Fair stands the wind for Eir as new bosses arrive

It’s anyone’s guess what plans the French consortium NJJ has for Eir, but its appointment of a heavy-hitting management team looks like a good start

The new owners of a majority stake in Eir have been noticeably quiet since announcing their plan in late December to invest in the business.

Perhaps that reflects the fact that the deal still requires a regulatory sign-off, but it may also signal a new intent to run the company very differently from its previous half-dozen owners.

Last week, NJJ, the consortium made up of French billionaire Xavier Niel and the telecoms business ...