How internet could transform rural Ireland

Minister for Rural and Community Development Heather Humphreys at the official opening of Swinford Digiwest Hub, Co Mayo, to launch the ConnectedHubs.ie platform which will allow the public to book a workspace country wide, for working remotely. Included are local Scoil Muire agus Padraig  student Fionnghuala Benson, and hub client Cynthia Balouala. Picture: Julien Behal Photography

This week’s launch of the Connected Hubs Network, Ireland’s first national network of remote working hubs, gives a taste of how improving internet accessibility will transform rural Ireland.

What some people call the Fourth Industrial Revolution may yet transform the way people live and work in rural areas.