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===Ireland===
A version of the French [[Minitel]] system was introduced to [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]] by [[eircom]] (then called Telecom Éireann) in 1988.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/woman/celeb-news/the-minitel-26408229.html|title=The Minitel|website=independent|date=5 February 2006 }}</ref> The system was based on the French model and Irish services were even accessible from France via the code "3619 Irlande."

A number of major Irish businesses came together to offer a range of online services, including directory information, shopping, banking, hotel reservations, airline reservations, news, weather and information services. It wasn't a centralised service and individual service providers could connect to it via the [[Eirpac]] packet switching network. It could also connect to databases on other networks such as French Minitel services, European databases and university systems.
The system was also the first platform in Ireland to offer users access to e-mail outside of a corporate setting. Despite being cutting edge for its time, the system failed to capture a large market and was ultimately withdrawn due to lack of commercial interest. The rise of the internet and other global online services in the early to mid-1990s played a major factor in the death of Irish Minitel. The service eventually ended by the end of the 1990s<ref name="auto"/>..

Minitel Ireland's terminals were technically identical to their French counterparts, except that they had a [[QWERTY]] keyboard and an [[RJ-11]] telephone jack which is the standard telephone connector in Ireland. Terminals could be rented for 5.00 Irish pounds (6.35 euro) per month or purchased for 250.00 Irish pounds (317.43 euro) in 1992.