There are now 10,000 homes, farms, and businesses in Galway connected to high-speed fibre broadband as part of the National Broadband Plan.
National Broadband Ireland (NBI), the company delivering the NBP, announced that 10,000 properties in Galway have been connected out of the almost 29,600 which can avail of fibre today.
41,000 premises in Co. Galway are included in the State’s Intervention Area, which will see NBI deliver minimum speeds of 500 megabits per second to local homes, businesses, farms and schools.
As the biggest investment in rural Ireland since rural electrification, Co. Galway will receive €153M of Government investment under the National Broadband Plan.
One family, the Curleys of Ballagh, said that getting high-speed fibre has helped with their home life by enabling remote working, and making it easier for multiple people to be connected at the same time.
“Working from the home office has saved us about two hours of a commute every day which allows us to spend more time with the kids, and we can get them to activities in the evening we wouldn’t have been able to make before,” Ruth Curley said.
“They were also previously unable to access some online educational resources and now they can get the full benefit, so high-speed broadband has been hugely positive for them.”
Damien Curley said: “Before connecting to network, our download speeds were slow and unreliable. Now with NBI’s fibre broadband, our speeds are 100 times faster.”
“The lads are delighted as they can use the Playstation, and we can be on whatever devices we need without any shouting matches. We now know what a true internet connection is like with no breakdowns or glitches.”
TJ Malone, Chief Executive Officer, National Broadband Ireland, said, “It’s encouraging to hear the real impact of high-speed broadband on customers like Ruth and Damien.”
“Stories like these demonstrate the importance of reliable fibre broadband for rural communities in Co Galway and across Ireland. ”
