Rural digital hub in West Cork set to create 500 jobs

Ireland’s first rural digital hub could help create up to 500 jobs in West Cork over the next five years.

Communications Minister Alex White made the forecast Friday at the launch of the Ludgate@Skibbereen facility, a start-up hub which will boast broadband speeds of up to 1,000 Mbps when it opens in November.

He also confirmed government plans to go to procurement later this year to ensure that every home, school and business has access to high-speed broadband, even if they are in areas where commercial investment is not viable.