Rural dwellers 'tearing their hair out' as Government admits broadband could take seven years

Kilmacsimon, in West Cork, where families are desperate to get high-speed broadband, according to Michael Collins TD. 

People in rural Ireland are “tearing their hair out with stress” over broadband issues while trying to homeschool and work from home, a West Cork TD said.

And Independent Michael Collins said the Government must consider a different approach to bridging the digital divide after news that it could take up to seven years to fully roll-out the national broadband plan (NBP).