Ireland offline movement angry with continued broadband delays.
The Ireland offline movement have today hit out at the delay in rolling out high speed broadband to many homes and businesses in rural Ireland. They claim that 542,000 premises still have to be connected. Spokesperson for “Ireland offline” Eamonn Wallace claims that the findings of the Smith Report which…
Leitrim says there can be no further delays to rural broadband for Drumkeerin
The issue of broadband remains a huge problem for many rural villages like Drumkeerin in county Leitrim. The village is welcoming the allocation of over $43,000 to renovate three enterprise units in the town as part of the Rural Town and Village enhancement scheme. But Fianna Fail Councillor Mary Bohan…
Fears north west will be left behind when it comes to high-speed broadband
There are fears that rural areas in north Leitrim and south Donegal could be among those left behind when it comes to the provision of high-speed broadband. That’s after the break-up of the consortium which was to provide the service to towns across the country. It means Eir now has…
Irish Rural Link calls for special cabinet meeting to discuss broadband fiasco
A group campaigning for sustainable rural development is calling for a special cabinet meeting to be held to discuss the latest setback to the rollout of broadband. It comes after SSE reportedly pulled out of the Enet consortium, the only group still left bidding to deliver the government’s National Broadband…
Rural areas in Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal among worst hit by lack of broadband
A group campaigning for sustainable rural development says jobs are being lost to areas in Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal because of the ongoing failure to provide a high-speed broadband network. It comes after SSE reportedly pulled out of the Enet consortium – the only group still left bidding to deliver…
Fianna Fail: Empty IDA units in rural counties continue to lie idle
The Government’s accused of bringing jobs to cities like Dublin and Galway at the expense of more rural counties. Fianna Fail’s spokesperson on Business and Enterprise says two out of every three IDA properties were unoccupied at the end of last year instead of being used to attract high paying…
Leitrim Councillors aghast as broadband still appears to still be years away
The fact that many parts of Leitrim and other counties may not see the rollout of high speed broadband for another 7 or 8 years drew gasps of horror from Councillors in Manorhamilton yesterday. The reaction following a motion put down by Fianna Fail Councillor Mary Bohan to get an…