Lack of reliable wi-fi service forces workers into Bandon church car park amid lockdown

An aerial view of Bandon: residents of the town of Gaggin have taken to a church car park for internet access and work amid lockdown restrictions.

Three professionals from a small town in West Cork have taken to working in the car park of St Patrick's Church in Bandon during lockdown, because of frustrations surrounding unreliable internet coverage.

Around 100 houses in nearby Gaggin have average download speeds of 0.2mbps and an upload speed of 0.01mbps. The town is on a list of villages and towns around Ireland due to get high speed internet hubs whilst residents await the arrival of the National Broadband Plan.