Eir has recorded a decline in profits in the first three months of the year as costs for the telecommunications group rose. The company also saw the number of those using its fibre broadband services rise by 2pc at the end of March to 845,000 customers. A total of 89pc of the group’s broadband base is now connected to Eir’s fibre network. According to Eir, two million premises are now passed by the fibre network. The group broadband base now totals 946,000, a dip of 2pc year-on-year.

Source: Irish Independent May 18, 2023 07:02 UTC