Up to 1.5m people in remote rural areas are still deprived of basic rights to mobility, communication and local access to food shopping, and change is long overdue,

Comreg had opposed the stay as had Eircom's main wholesale broadband customers, Sky and Vodafone, who were notice parties in the case

The new wholesale pricing regime to charge other providers for access to its broadband network is due to come into operation on March 1

Eircom has until 5pm on March 28, 2022, to respond to Comreg's finding

This includes €14.3m by the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications alone, with over €10m allocated for costs associated with the National Broadband Plan

Waiting for essential services has become one of the necessary evils of living in a rural area — but there should at least be some certainty, writes Seamus Boland.

The rollout of the National Broadband Plan has come in for much criticism since its inception due to the slow pace of delivery

Cash on the company's balance sheet was €192m

Order announced last year that they were transferring their shares in St Vincent’s Healthcare Group to a new independent charity, St Vincent’s Holdings

Trying to get to talk to someone in Open Eir is a recipe for a complete emotional meltdown, writes Fergus Finlay

The PAC heard that National Broadband Ireland has encountered “a whole swathe of problems”, such as supply chain and logistical delays and a lack of accommodation for cross-island contractors

The project aimed to connect 115,000 homes by the end of the year, but the Public Accounts Committee will be told it is expected to be 'almost 60,000' 

Contrary to the self-perception that we are glued to our watching devices, Ireland was around the EU 74% average

The increasing number of Catholic bishops who are defying public health advice by allowing Communions and Confirmations in their dioceses as hospital admissions continue to rise are throwing down their episcopal gauntlets and challenging the ...

A major study of young people living in Duhallow and the Lee Valley shows poor broadband and transport links are among the barriers in finding employment

Only 4,000 connections have been made so far this year although the connection target for 2021 is 115,000

Fewer than 900 premises out of more than 79,000 homes and businesses in Cork have been connected under the National Broadband Plan, according to the latest official figures

Calls for higher education providers to prioritise access to campus facilities for those with substandard internet access

An Bord Pleanála has upheld the decision to grant planning permission for the new structure on a site within the Coillte-owned Monaduhanna Wood

Infrastructure specialist continues to grow as it services high-end developments including the national broadband rollout

The new hub at Laharn Heritage Centre is the first of many to be rolled out across County Cork 

High-speed broadband at the heart of a rejuvenated rural economy but swathes of country struggle with connectivity

The size of a small satellite dish, the kit that has made its way to Kerry includes a long cable and an indoor box said to be 'the size of a lump of turf'

National Space Centre in Midleton, Co Cork, is joining the tech billionaire's satellite broadband revolution

The wretched pandemic has brought many difficulties, some beyond anything we might have anticipated outside of wartime.

The horror stories were aired by councillors amid frustration that the national broadband roll-out is too slow and needs to be fast-tracked as more people need to work from home due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Design work either complete or ongoing in target townlands across 25 counties

Almost a third of teachers told the Teachers' Union of Ireland survey they considered leaving the profession or retiring early as a result of Covid-19.

A County Cork village which had been dying on its feet has come up with a masterplan to breathe new life into it. The scheme includes the creation of a €1.

We have to stop using the economics of Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher to fix our housing and health service problems

With more courses now to be delivered online due to the pandemic, initial research has found a significant number of college students come from areas with poor broadband coverage.

Some employees in areas of West Cork had to sit in local car parks just to send vital emails

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