Denis Naughten standing firm in broadband bid row

Communications Minister Denis Naughten is refusing to resign over revelations that he met three times this year with the only remaining bidder for the State’s lucrative national broadband plan amid growing fears of a snap Christmas election.

Denis Naughten standing firm in broadband bid row
Thu, 11 Oct, 2018 - 06:30

By Fiachra Ó Cionnaith and Elaine Loughlin

Communications Minister Denis Naughten is refusing to resign over revelations that he met three times this year with the only remaining bidder for the State’s lucrative national broadband plan amid growing fears of a snap Christmas election.

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