Sky Ireland postal address

Mystified

Has anybody got a postal address for Sky Ireland ? I have tried the help line but keep getting cut off. I have the UK address but would prefer to deal with an Irish office. Why are they hiding ?

peter mahon

Im trying myself for days now without any joy.

twinklerunner

peter mahon wrote: »

Im trying myself for days now without any joy.

They are now based in

Burlington Plaza
Burlington Road
Dublin 4

not sure if they accept post here, but you could try!

peter mahon

Thanks, I have just got an address at,

Alexandra House
Earlsfort Terrace,
Dublin,2

so I am going to send a letter to both addresses,cant wait to see if anything happens by way of reply

Thanks again.

twinklerunner

peter mahon wrote: »

Thanks, I have just got an address at,

Alexandra House
Earlsfort Terrace,
Dublin,2

so I am going to send a letter to both addresses,cant wait to see if anything happens by way of reply

Thanks again.

http://skycustomercentres.com/dublin/map/

snaps

They are a UK company that pays UK VAT and taxes, everything goes through the UK. There is a call center in Cork, thats about all they have in Ireland.
The government are short on cash, but they dont chase the 65million or so thats leaving the country to line the UK exchequers pockets.

twinklerunner

snaps wrote: »

There is a call center in Cork, thats about all they have in Ireland.

Wrong. I work around the corner from their Burlington Road offices .. Sky signs, etc, at the office

darced

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peter mahon

The reason I needed a postal address in Ireland is because I want to close my account with Sky.I had written to their head office in Scotland on 21st February and have not received a reply.I was told by a friend I have to contact Sky Ireland to inform them.
Posted two letters to day to the two addresses I have for Ireland so see if anything happens.

zg3409

I cancelled by ringing them. They need 30 days notice. If paying by direct debit you should also ask your bank to stop paying them. This way they can't "accidentally" take more money.

mickko

There's no such company or department called "Sky Ireland".
This is a marketing term used by BSkyB.

mickko

snaps wrote: »

They are a UK company that pays UK VAT and taxes, everything goes through the UK. There is a call center in Cork, thats about all they have in Ireland.
The government are short on cash, but they dont chase the 65million or so thats leaving the country to line the UK exchequers pockets.

By the governments own admission, estimated total revenue leaving the state per annum is 500 million, 100 million (20% UK VAT rate) is paid to the UK exchequer. Nothing to the Irish state.

Idiot government governing idiot citizens.

twinklerunner

mickko wrote: »

By the governments own admission, estimated total revenue leaving the state per annum is 500 million, 100 million (20% UK VAT rate) is paid to the UK exchequer. Nothing to the Irish state.

Idiot government governing idiot citizens.

What about foreign companies based in Ireland availing of the 12.5% corporate tax rate and as a result not paying taxes from earnings elsewhere?
Google, etc?
Be selective against Sky if you want, but it's hardly the full picture.

mickko

twinklerunner wrote: »

What about foreign companies based in Ireland availing of the 12.5% corporate tax rate and as a result not paying taxes from earnings elsewhere?
Google, etc?
Be selective against Sky if you want, but it's hardly the full picture.

I dont want to drag off topic, and this has been discussed before, but.....

Sadly it is the full picture. No other company is allowed to operate in this state in the same manner as BSkyB.

Foreign companies such as Google, Paypal, Ebay, Boots, McDonalds, etc, are all based here, correctly registered companies with registered offices, creating employment, paying rent, VAT, PAYE, USC, PRSI, etc, etc, etc....

If these companies are enjoying low corporation tax, that's their good luck. That's what has attracted them here in the first place, and it's win win for them, and the country.

BSkyB on the other hand enjoy paying no tax or royalties to the state.

They have no registered company in Ireland, no network maintenance or operations, and 100% of all residential and commercial subscriptions are paid directly into the UK, where 20% of the residential subscription fee is collected by HMRC.

Furthermore, Irish subscription charges are substantially higher than the UK charges for the same packages. Not only do they enjoy 0% tax here, they also enjoy no regulation for their Digital TV packages from any body such as ComReg, or the BAI, so can pretty much do as they please.

Historically, they have extracted as much as they can, while giving as little back as possible, maintaining the smallest possible presence in the state, and achieving the highest levels of profitability. An excellent business model.

The sadest thing is, the most viewed services on Sky are subscription free.

The jobs created at their recently opened Dublin offices are obviously very welcome, but they've had to reluctantly show presense here get into the fixed line market, and try to maintain the lucritive customer base they have.

mickko

MarkMc wrote: »

Pay no royalties?

800 staff, prsi, paye, usc. Rent is also paid. Installers are companies paying Irish tax.

Also, Sky are governed by ComReg as well as Ofcom

Full Disclosure: I work for Sky, I wouldn't have a job without them.

I'm glad they've supplied you with a job Mark, but they still maintain a minimum presence policy in Ireland.

Sky's satellite broadcasting in the state is completely unregulated by any governing body. Sky have never had any relationship with ComReg until last year, when they became active in fixed line ops. This relationship does not extend beyond their fixed line interests, a market they reluctantly had to enter to try to compete with UPC's broadband subs, which, incidently, is the only reason they needed a Dublin office.

DTH Sat broadcasting, commercial/residential pricing, wholesale pricing, contractual agreements with other providers, etc, all remain unregulated, and have done so for 20+ years.

Ofcom regulate Sky in the UK only, with a focus on pricing and availability.
Sky's wholesale commercial charges in Ireland are far higher to the likes of UPC in Ireland, than they are to Virgin in the UK.

Unlike in the UK, Sky have also deliberately restricted service availability to other operators in Ireland, until the market for these services saturated.

For example, Sky Sports HD services have only recently become available to UPC customers after Sky have been satisfied DTH customer base market saturated.
Sky Formula 1 channel not currently available for the same reason.
Irish residential customers pay up on approx 20% more than UK counterparts for same packages.

This doesnt sound like regulation.

Also, AFAIK, independent Sky installers, (ie: self employed man in a van) is paid commision per install direct from UK, and are not directly employed by Sky.

After 20+ years broadcasting into this state, the recent employment of 800 staff, while very welcome, does not warrant exclusive tax-free operations or unregulation allowing them to create, and operate in an anti-competitive market.

It would'nt surprise me if your wage was paid directly from the UK.
I'm no accountant, but BSkyB is not registered with the CRO, so I'm not sure what relationship they could have with the revenue here in regard to their employee's wages.

snaps

MarkMc wrote: »

Pay no royalties?

800 staff, prsi, paye, usc. Rent is also paid. Installers are companies paying Irish tax.

Also, Sky are governed by ComReg as well as Ofcom

Full Disclosure: I work for Sky, I wouldn't have a job without them.

What do you do for BskyB? Seems you dont know too much about your employer. We are talking about VAT on subscriptions, everyone has to pay income tax, Prsi etc. Of course if a company has a building in this state you'll pay rent.

Its the VAT on Subs that is not going to the Irish Revenue, it all goes to London. Thats whats wrong.

I dont think that BskyB is regulated here either, i stand corrected but i think youve your facts wrong.

There is no registered company "Sky Ireland", its just marketing.

mickko

MarkMc wrote: »

To address a few points there, I'll try to address some more later.

BSKYB have an Irish employers number, wages are paid in Ireland.

The installers aren't self employed. The majority of installs are carried out by Sierra Communications Ireland, there are some independent companies and seperate company for apartments.

I agree with some of what you're saying, but, thats the way of major business. My argument was against the statement that Sky pay no royalties, thats simply not true

Sorry, I actually meant broadcasting royalities, to the likes of IMRO.

It's only the way of business as a result of bad government, but I'm glad to hear they have an employers number.

Over 100million leaving the state per annum to give to the UK exchequer is no joke though.

The 100 million is a guesstimate. Another perk Sky have operating unregulated here is that they do not have to declare subscription figures to anyone, so no-one knows the exact figure.

St Senan

Originally Posted by MarkMc View Post
To address a few points there, I'll try to address some more later.

BSKYB have an Irish employers number, wages are paid in Ireland.

The installers aren't self employed. The majority of installs are carried out by Sierra Communications Ireland, there are some independent companies and seperate company for apartments.

I agree with some of what you're saying, but, thats the way of major business. My argument was against the statement that Sky pay no royalties, thats simply not true

MarkMc I don't what job title you have with Sky. But anyone who installs dishes for a living know Sierra communications and know that there are subbies doing installs for sierra since it all started back in 2000.

Ciotog45

Hello,
I can't find the postal address either. As I have decided to use a f2 air new box, I am trying to close my Sky account. Although I have emailed them via the site, all I have received from them is an email, indicating they will contact me within 2 days. 4 days have now elapsed so I emailed them again. I don't particularly have a barney with them on the phone. I have cancelled the dd which has been confirmed by the bank. So they might as well forget any sales pitches and get on with closure.

Ciotog

Play To Kill

Originally Posted by MarkMc View Post
To address a few points there, I'll try to address some more later.

BSKYB have an Irish employers number, wages are paid in Ireland.

The installers aren't self employed. The majority of installs are carried out by Sierra Communications Ireland, there are some independent companies and seperate company for apartments.

I agree with some of what you're saying, but, thats the way of major business.




The majority of Sierra installers are self employed subcontractors who are responsible for their own tax affairs. They also provide their own public liability insurance, van tools etc. In fact BSKYB only provide the satellite dish and receiver, the installer supplies everything else that is needed for an installation including cale, connectors etc, they even have to pay the bill for the mobile phone they use to contact BSKYB customers. But thats the way of major business isn't it Mark?

zg3409

Ciotog45 wrote: »

I don't particularly have a barney with them on the phone. I have cancelled the dd which has been confirmed by the bank. So they might as well forget any sales pitches and get on with closure.

I would recommend also calling them. Yes it is a premium rate number, but they need 30 days notice, which you probably haven't really given by asking them to contact you. Best to cover yourself by ringing them, being sure you are on to cancellations, and being firm. If sending a letter make sure it is registered, so you have proof. Some companies have "accidentally" restarted direct debits to get their money etc. Be sure when ringing them you have your account number to hand and be sure you press the right buttons. Be prepared for a wait, cancellations are very busy. I spent 30 minutes on hold recently for a friend.

SPDUB

What happened to MarkMc posts ?

Luckily people quoted him as it would have made a nonsense of this thread .

Ciotog45

Thanks ZG3409. So here goes - a journey into the unknown.

Ciotog

Wils110

All post directed to the offices in ireland just get redirected to the uk then over here..ring if you want to cancel

Sky own the f1 Chanel why should they share it..UPC got the sky sports HD channels and there **** looking so ruining the sky brand

Sky pay sierra,sierra pay subbies,subbies pay vat and taxes along with sierra

649,000 Irish subs