New rural plan 'needs investment and faster broadband rollout'

Irish Rural Link chief executive Seamus Boland: Persuading workers to live in rural regions depends on investment

A new plan incentivising workers or businesses to relocate to rural regions must be supported by adequate investment and speedier rollout of high-quality broadband.

While welcoming the new Our Rural Future plan, Irish Rural Link (IRL) said the policy was a welcome one, but cautioned it depended on levels of investment, and that there was a "long way to go".