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REVENUES AT UPC Ireland grew by 3.7 per cent on a constant currency basis to €61.1 million for the first quarter in spite of a decline in customer numbers.

Overall customer numbers in the three months to the end of March declined 5,200 to 540,000 compared with the previous quarter, according to results published by the cable TV and telecoms provider that owns NTL and Chorus.