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Telecom Éireann

Irish telecommunications company active from 1983 to 1999

Telecom Éireann (Irish pronunciation:; meaning "Telecommunications of Ireland") was an Irish state-owned telecommunications company established by the Postal and Telecommunications Services Act, 1983, that operated from 1983 to 1999. Prior to then a telephone and postal service was provided by the Department of Posts and Telegraphs (known as "P and T" or "P⁊T" in Gaelic script), as part of the civil service.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1984Founded1
  • Industrytelecommunications1

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Telecom Éireann (Irish pronunciation: [ˈtʲɛlʲəkəmˠ ˈeːɾʲən̪ˠ]; meaning "Telecommunications of Ireland") was an Irish state-owned telecommunications company established by the Postal and Telecommunications Services Act, 1983, that operated from 1983 to 1999. Prior to then a telephone and postal service was provided by the Department of Posts and Telegraphs (known as "P and T" or "P⁊T" in Gaelic script), as part of the civil service.2

Products and brands

  • landline telephone

Listed on Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1999Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1984Founded Founded1

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