EIR contractor trying to put wires across my house

Not your problem OP. If the neighbor wants a connection to whatever then Eir or their contractors will have to put in a new pole if they can't run a cable from an existing one. Out in the country they do that because its an easy job putting a pole in a grass verge but in the town its expensive digging up pavements and relaying them to put in a new pole so basically they won't do it.

Nobody has a right to interfere with your property be it internal or external without your permission. If a KN Circet employee fell off a ladder while fitting this cable to your house or if he/she injured a third party by say dropping a hammer etc. who is responsible ? If you decide to allow these cables to be attached to your house you should at least get free broadband, or similar for life (or for as long as you live in the house) - it will cost EIR next to nothing whereas if they have to dig up footpaths, road, lawns etc. it will cost many thousands of Euro, it could be anything from €25,000 to €75,000 Asking for free broadband for a year is a joke, don't even consider it. Whatever agreement you come to be sure to get it in writing and approved by your solicitor before signing.

Agreed, you can get half price or free for a VERY long time. My mother got half price for tv for a year.. Absolutely silly gain..

We now have a large cable for life. Its very easy to get large concessions from this company.

I would most certainly get my solicitor to run his learned eye over any contract before I sign. The devil is always in the detail...the large print give it, the small print take it away (or words to that effect) You say ''there should be no issue renewing'' what if there is an issue, if the OP signs an agreement that allows one years free broadband and the issue arises when it comes to renewing. What if Eir sells to another provider ? No doubt Eir will verbally promise the OP the sun, moon & stars just to get the easy/ cheapest route for their cable. A wise man once said that a verbal contract is not worth the paper it's written on !!

It may not be a house sale but the sums could be substantial over a period - say €500 per year for 35 years = €17,500 I would contend it's worth the solicitors fee !

Free checkups and fillings ;-)

You can of course say no. That might make it awkward with the neighbour depending on whether it effects their ability to get whatever that line is for.

It would probably be better if the contractor can do the job to your satisfaction. These cables can be innocuous if done well.

The big cash deals and long term free services that people have gotten from providers over the years are more likely to be cables that provide service to a large amount of people rather than service to one person. I'd expect in this case if you could negotiate with Eir, it would be for a cheaper service for a while but not multiples of thousands etc.

I'm not suggesting refusing Eir to run a cable, just cutting a watertight deal with them before cable is fitted and if need be explaining the situation to neighbour. If Eir refuses OP then let the neighbour be mad at Eir not OP ! It's a win win situation OP gets free broadband or what ever and Eir saves a substantial sum in the process. Eir's current revenue is €2.655 billion.

One potential approach is to maybe see if they will concede a free service which happened in one case I know directly of where the house has a box on it serving as a node or junction, but this is an Eir contractor. I wouldn't wish Eir on my worst enemy, well maybe I would.

Another that "knows" that this information in the statues but doesn't quote them.

I'd simply refuse, dentist or not. It devalues your house without compensation and potentially might hinder you in future.

My house had a well out front. It failed and I had to get someone in with a drilling rig to sink a new one. The first attempt came up dry and I had to get a digger in to widen a route past the house so the rig could be taken around the back. Second hole was good. The last thing I needed was a cable across my property I might be liable for or which might have impeded what needed to be done.

Perhaps I have misunderstood, I took the situation to be that a cable was to be strung across the property aerially, between poles.

The likes of Eir etc. have very little statute rights in law when it comes to entering private property - they 'survive' mostly on the goodwill of landowners and property owners unlike the ESB who have substantially more power (excuse intended pun) Hence the reason that almost all telecom poles etc. are along public roads.

This seems rather odd. When I had fibre installed, it followed the same route as the existing phone line. If across your house is said to be the only route, then does this mean that your neighbours house has no existing phone connection?

I'm not sure where people get this 'devalues your house's angle. What kind of devaluation do you think applies to your house?

Random stranger on internet claims to drop bidding price on house by ten k due to cable on front of house.

Yeah, that's someone who is:

Lying

Or

Still doesn't own a house.

This kind of thing does not devalue a house.

You linked to a post in whice you responded to another poster in which the other poster said they reduced their offer by 10K on a house because a cable was on the house.

A cable on a house does not devalue the property as some have said on this thread.

Maybe they need to go for a walk?

the considerate thing would have been for the neighbour to contact you and advise you of what they are up to… seriously thoughtless of them not too. Probably them AND the installation people..

to be honest there is no perfect solution him being your dentist, but both he and the installers are the ones not behaving appropriately … I’d probably just call the Gardai if the installation team turn up and access your property.