Irish pay twice EU average to access internet

Irish internet users are being charged almost twice the EU average for crucial broadband services as consumers continue to pick up the tab, despite rip-off rates being repeatedly exposed in the past.

The EU’s Digital Economy and Society Index 2016 found the cost of fixed-line broadband in Ireland as a proportion of income remains persistently high, having warned of the same a year ago.

Another 2015 EU report also found that “the cheapest offers are more expensive in Ireland than the EU average” and that prices had either remained stable or increased “for all speed categories and types of products” between 2014 and 2015, with the cost of some services climbing by 50%.