Neighbours dial into the past with 1960s phonebox

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.

They have turned their backs on the old reliable garden gnomes in favour of a real blast from the past by erecting painstakingly restored telephone kiosks on their driveways.

Two neighbours in Caherciveen, Co Kerry, have already dialled into the past by sourcing and refurbishing old phone boxes that communications companies have deemed long past their use-by date.