Eircom Phone Booths in Cork

A pair of Eircom phone booths on St. Patrick Street, Cork, pictured in 2005.

The phones were there until at least 2022, but Eir announced a few years ago that they’d be removing their public phone booths, so away they go.

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#cityCentre #Cork #Eircom #Ireland #nostalgia #phoneBooth #Photo #Photography #publicPhones #RedFM #StPatrickStreet #StreetPhotography #Urban

Someone on /r/granturismo7 asked if it was possible to get a stock #Renault #Kangoo aroundhte #Nordschleife in less than 10:00:00. Or as Sabine Schmitz once said.
"I do that time in a van"

Here I am trying to set a BTG (Bridge To Gantry) time in an unmodified new van, with an #eircom livery I threw together last night.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ombNNoD4_mo

#gt7 #GranTurismo7

I do that time in a van.

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Eir are raising the price of their old eircom.net email platform from €10 a month to €13 a month.
https://www.independent.ie/business/technology/eir-hikes-email-prices-by-30pc-while-google-raises-youtube-premium-fees-by-up-to-44pc/a1498248012.html

It is literally cheaper for any other email service.

#mastodaoine #email #eir #eircom

Eir hikes email prices by 30pc while Google raises YouTube Premium fees by up to 44pc

Eir is hiking the price of its Eircom.net email service by 30pc to €13 per month, an increase described as “ridiculous” by some users.

Irish Independent

Old landline diallers to bypass #eircom high phone tariffs.
Happy memories?

'Smartbox' might be overcooking it a bit 😂

#oldCork #preHistory #mastodaoine #IrishMastodon #CorkMastodon

Meanwhile the wheel turned full circle in 1999 when the state sold off #TelecomEireann and the new entity became #eircom. In 2015 it rebranded to #eir but the legal name, and access covers, remain unchanged. [8/8]
UEFA Wins Two-Year Extension to Streaming Piracy Blocking Order * TorrentFreak

UEFA has obtained an extension to a court injunction that prevents Eir, Sky, Virgin Media, and Vodafone customers watching pirated streams.