Villages to beam in broadband

THREE Co Limerick villages are on course to surge ahead in the race to go broadband on the internet.

The Ballyhoura Development LEADER Group has applied to the Department of Communications for approval to provide a wireless broadband service from the villages of Ballyneety, Knocklong-Hospital and Kilfinane.

A TV type aerial will pick up a line-of-sight signal, providing wireless broadband communication for businesses and households up to seven kilometres (about four miles) from the villages.