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Naughten plans will give whip hand to private sector in rural broadband delivery (Irish Labour Party)

Edit Public Technologies 05 Jul 2016
(Source. Irish Labour Party). 5 July 2016. Statement by Sean Sherlock TD ... Many people judge the privatisation of Eircom as the single biggest economic mistake of an Irish government prior to the disastrous blanket bank guarantee in 2008. The privatisation of Eircom stifled broadband rollout for years in this country and is partly responsible for the broadband deficit we are now still trying to make up ... (noodl. 34410181) ....

eir rebrands Setanta channels as part of new offer

Edit RTE 05 Jul 2016
Telecoms group eircom is to offer its rebranded TV sports pack free to its 370,000 broadband customers. As part of the further move into the broadcasting sphere, Setanta Sports Ireland – which eir bought last December – has been renamed eir Sport....

Ownership model of broadband infrastructure is short-sighted – Stanley (Sinn Féin)

Edit Public Technologies 05 Jul 2016
(Source. Sinn Féin). 5 July, 2016 - by Brian Stanley TD ... Deputy Stanley stated. ... 'Eircom infrastructure was modernised using public money in the 1980's before being sold off to vulture capitalists who did not put in the same level of investment, resulting in a telecommunications system which did not keep up with modern standards ... (noodl. 34411977) ....

Telecoms infrastructure must stay in State ownership – Dooley (Fianna Fáil)

Edit Public Technologies 05 Jul 2016
(Source. Fianna Fáil). Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Communications Timmy Dooley says the Government's plan to hand over ownership of the proposed State-sponsored broadband infrastructure to private operators is deeply flawed ... 'The Fianna Fáil position is clear - lessons have to be learned from the Eircom privatisation, which, in my opinion, has delayed the roll out of broadband across this country ... (noodl. 34403337) ....

Five new trustees appointed to board of Console

Edit The Irish Times 30 Jun 2016
Diarmaid Ó Corrbuí, chief executive of the Carmichael Centre for voluntary groups and chairman of Acquired Brain Injury Ireland; Shelley Horan, barrister and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Law at Trinity College Dublin; Bernie Gray, a former worker director with Eircom and a partner in Betterboards consultancy; Shay Ellis, human resources ......

Dublin Celebrates 2nd International Day of Yoga (Dublin City Council)

Edit Public Technologies 16 Jun 2016
(Source. Dublin City Council). Indian Ambassador to Ireland Her Excellency Mrs. Radhika Lal Lokesh in the presence of an tArdmhéara Críona Ní Dhálaigh, will launch the 2016 International Day of Yoga, on Saturday 18th June from 10.30am - 12.30pm in Dartmouth Square, Ranelagh Dublin 6 ... We all need to build on any practices that promote physical and spiritual health and respect for fellow human beings and the nature ... sosindia@eircom.net....

GIC to Acquire Stake in eir (eircom Limited)

Edit Public Technologies 10 Jun 2016
(Source. eircom Limited). Dublin, 10 June 2016 ... Completion of the acquisition is expected to be conditional upon the approval of certain matters by shareholders at an Extraordinary General Meeting of Eircom Holdco S.A. (the holding company of the Group) expected to be held by the end of June 2016 ... Paul Bradley. eir ... Tel ... Mob ... eircom Limited published this content on 10 June 2016 and is solely responsible for the information contained herein....

GIC to Acquire Stake in eir (ISE - The Irish Stock Exchange plc)

Edit Public Technologies 10 Jun 2016
(Source. ISE - The Irish Stock Exchange plc). GIC to Acquire Stake in eir ... Completion of the acquisition is expected to be conditional upon the approval of certain matters by shareholders at an Extraordinary General Meeting of Eircom Holdco S.A ... ENDS. For media queries, please contact. ... eir ... Nothing in this announcement is a representation or warranty by Eircom Holdco S.A ... References in this announcement to 'eir' are to Eircom Holdco S.A....

Singapore's wealth fund GIC to invest €230m in Eir

Edit RTE 10 Jun 2016
The company, formerly known as Eircom, said that completion of the transaction is expected to be conditional upon the approval of certain matters ......

Singapore sovereign wealth fund to take €232 million stake in Eir

Edit The Irish Times 10 Jun 2016
The deal is understood to value Eir, formerly known as Eircom, at more than € 3.3 billion ... Following the transaction, Anchorage Capital Group will remain as Eir’s largest shareholder, holding in excess of 35 per cent of the group’s shares. The group’s other main shareholders are understood to be York Capital ( 15%), and Davidson Kempner (12%) ... ....

Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund to take up to 16% stake in Eir

Edit The Irish Times 10 Jun 2016
The deal is understood to value Eir, formerly known as Eircom, at between € 3.3-€ 3.5bn ... Following the transaction, Anchorage Capital Group will remain as Eir’s largest shareholder, holding in excess of 35 per cent of the group’s shares. The group’s other main shareholders are understood to be York Capital ( 15%), and Davidson Kempner (12%) ... ....

Tender Results - Replacement (ISE - The Irish Stock Exchange plc)

Edit Public Technologies 10 Jun 2016
(Source. ISE - The Irish Stock Exchange plc). The following replaces the Tender Results announcement released this morning at 7.36am RNS no. 8301A. The correct issuer name is ESB Finance Limited and not Eircom Finance DAC as previously stated. The full amended text appears below. All other information remains unchanged. BNP Paribas S.A. announces Final Results of its Tender Offers for. ESB Finance Limited's €600,000,000 6.250 per cent ... Email....

Europe Junk Borrowers Rush to Refinance Debt Before Brexit Vote

Edit Bloomberg 08 Jun 2016
Junk-rated companies in Europe are hurrying to refinance debt, locking in borrowing costs at one-year lows amid concerns that a U.K. referendum on European Union membership will paralyze markets ... The window may prove short-lived as banks including Goldman Sachs Group Inc ... Finnish papermaker Stora Enso Oyj and Irish phone-services provider Eircom have both sold high-yield bonds to refinance debt this week ... ....
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