Irish Internet usage has risen sharply according to research by Amarach Consulting. Last October, 22 per cent of adults said they were using the Net, up from 17 per cent in October 1998. The Irish Times website Ireland.com had the highest number of page impressions per month (7.2 million) followed by Ireland On-Line (3.5 million). Eircom had 3.05 million impressions per month.