Eircell

Eircell established the first Irish mobile cellular network defined by the access codes 088 (analogue TACS system) in 1985 as part of Telecom Éireann until its transfer to Vodafone in 2001.

In the late 1980s, early adopters of the service numbered in their hundreds rather than thousands and paid handsomely for the phones that were available at the time through a network of independent retailers. Phone prices ranged from IR£1500 to IR£2000 and 'subscribers' were typically politicians or wealthy business men. The market-leading phone manufacturers in the early years of the Irish (TACS) market were Nokia and Motorola. Other manufacturers included Mitsubishi,...?.