High-speed connectivity on the way in Kilcormac area

NATIONAL Broadband Ireland (NBI), the company rolling out the new high speed fibre broadband

network under the Government’s National Broadband Plan (NBP), has announced that construction has

commenced to deliver high-speed broadband to over 1,300 premises in the rural areas surrounding the

Mountbolus deployment area in County Offaly.

This includes the communities of Mountbolus, Kilcormac and Killoughey.

In Offaly, there are approximately 13,000 premises in the Intervention Area (IA), which includes homes,

farms, commercial businesses and schools.

Under the National Broadband Plan, County Offaly will see an investment of €48m in the new high speed

fibre network. This will enable e-learning, remote monitoring of livestock or equipment, e-health

initiatives, better energy efficiency in the home, and will facilitate increased levels of remote working.

Having successfully completed the Survey and Design phase of the project, 1,338 Offaly premises in the

Mountbolus deployment area are now under construction, in order to have access to high-speed fibre.

National Broadband Ireland’s website is regularly updated to show estimated connection dates.

Signing up to the NBI email notifications at www.nbi.ie/eoi/ is the easiest way to get the most up to date

status of premises during the rollout.

Works have already been completed in other parts of Offaly, and there are 1,678 premises that are

available to order or pre-order high-speed, reliable broadband across the county, with 463 already

connected to the network.

National Broadband Ireland is calling on people to visit www.nbi.ie/map/ and enter their Eircode to see if

they are ready to connect.

Peter Hendrick, Chief Executive Officer, National Broadband Ireland said: "Our teams are working

tirelessly on the rollout plan and considerable progress has been made on the developments in Offaly.

High-speed fibre broadband is now available to order for over 1,300 homes, businesses and farms near

Ballaghmore, while construction works are underway for over 1,100 premises in the Moate deployment

area near Clara.”

He continued: “As the fast pace of the rollout continues, we are confident in our expertise to progress

premises from the construction phase to the order phase. In collaboration with retail service providers

and other key stakeholders, we're actively connecting homes in Offaly, and our commitment is to provide

a minimum internet speed of 500Mbps. As part of this we are committed to providing reliable broadband

all the time all over the home.

“Our overarching goal is to improve digital connectivity across the country. In today's world, digital

connectivity is integral to our daily lives, and this new Fibre-to-the-Home network will play a pivotal role in

sustaining local businesses and communities."

Under the National Broadband Plan, 564,000 premises nationwide are included in the Intervention Area,

which was established by the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications to identify areas

where commercial operators are not currently providing access to high-speed broadband or do not intend

to.