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Today marks 40 years since the first ever mobile phone call in Ireland

Today marks 40 years since the first ever mobile phone call in Ireland which Pat made with former...

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09.45 11 Dec 2025


Today marks 40 years since the first ever mobile phone call in Ireland


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09.45 11 Dec 2025


Today marks 40 years since the first ever mobile phone call in Ireland which Pat made with former Minister for Communications Jim Mitchell in Dublin in 1985. It was during a time when Ireland had the lowest uptake in landline service to then becoming one of the leaders in mobile phone usage. 

But how has the mobile phone developed since then and what does the landscape look like now?  All to chat about with Derek Cassidy, Founder of the Irish Communications Research Group (ICRG) who is a network technologist and previously worked for BT Ireland and Nicola Cooke, Director Telecommunications Industry Ireland (TII).


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