Telecom Eireann introduced CallCards in 1990 after a number of tests carried out in different parts of the country.

These tests commenced in 1988 and took place in three citys around the country, Dublin, Limerick and Galway

There are two big chipset manufacturs, Gemplus and Schlumberger but there are also a number of less frequently used chipsets produced by Solaic, Oldenburg Data Systems and McCorquodale to be seen on Irish cards.

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