'A national solution for a national problem' - Taoiseach launches €3bn Broadband Plan

Every home and farm would benefit, he told community leaders, business people and other politicians at the launch.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has launched the €3bn national broadband plan with pledges that 1.1m people will benefit from the high-speed connections.

Announcing the signing of the contract at St Kevin's School in Wicklow today, he said the plan was a "national solution for a national problem".