Revenue at Eircom has plunged by €26m for the three months to the end of September, or 7% when compared with the same period last year, as the company continues to try and reduce costs.

Herb Hribar is the latest in a long line of CEOs at Eircom, writes Kyran Fitzgerald. And as the company emerges from examinership and financial restructuring, he is seeking to get the former semi-State company back on its feet

The IFA has serious concerns that the quality of life in rural Ireland will be detrimentally impacted following the massive jobs culls at An Post and Eircom.

Eircom’s management has said the company needs to do more to retain customers and grow profitability on the back of a set of annual results showing further significant decline.

Eircom Group today announced the appointment of Herb Hribar as group chief executive officer and Richard Moat as group chief financial officer.