via live streaming should matches have to be played behind closed doors or in front of severely restricted crowds.

Mon, 01 Jun, 2020