Council urges action over long Eir repair delays in West Cork

Independent councillor Finbarr Harrington, who lives on the Beara Peninsula, said after recent storms, some Eir customers have been left waiting up to six weeks to make or receive a simple phone call. File picture: Andy Gibson

Communications minister Patrick O'Donovan and ComReg have been urged to clamp down on lengthy delays in repair works by Eir.

A meeting of Cork County Council heard some landline phones in West Cork have been out of action for up to six weeks — and locals are running out of patience with provider Eir.