The delay to the rollout of the National Broadband Plan is a “death knell” for rural communities across the country, it has been claimed.

In this week’s column, Kehlan takes a look at the some of the businesses he talked to in 2015. He explores what drives these SMEs to succeed.    

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today.

In this week’s Q&A, Kehlan Kirwan talks with David McDonald from Nova Broadband. Nova recently announced a major expansion to its broadband coverage and a €250,000 injection from private investors

The Government has promised that every building in Ireland will have high speed broadband by 2020.

A rural community has united to enter the digital age.

Thousands of families are at risk of losing their homes because of caps on rent allowance, homeless charity Focus Ireland has warned

There has been further criticism of the Government's decision not to extend the National Broadband scheme.