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Elaine Carey, Three Ireland's incoming CEO

Elaine Carey named as new CEO at Three Ireland

Mobile telecom provider Three Ireland said today that Elaine Carey has been appointed as its new CEO and she will formally take up the role during the second quarter of this year.

Business • 13 Feb

Padraig Sheerin, a judge for Three Ireland's Grants for Small Businesses programme and Head of SME at Three Ireland

Three launches 2023 Grants for Small Business Programme

Three Ireland has launched its Grants for Small Businesses programme for 2023, which offers small businesses here a chance to win a portion of a €100,000 bursary.

Business • 04 Sep 23

Robert Finnegan, the chief executive of Three Ireland & Three UK

Three Ireland's 2022 earnings dip but customer base up

Three Ireland said its customer base reached 3.8 million last year, an increase of 22%, and bringing its overall market share to 42.8%.

Business • 16 Mar 23

The mobile operator pleaded guilty at Dublin District Court today to eight charges of breaking Article 15 of the EU roaming regulations

Three wrongly charged phone users for data roaming

Three Ireland wrongly charged more than 1,600 phone users for data roaming when they travelled outside the EU and demanded almost €30,000 from a customer after two days in Monaco, a court has heard.

Business • 12 Jan 23

Three has around a third of the mobile market here

Three first mobile network to offer 5G as standard

Users of the Three Ireland mobile phone network are to get access to 5G connectivity for free.

Business • 05 Jan 23

The increase, effective from January 1 2023, will apply to all employees currently on €23,000

Three Ireland to raise minimum pay rate by 17%

Three Ireland said today it plans to introduce a minimum pay rate increase of 17.4% for its lower paid staff, to align with living wage foundation rates.

Business • 21 Dec 22

The refund process will begin this month and take six months to complete

Three Ireland to refund €2.6m to customers

Mobile telecom provider, Three Ireland, is to refund over €2.6m to customers who were charged for services after they had cancelled their contracts.

Business • 25 Mar 22

Three Ireland now has two fifths of the mobile market here

Three Ireland grew subscriber base 20% in 2021 to 3.1m

Mobile network Three Ireland grew its market share here by a fifth to 39.8% of the total market last year, according to its latest results.

Business • 17 Mar 22

The Data Protection Commission prosecuted the telecom firm at Dublin District Court.

Three Ireland pays up over marketing email

Three Ireland has been spared a recorded conviction for contacting a customer with an unwanted marketing email after it donated €3,000 to charity.

Business • 04 Oct 21

Padraig Sheerin, Head of SME Three Ireland

Three Ireland launches grants for small businesses

Two in three small companies have a positive outlook for next year, according to new research from Three Ireland, which was carried out to coincide with the launch of Three's 'Grants for Small Businesses' programme.

Business • 13 Sep 21

Elaine Carey, Chief Commercial Officer with Three Ireland & Three UK

Three Ireland records lower revenue in H1

Three Ireland has recorded slightly lower revenue for the first half of 2021, compared to the same period last year.

Business • 05 Aug 21

Three Ireland said its total active customer base increased by 8% to 2.6 million last year from 2.4 million in 2019

Three Ireland's 2020 earnings rise by 3%

Mobile phone company Three Ireland said its earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortisation (EBITDA) rose by 3% to €217m last year, despite the challenging environment due to Covid-19.

Business • 18 Mar 21

Both primary and secondary schools were eligible to apply for programme

Three says free SIM cards allocated to 161 schools

Three Ireland has said it has allocated 10,000 free 'All You Can Eat' data SIM cards to 161 schools across the country, to support remote learning during the pandemic.

Business • 04 Feb 21

Schools can apply for the programme from Thursday 4 February

Three to give free unlimited data SIM cards to schools

Three Ireland has said it will give schools across the country 10,000 free 'All You Can Eat' data SIM cards, to support remote learning during the pandemic.

Business • 02 Feb 21

Customers will have access to unlimited 5G broadband plans.

Three Ireland launches 5G broadband

Following the launch of its 5G network in September, Three Ireland has launched its 5G broadband offering, which is now available for consumer and business customers.

Business • 08 Dec 20

Three Ireland had been co-operative and were able to explain how the system errors occurred

Three fined for sending unwanted marketing texts

Three Ireland and a pizza chain have pleaded guilty to unlawfully sending customers unwanted marketing text messages.

Business • 02 Mar 20

Three Ireland's operating profits jump by 46%

Three Ireland said its operating tax for 2018 jumped by 46% from €64m to €93m on the back of a 7% increase in its customer base and strong cost management.

Business • 27 Nov 19

Three Ireland grew its active customer base by 7% in the first half of the year

Three Ireland grows earnings by 4%

Mobile operator Three Ireland has recorded a 4% increase in earnings in the first half of 2019, driven by a growing customer base.

Business • 01 Aug 19

Three Ireland's CEO Robert Finnegan says the company is trying to reassure its customers

Three Ireland makes Brexit roaming promise

Mobile phone company Three has today pledged its commitment to offer the same benefits to its customers when roaming in the UK after Brexit.

Business • 03 Apr 19

iD Mobile was set up in 2015 after Three Ireland took over O2 Ireland

iD Mobile placed into provisional liquidation

40,000 customers of iD Mobile, the mobile phone network owned by Dixons Carphone in Ireland, will have to move providers after the business was placed into provisional liquidation.

Business • 06 Mar 18

Today's €575,000 fine is the largest retail penalty ever issued by ComReg

ComReg fines Three Ireland for switching rule breaches

The telecoms regulator has fined Three Ireland €575,000 for breaching contract change and switching rules.

Business • 19 Dec 17

Zamano in new billing deal with Three Ireland

Zamano agrees deal with Three Ireland

Zamano said it is now an approved direct carrier billing partner with mobile phone company Three Ireland.

Business • 17 Apr 15

Despite some job cuts within the firm, 90 customer care posts will be created in Limerick

Three Ireland to cut 160 jobs after O2 deal

Three Ireland has announced a number of redundancies as a result of its recent acquisition and integration of O2.

Business • 02 Sep 14

Spain's Telefonica decided to sell O2 Ireland as it sought to reduce its debt burden

Three Ireland formally completes O2 takeover

Three Ireland has formally completed its €780m acquisition of rival network O2 Ireland, more than a year after the deal was first announced.

Business • 15 Jul 14

Magnus Ternsjo, CEO of UPC Ireland, welcomes MVNO deal with Three Ireland

UPC to enter Irish mobile market next year

UPC has agreed a deal with mobile phone company Three Ireland which will see it enter the Irish mobile market next year.

Business • 30 May 14