Organisation: National Broadband Ireland

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<p>Black Valley resident and NBI customer Anna Downing (seated, left) in her home with her neighbours Marcia Kissane and Eileen O’Shea, Minister of State Ossian Smyth and Anna’s grandson Nigel Leahy, checking the fibre broadband speed in Anna’s home. Picture: Domnick Walsh © Eye Focus LTD.</p>

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Kerry's remote Black Valley gets high-speed fibre broadband

National Broadband Ireland works expected to be as transformative for the valley as electricity connection in 1977

<p>Historically, the Black Valley in Kerry's MacGillycuddy Reeks was always a communications blackspot but it will be connected to fast reliable broadband later this year. Picture: Curraghmore Farm</p>

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Black Valley only got electricity in 1977 — now it's being wired for superfast fibre broadband

<p>NBI confirmed that it has begun engineering survey works on Bere Island off Cork as part of its plan to bring minimum internet speed of 500Mbps to its 250 or so premises.</p>

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Survey work to bring high-speed fibre broadband to three islands off Cork to begin

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Letters to the Editor: Broadband rollout is leaving rural Ireland disconnected

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Three West Cork islands among those to be surveyed for pure fibre broadband

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Milestone as 30,000th National Broadband connection made in Waterford

How Ireland compares to the rest of the EU for broadband coverage

Under half of very rural areas have access to high-speed broadband, according to latest figures

Tue, 23 Aug, 2022

Asterion to purchase majority stake in National Broadband Ireland

Asterion will acquire the interests in NBI held by Oak Hill Advisors and Twin Point Capital as well as a number of minority shareholders

Tue, 12 Jul, 2022

Eir rebuked over how it lets other operators use its infrastructure

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

Tue, 22 Feb, 2022

National Broadband Plan 12 months behind schedule

Just 7,000 rural homes have been connected to date

Thu, 10 Feb, 2022

Company behind National Broadband Plan insists it will meet targets

Briefing notes provided to the Public Accounts Committee show the plan, which aims to connect 550,000 rural homes and businesses with high-quality broadband, is some distance from meeting even its end-2021 targets

Thu, 10 Feb, 2022

Minister 'stands over' broadband plan despite 60,000 connections target missed

The Dáil heard that a community in east Mayo had been told that it would be connected "between January 2025 and December 2026"

Thu, 27 Jan, 2022

State paid €42m to consultants for National Broadband Plan

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

Thu, 25 Nov, 2021

Failure to connect: How has the National Broadband Plan crashed so badly?

We're left with a plan on which €132m has been spent to date, which will eventually cost €3bn, and which risks being so tardy that the separate infrastructure being put in place by commercial operators, some of whom had dropped out of the NBP bidding process itself, may end up superseding it

Fri, 15 Oct, 2021

State pays €132m to National Broadband Ireland despite six-month rollout delay

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

Thu, 14 Oct, 2021

'The gardaí lack basic resources' - Micheál Martin says there is growing lawlessness in the country

There is a growing sense that the Government is losing the battle against crime, Micheál Martin said.

Wed, 20 Nov, 2019

Cabinet to meet early to sign off on €3bn broadband plan

The Government is set to sign off on the €3bn National Broadband Plan contract at its weekly meeting tomorrow.

Mon, 18 Nov, 2019

The European Commission has officially approved Ireland’s controversial National Broadband Plan

The European Commission has officially approved Ireland’s controversial National Broadband Plan (NBP) under EU state aid rules, at a value of €2.6 billion.

Fri, 15 Nov, 2019

European Commission approve €2.6bn state aid for broadband plan

The commission announced that in its opinion the potential benefits to competition in the Irish broadband sector outweigh the negatives represented by the intervention of the State.

Fri, 15 Nov, 2019

Government tight lipped tonight on Oireachtas committee's calls for broadband plan review

The Government is refusing to say if it will accept calls to reform its multi-billion euro broadband plan which could force the project to stay in public ownership and subject it to another in-depth review.

Tue, 20 Aug, 2019

Cork to receive biggest investment of €290m under National Broadband Plan

The Government has announced that Cork is to receive an investment of €290 million to deliver fibre broadband to almost 75,000 homes in the Intervention Area (IA).

Mon, 19 Aug, 2019

TDs question rural broadband timeline

Concerns about the long-term ownership of the rural broadband network and the length of time to complete the planned €5bn project are among findings in revealed in an Oireachtas committee report.

Mon, 22 Jul, 2019

Business movers: New account director with corporate PR firm Heneghan

Emma Gallagher has been promoted to account director with corporate PR firm Heneghan PR.

Thu, 04 Jul, 2019

Eir claim it could have delivered National Broadband Plan for under €1bn

The former state telephone company, Eir, will today claim it could have delivered the Government's National Broadband Plan (NBP) for under €1bn, one-third of its estimated final cost.

Mon, 24 Jun, 2019

Govt must be cautious with National Broadband Plan and not 'end up with another Eir'

A top academic says that there should be more oversight of the National Broadband Plan with strict penalties if targets are not reached.

Wed, 08 May, 2019

2026 before rural areas linked up in €3bn plan to end ‘digital apartheid’

Businesses and home owners in Ireland’s most rural areas must wait until 2026 to access high-speed broadband — and may have to pay more out of their own pocket.

Wed, 08 May, 2019

Ministers back €3bn plan in ‘digital fairness’ for all of Ireland

Finance and Public Expenditure Minister Paschal Donohoe has overruled his most senior officials to back the €3bn broadband plan in what he deems is “digital fairness” for the whole country.

Wed, 08 May, 2019

Q&A: Govt agrees €3bn National Broadband Plan, what next?

The Government has agreed a €3bn plan to roll out high-speed broadband to over 540,000 homes and premises in rural Ireland over the next seven years.

Tue, 07 May, 2019

€3bn National Broadband Plan will provide broadband to over 540,000 homes

The Government has agreed a €3bn plan to roll out high-speed broadband to over 540,000 homes and premises in rural Ireland over the next seven years.

Tue, 07 May, 2019