Telecom Éireann, or formally Bord Telecom Éireann - The Irish Telecommunications Board, was created by the Postal & Telecommunications Services Act, 1983 from the Department of Posts and Telegraphs,
Ireland, under the leadership of the
Minister for Posts & Telegraphs. Prior to this time the Department of Posts and Telegraphs provided a postal and telephones system as part of the
civil service.
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