Homes in Cork to be among the first connected to National Broadband Plan

National Broadband Ireland has also confirmed that minimum download speed for the network has increased to 500 megabits per second, from 150. Picture: File photo

Homes in Cork, Cavan and Galway will be connected to the National Broadband Plan network by the end of the year.

Work on the new fibre network is to start in Cork and Cavan by the end of the month, with townlands in Galway to follow shortly.