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Michael Moynihan: Dialling back into pre-mobile era when the phonebox ruled the streets
The old public telephone has almost entirely vanished from Irish streets.
The old public telephone has almost entirely vanished from Irish streets. Picture: Denis Minihane
Many thanks to the folks at Callanan’s Bar on George’s Quay for posting a picture on social media last week. Of a phonebox just down the street.
“Does eircom still exist?,” ran the caption underneath the picture.
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