A contingency broadband supply is being demanded in West and North Clare following a second major outage in weeks.
Extensive accidental damage was caused to the network between Ennistymon and Corofin last night, leaving over 3,500 customers without internet and phone coverage, following an incident involving agricultural machinery.
Open Eir has confirmed that supply has been fully restored as of this lunchtime.
It comes just three weeks after a road traffic collision in Kilrush resulted in the disconnection of services for over 4,000 homes and businesses.
West Clare Fianna Fáil Councillor Rita McInerney has been telling Clare FM’s Daragh Dolan the current system is not equipped to meet modern lifestyle demands.
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