Phoneline repairs to take another several weeks

Homes and businesses without landline phones could be waiting for several weeks more for restoration of service, Eircom said yesterday.

Telecommunications in the south-west have been badly affected by the adverse weather, with many people without a phone service since Storm Darwin, on Feb 12, and others for several weeks prior to that.

There are currently over 3,700 faults in Cork, with the northern and western areas of the county hardest hit; over 2,100 faults across Co Limerick and 1,300 faults in Kerry, including Kenmare, Glencar, Athea, Dromartin Cross, Lixnaw, Ballyheigue, Ardfert, Moyvane, Ballybunion, Ballylongford, Castleisland, Abbeydorney and Knocknagoshel.