Independent T.D. Michael McNamara has described the decision by telecoms provider eir to introduce a second price increase in a year for its eircom.net email addresses as “opportunistic” at a time when the Irish economy is under increasing pressure.

Telecommunications company eir is set go ahead with charging customers for their email service after postponing it earlier this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Communications company Eir has warned customers about a new ‘phishing' email which thousands are known to have received today.