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Patchy Phone Signal Prompts Call For Review Of Coverage Maps In Clane And Maynooth

Friday, 7 November 2025 15:16

By Martin Osborne - Head Of News. Got a story? Email news@kfmradio.com

The Council says its new Digital Programme Officer will now deal directly with ComReg on the issue, and is asking for specific blackspot locations to be passed on.

A local councillor says mobile coverage maps are misleading the public, as patchy and dropped calls continue in areas across Clane and Maynooth.

Social Democrats Councillor Peter Melrose says the coverage that phone companies show on their maps does not match reality, and people are left without signal in both rural and built-up areas.

He wants the Council to write to ComReg and the main network providers to demand accurate, independently checked coverage maps.

The Council says its new Digital Programme Officer will now deal directly with ComReg on the issue, and is asking for specific blackspot locations to be passed on.

 

 

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