Ireland Blocks Calls to Stop Scam
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In an effort to stem dialup modem fraud, Ireland blocks phone calls to 13 locations, including several South Pacific islands and the entire nation of Mauritania. Operators must verify numbers dialed to these locations before connecting the calls.
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The Australian bank which owns the Irish bank targeted this week in the largest cash theft in British history has insured the year ends on a bad note after announcing it was covered by âself-insuranceâ.
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Auto-dialler programmes have plagued Irish phone users since the beginning of the year. The Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg) has received some 300 phones calls from consumers regarding excessive
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Ireland's telecom regulator said this week that is taking "extraordinary" measures to protect Internet users from rogue autodialer programs that hijack their modems and run up long-distance phone charges by suspending direct dialing to 13 countries, most of which are South Pacific islands.
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See you in court An Irish lobby group aims to dismantle Europe's laws forcing telecoms firms to retain phone and internet data on citizens. The group, Digital Rights Ireland, is taking a case both against the Irish Government and the European Directive on data retention.â¦
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The former archbishop of Dublin is taking legal action to stop some abuse claim files being given to an inquiry.
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The European Commission blocks low-cost airline Ryanair from making a bid for Ireland's Aer Lingus.
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The European Union&#39;s top competition watchdog on Wednesday blocked Ryanair&#39;s takeover of Irish airline Aer Lingus, a move the low-cost carrier has already vowed to appeal.
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A security operation is continuing in County Tyrone after a telephoned warning of a device in the area.
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Phone companies are not doing enough to warn about net rogue-dialling scams, says the UK telecoms watchdog.
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CALLS for an all-Ireland mobile phone tariff were made yesterday after plans to slash cross-border roaming charges by up to 70 per cent were backed by EU ministers.   Millions of mobile phone users across 27 member states will benefit from the new rules adopted by the EU Telecoms Council.
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Police investigating a Â£22m bank robbery in Northern Ireland distanced themselves yesterday from the suggestion it may have been organised by the IRA.
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Operators slash costs ahead of EU legislation Minister for Communications Noel Dempsey has praised Irish mobile operators for introducing new tariffs designed at reducing roaming costs in Ireland and the UK.â¦
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Dublin - Ireland will block direct dial telephone calls to 13 countries, most of them South Pacific islands, in an effort to crack down on growing Internet scams, the country&#39;s communications regulator said on Tuesday.
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Irish banks unite Irish banks have responded to internet scams such as phishing by setting up a forum to share information on high-tech crime.â¦
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Sinn Fein will resist any attempt to penalise it in the wake of Northern Ireland Chief Constable Hugh Orde's claim that the IRA carried out the 26.5 million Northern Bank robbery, Gerry Adams warned today.
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Ireland's prime minister apologized to lawmakers Tuesday for taking money in secret from businessmen more than a decade ago, a scandal that has threatened to end his nine-year term in office or trigger early elections.