For those interested in tracking the Telecom Eireann share price in the days and weeks ahead, there are a number of places it can easily be accessed.

For those with Internet access, the websites run by stockbroking firms such as Goodbody and NCB, provide regular share price updates throughout the day. Their pages can be accessed on www.ncb.ie and www.goodbody.ie

Aertel, RTE's teletext service, also offers a share-price service, using information provided by Bloxham Stockbrokers, which can be accessed from page 140. The prices are updated six times a day, at 10.00 a.m., 11.30 a.m., 1.00 p.m., 3.00 p.m., 4.30 p.m. and 5.30 p.m.

The stock's performance is likely to feature on the main radio and television news bulletins while Telecom's share price can also be checked in the business pages of the daily newspapers.