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National Broadband Ireland said the rollout is on track to pass over 420,000 premises by the end of this year

Over 125,000 premises connected under broadband plan

National Broadband Ireland has announced that over 125,000 premises across Ireland are now connected to its high-speed fibre broadband network.

Business • 14 May

Niall Tallon, CEO of Imagine, Peter Hendrick, CEO of National broadband Ireland and Imagine customer and Wicklow-based auctioneer Pat O'Neill

Imagine's network deal with National Broadband Ireland

Rural broadband provider Imagine and National Broadband Ireland (NBI) have agreed a network deal which will enable Imagine to expand its fibre broadband offering to existing and new customers via the NBI network.

Business • 17 Feb

National Broadband Ireland said the early completions include 32,000 premises that have been brought forward from the 2026 schedule

65,000 sites to get fibre broadband earlier than expected

National Broadband Ireland has said that 65,000 homes, farms and businesses are being moved to an earlier completion date in 2025 than had been originally scheduled.

Ireland • 06 Jan

National Broadband Ireland CEO Peter Hendrick and Minister Ossian Smyth

NBI on track to pass 300,000 premises by the end of 2024

National Broadband Ireland, which is designing, building and operating the new high-speed fibre broadband network for rural Ireland, said that over 243,000 premises are now ready to connect to its national network.

Business • 27 May 24

Peter Hendrick, NBI CEO, Michael Eamon Herbst, Chairman of Herbst Group, Tara Collins, Chief Marketing Officer at NBI and Minister Ossian Smyth

National Broadband Plan says passes 75,000 connections

National Broadband Ireland said today it has now connected over 75,000 homes, farms and businesses under the National Broadband Plan (NBP) to high-speed fibre broadband.

Business • 22 Apr 24

NBI CEO Peter Hendrick, Minister Ossian Smyth and NBI Chairman David McCourt.

NBI: National Broadband Plan 'on time and on budget'

The company responsible for delivering the Government's National Broadband Plan (NBP) has said the project is "on time and on budget".

Business • 16 Feb 24

Peter Hendrick , CEO of National Broadband Ireland

4 in 5 experience broadband connectivity issues: survey

New research has shown a mismatch between levels of satisfaction and experience of broadband performance among respondents, which suggests that people may be settling for less and missing out on the benefits of high-speed broadband.

Business • 29 Dec 23

It said teams will be on the ground on Sherkin, Cape Clear and Bere islands.

Broadband works on the way for Cork offshore islands

National Broadband Ireland (NBI), the company rolling out the National Broadband Plan (NBP), is set to start surveying works on three Cork offshore islands in the coming weeks.

Business • 20 Nov 23

60,000 premises have connected with the average take-up rate ahead of projections and international comparisons

National Broadband reaches 200,000 premises milestone

National Broadband Ireland has said broadband connections are now available for more than 200,000 households, farms and businesses across the country

Ireland • 13 Nov 23

The Government's broadband plan first began in 2019 and is meant to finish in 2026 at an estimated cost of €5.5 billion

National Broadband Plan marks 50,000th connection

National Broadband Ireland said today it has now connected 50,000 homes, farms and businesses under the National Broadband Plan (NBP).

Business • 05 Sep 23

Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications Eamon Ryan, Eavann Murphy, MD of open eir Wholesale and Oliver Loomes, the CEO of eir

Eir fibre broadband passes 1 million homes, businesses

Telecommunications company eir has announced that it has passed one million homes and businesses across Ireland with its new high-speed fibre-to-the-home (FFTH) network.

Business • 22 Feb 23

National Broadband Ireland today announced its 30,000th connection under the National Broadband Plan

Pace of high-speed broadband rollout increasing - Govt

The Government has insisted that the pace of connections to high-speed broadband has accelerated in recent months, although it will still be at least five years before some premises have access to the best services.

Business • 10 Feb 23

Toby Allen of Ballymaloe Cookery School pictured at his home in Midleton as NBI announce broadband connections in Midleton.

16,000 Cork premises ready to connect to NBP

National Broadband Ireland (NBI) has announced that over 8,000 premises in the Midleton Deployment Area are now ready to connect, bringing the total number of Cork homes, farms and businesses which can connect to the network to almost 16,000.

Business • 19 Jan 23

There are over 102,000 premises that are now able to be connected to the network (Pic:National Broadband Ireland)

Provider expects six-figure fines for broadband delay

The Chief Executive of National Broadband Ireland has said that the company is preparing to pay "a couple hundred thousand euro" in fines relating to delays in the rollout of the National Broadband Plan.

Ireland • 09 Dec 22

David McCourt is the chairman of National Broadband Ireland

Asterion to buy 80% stake in National Broadband Ireland

The two largest shareholders in the company responsible for rolling out the National Broadband Plan (NBP) have agreed a deal to sell their stake in the firm to a Spanish based investment manager.

Business • 12 Jul 22

The company is investing €500m into Ireland's Fibre to the Home (FTTH) network

eir's gigabit fibre network passes 800k homes and firms

eir says its gigabit fibre network is now available to more than 800,000 homes and businesses across Ireland.

Business • 25 Apr 22

David McCourt is Chairman of National Broadband Ireland

National Broadband Plan can be delivered on time - NBI

National Broadband Ireland has said that by the end of the year a total of 221,000 premises - or 40% of planned area - will be under construction, up from 28% last year.

Business • 07 Apr 22

NBI adds 2Gbit/s option to broadband plan offering

Premises which are passed by the National Broadband Plan will be able to avail of 2 gigabits per second download speeds, if they choose to.

Business • 26 Jan 22

Big Tech's vulnerabilities were on display this year, from cyber attacks to accusations of wrong-doing in pursuit of profit

Big Tech's biggest weaknesses were on display in 2021

While 2020 was a year when tech's greatest strengths were on display, it was its weaknesses that came to the fore in 2021, writes Adam Maguire.

2021 in Review • 31 Dec 21

50% of premises clear broadband engineering milestone

National Broadband Ireland said today that 50% of all premises within its remit have had engineering surveys completed, which allows it to move to its network design and network build phases of the project.

Business • 21 Dec 21

National Broadband Ireland is rolling out high speed broadband to over half a million premises across the country on behalf of the state

Comreg drops National Broadband Ireland pricing plans

Telecoms regulator Comreg has ditched pricing proposals that would have allowed National Broadband Ireland to use Eir's poles and ducts for the rollout of its high speed network at less than prices other telecom firms have to pay.

Business • 13 Dec 21

Just two weeks ago, Leo Varadkar had said that the rollout was "about six months" behind

Roll-out of broadband plan eight months behind schedule

The rollout of the National Broadband Plan is now eight months behind schedule, the Tánaiste has acknowledged in the Dáil.

Business • 14 Oct 21

David McCourt, the chairman of National Broadband Ireland which is delivering the National Broadband Plan on behalf of the Government

92,000 premises in 'build phase' of NBP

National Broadband Ireland has said that over 19,000 premises are now eligible to order services on the new high-speed fibre broadband network, spanning the first deployment areas in Carrigaline, Galway city, Cavan town, Limerick city and Ballinasloe.

Business • 22 Jun 21

David McCourt, the chairman of National Broadband Ireland

Employment on National Broadband Plan passes 1,000 mark

National Broadband Ireland (NBI) said today that over 1,000 people have been employed by the project since it started in January 2020.

Business • 16 Jun 21

Nokia is an equipment supplier to National Broadband Ireland which is rolling out the NBP network

Broadband plan network could in time carry 25Gbps speed

The National Broadband Plan (NBP) network could in time be capable of handling data speeds of up to 25Gbps, a senior telecoms executive has said.

Business • 12 Feb 21