John Keaney, the boss of Siro, had a busy Tuesday morning at the company’s headquarters in Carrickmines. He has not yet had time to read the half-year results of his main competitor – Eir – that were released that morning.
The chief executive of the joint venture between ESB and Vodafone made news back in June when the company announced it had placed broadband connections at 500,000 homes and business premises across the country. But last Tuesday Eir sped ahead in the broadband fibre race, completing 852,000 connections to Irish homes and businesses.
“I did see it [the report] . . . but I haven’t had a chance to digest it yet,” Keaney says, crossing his arms and legs when asked what he makes of
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