600,000 calls to Britain today

UP TO 600,000 calls will be made from Irish landlines to Britain today, according to TalkTalk, the landline company from The Carphone Warehouse.

About 5.5 million minutes are likely to be spent on landline phone calls to Britain this St Patrick’s Day, costing an estimated €680,000.

A further one million calls are likely to be made during the course of the weekend, costing an estimated €1.2 million.