My Irish brethren, rejoice! For free mugs of beer phone calls are upon us this St. Patrick's Day! Truphone is offering free calls to Ireland, USA, the UK, Canada, and Poland all day. Not sure how or why other countries that don't have a large Irish demographic were included, i.e. Poland. But considering the Polish don't have their own major holiday, we'll include em'!

Here's the news...

Put On A Happy Smile With Truphone this St. Patrick's Day

Free calls all day on 17th March is like finding a 'pot o' gold'

London, 15th March 2010 - Truphone, the next-generation global mobile operator, is doing its part to spread the lilt of Irish laughter this St. Patrick's Day by offering free calls to Ireland, USA, the UK, Canada, and Poland all day - assuring that those who wish to share good cheer with family, friends and loved ones can talk for free until their Irish eyes are smiling.

The 24 hour promotion is for free calls to landlines to all five countries, with free calls to mobiles included across the United States and Canada.

"For those of Irish heritage, like myself, St. Patrick's Day is an occasion for toasting with family members and friends," said Geraldine Wilson, CEO of Truphone. "We want to help friends, families and loved ones stay connected, despite the distance between them. The Truphone App is easy to download to a wide variety of mobile phones and is easy to use, with no hidden or start-up fees."

Consumers can download the Truphone application onto their Apple iPhone, Apple iPod touch, BlackBerry, Nokia or Android phones from www.truphone.com and respective application stores.

The free calling will apply from 00.01 GMT 17th March 2010 to 23.59 GMT on the 17th March 2010.  The full list of destinations included within the promotion can be found on the Truphone website at http://www.truphone.com/offers, while the price checker for all destinations, including those not in the promotion, can be found at http://www.truphone.com/applications/pricing/.

Further savings can be made when customers sign up to one of Truphone's three rate plans. For details on Truphone's everyday low-cost rates for calling international mobiles and landlines, as well as its great rates for other destinations around the world, visit the Truphone website at: www.truphone.com.

Truphone offers a consistent high quality calling experience through use of innovative handset software and premium voice-routing partners; unlike other operators, Truphone does not charge a set-up fee for customers to make calls on its network.