Willie Aird: 'Had Fine Gael Not Pressed Ahead with Our Plan, the Nationwide Rollout of Broadband Would Still Be a Pipe Dream' - Laois Today

No community in Mayo left behind under National Broadband Plan – Dillon - Alan Dillon

Biggest infrastructural project since rural electrification being delivered on time and in budget. 37,000 homes, farms and businesses in Mayo can now avail of high-speed broadband as a result of Fine Gael’s determination to leave no community behind, Minister of State, Alan Dillon TD said. In Mayo, €145m has been invested to connect 37,000 premises, with over 15,200 able to order and over 4,000 connected. Achill Island now has 2,500 premises wit…

Willie Aird: 'Had Fine Gael not pressed ahead with our plan, the nationwide rollout of broadband would still be a pipe dream' - Laois Today

More than 11,500 premises in Laois between homes, businesses, farms, schools and community organisations can now avail of high-speed broadband under the National Broadband Plan. A total of €49 million has been invested in Laois by National Broadband Ireland, the company rolling out the national plan. Targeting areas that didn’t have good internet connection, over 13,000 premises in Laois qualified for fibre broadband and 88% (11,580) of them hav…