Eircom overhead wires -- entitlement to remove them

touchdown77

Is a property owner entitled to require Eircom (eir) to remove overhead wires from a property?

A relative of mine lives in city centre and is the only house on the street where eircom has overhead wires fixed to both gable ends of the property (wires are coming up from foothpath to his gable wall then over the street to another building)

The wires and wall conduits are very unsightly and he wants them removed. He never gave permission for the wires but the are there a long time.

Is he entitled to demand they remove them?

oppenheimer1

touchdown77 wrote: »

Is a property owner entitled to require Eircom (eir) to remove overhead wires from a property?

A relative of mine lives in city centre and is the only house on the street where eircom has overhead wires fixed to both gable ends of the property (wires are coming up from foothpath to his gable wall then over the street to another building)

The wires and wall conduits are very unsightly and he wants them removed. He never gave permission for the wires but the are there a long time.

Is he entitled to demand they remove them?

He's entitled to demand but whether they heed it it's up to them.

dubber

What about UPC, the feckers cables have damaged my pointing? :mad:

Gumbo

dubber wrote: »

What about UPC, the feckers cables have damaged my pointing? :mad:

My father in law had the old cable link wires connected to his house. UPC wanted to bury them underground and they had to cross his garden in Dublin 11. He allowed them and now has free basic to for life.

iwillhtfu

oppenheimer1 wrote: »

He's entitled to demand but whether they heed it it's up to them.

You'll find theyll be a lot more attentive when you call them and tell them you're on the way out to the garden with a ladder and snips

Op they have no entitlement to pace cables on your property neither do upc. You'd be within your rights to remove them but better to contact them first.

As above they usually come back with an offer of free service or similar.

slimjimmc

iwillhtfu wrote: »

You'll find theyll be a lot more attentive when you call them and tell them you're on the way out to the garden with a ladder and snips

Op they have no entitlement to pace cables on your property neither do upc. You'd be within your rights to remove them but better to contact them first.

As above they usually come back with an offer of free service or similar.

AFAIK if a previous owner granted an easement to allow cables across the property and that easement has been registered against the property then it remains binding on all subsequent owners.

Even if no owner ever gave such permission it may be possible for Eir to claim a right to keep the cables there and register their claim. I doubt they would have much problem as it seems they've been using the house continuously for over 12 years.
http://www.mccullaghhiggins.com/uploads/8/7/7/8/8778541/land_and_conveyancing_law_reform_act_2009.pdf