National Broadband Ireland pledges to provide coverage to 102,000 homes by 2023
Controversial broadband project has been beset by delays
Working from home: How quickly is high-speed broadband being rolled out across the State?
State rollout of high-speed internet could reverse generations of rural depopulation
Government’s broadband plan mired in financial controversy
North’s scheme costs €2,500 per home, the Republic’s €5,300
William Fry and EY to examine funding and structure of National Broadband Ireland
Department says this is part of ongoing review of broadband contract
Enet to invest €1.5m in expanding its Dublin network
State-backed telco is also planning further extensions across capital in coming months
First homes connect under national broadband plan
Cork and Cavan first to receive broadband with service for Limerick and Galway to come
National Broadband Ireland criticised for ‘gaps’ in rollout of scheme
Company behind €3bn project accused of not providing sufficient information about the rollout on its website
Broadband plan can be delivered within five years unless Covid ‘wreaks havoc’
Chairman of company delivering project says quarantine can cause difficulties
Government considers drafting in ESB to speed up broadband provision
Seen & Heard: Spanish credit card company Avantcard signs up six brokers to cherry pick the mortgage market
Government publishes heavily redacted version of National Broadband Plan
Much of the published version, which runs to more than 3,000 pages, is blacked out
Granahan McCourt drops out of Northern Ireland broadband scheme
Company behind State’s €3bn broadband plan cites timeline problems due to Covid-19
Winners and losers in a year of extremes in the business world
Green Reit and CRH among winners as Boeing, Denis O’Brien and RTÉ join losers
Ministers flock from far and wide for broadband photo op
Business Week: also in the news was Digicel; jobs; the economy; and commercial property
‘Rolls-Royce’ rural broadband to cost €6,000 per household
Rollout to 542,000 homes will transform telecoms landscape, but at a high price
Signing of €3bn broadband contract is ‘biggest investment in rural Ireland ever’
Over 90% of premises will have access to broadband within four years - Bruton
Broadband timeline: how did we get here?
Government’s flagship communications policy seven years in the making
Controversial rural broadband contract to be signed today
Plan could cost as much as €3bn in coming years and will leave network in private hands
Contract for €3billion broadband plan due to be signed on Tuesday
Cabinet to hold early morning meeting, with work on first connections expected to start within weeks
Bruton denies national broadband delay
Minister says officials are still finalising State aid element of €3bn scheme
Broadband contract sign-off and Dublin waste business up for sale
Seen and heard: Border region violence hitting investment, Government prepares to reform Limited Partnership rules
Granahan McCourt in running for NI broadband scheme
Preferred bidder for Government’s NBP project vies for similar project in the North
New homes may be required to have high-speed broadband capability
Government officials want to make cabling mandatory to obtain planning permission
Eir’s baffling broadband plan offer raises suspicions of sabotage
Disjuncture between firm’s inside-the-process cost of €2.75bn and new claim is jarring
INM hack longer than suspected, developers cut back on homes
Seen and Heard: State loses nearly $1m on Digicel as value of its bonds at record low
Loss making Enet subsidiary paid €10m to Granahan McCourt last year
Telecoms company reported a rise in turnover in 2018 to €17.5m from €16.9 m in 2017
TDs to send questions to preferred bidder for broadband contract
David McCourt said it would be inappropriate to discuss matter while tender process is live
Broadband plan bidder’s CEO declines to appear before Oireachtas committee
Fianna Fáil says David McCourt should make an appearance to address concerns
‘No effective control’ of rising costs of tribunals and commissions
Draft Public Accounts Committee report is set to recommend mechanism to manage costs
Eir willing to re-engage with broadband plan if model changed
Telecoms firm tells Oireachtas committee it is ‘certain’ plan can be delivered for €1bn
KPMG insists it is not to blame for cost of broadband plan
Firm estimates that to restart the project from scratch would set it back five years
Taxpayer will fork out €700,000 over three years for broadband, says Minister
Sinn Féin TD accuses Government of ‘giving with one hand and taking with the other’
FF wants committee to investigate broadband contract
Granahan McCourt consortium says it will invest initial €220m in rural project
Government presses ahead with broadband despite pleas to stop
Business Week: also is the news was competitiveness; GDP; and financial services
If broadband plan falters rural Ireland will never get it, Naughten says
Allowing Eir remove 300,000 homes from plan increased costs, says Richard Bruton
Broadband cost set to top €5bn including private investment
Private entity to own network at end of 25-year contract despite €3bn State investment
Government will not own broadband network when built
Government is paying bulk of cost while ceding ownership to private entity
Government pledges to deliver broadband within seven years
‘We must pay the price of progress now or stay trapped in the past forever,’ says Varadkar
Consortium led by David McCourt given preferred bidder status for broadband plan
The value of the contract has been capped at just under €3 billion
After seven years and four ministers, broadband plan finally gets green light
Business Week: also in the news were jobs; expansion plans; banks; and executive pay
Broadband timeline: how did we get here?
Seven years in the making, Government’s flagship communications policy
Government to press ahead with €3bn broadband plan despite cost warnings
Rollout to proceed despite fears of public outrage at price increase
Overcast’s partnership with Avid part of plan to go global
‘Google Docs for professional videos’ cited as one of 40 start-ups that may change world
Consortium led by McCourt on track to win broadband tender
Seen & Heard: Boomtime property financier Derek Quinlan facing bankruptcy petition
More than €25m spent on National Broadband Plan to date
Varadkar previously confirmed cost had risen to ‘many multiples’ of original estimate
Will Eir’s €500m investment change the broadband game?
Eir takes aim at Virgin as questions about the Government’s NBP project grow
Boot on other foot as power in sports business shifts to fans
Sports governing bodies face fight for relevance against digital entertainment industry
Broadband plan will deliver download speeds that are ‘too slow’
PAC chairman says project will be ‘a waste of time’ if it only results in broadband speed of 30mbps
Business 2018: the winners and the losers
The last 12 months proved to be another year of mixed fortunes in corporate Ireland
Decision on roll-out of rural broadband delayed
No Cabinet decision until new year in project that has been beset by controversy
No written statements sought from Naughten
Process auditor questioned about his National Broadband Plan investigation
Denis Naughten defends his actions on broadband plan
Former minister resigned earlier this year amid controversy over meetings with bidder
National Broadband Plan tenderers to go before PAC
Eir and Enet among firms volunteering to assist in scrutiny of scheme rollout and costs
National broadband plan was in crisis long before the Naughten controversy
Questions remain around plan’s costs and native industry shunning of project
Naughten told sole broadband bidder its price was too high
Report finds former minister did not influence process in favour of Granahan McCourt
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