ComReg is examining whether it should introduce regulations to require telecom firms to provide usage or spending alerts to warn consumers when they are likely to exceed their monthly allowances

The telecoms regulator is supporting the retention of public payphones as the country’s largest telecom firm has signalled that it wants to remove all existing units on a gradual basis.

Neighbours in a close-knit rural community are ringing the changes with an unusual trend in contemporary garden furniture that is bringing a touch of tradition to their homes.

A telephone in Castletownshend is testament to the notion of the common good, writes Órla O’Donovan