Deryck Fay<p>Meanwhile the wheel turned full circle in 1999 when the state sold off <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/TelecomEireann" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TelecomEireann</span></a> and the new entity became <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/eircom" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>eircom</span></a>. In 2015 it rebranded to <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/eir" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>eir</span></a> but the legal name, and access covers, remain unchanged. [8/8]</p>