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

Residents of Kells, Co Kilkenny, have lodged judicial review proceedings in the High Court against An Bord Pleanála and Eircom. File picture: Don MacMonagle

Mobile operator Eir has told the High Court it will hold off on rebuilding a telecommunications mast in a Co Kilkenny village until a legal action regarding the structure concludes, in return for being removed as a respondent in the case.