Rural Life
Just over 50% of farms awaiting fibre cabling for high-speed broadband
There are 34,665 farms in the country out of a total of 65,247 awaiting to be passed for fibre cabling...
Broadband
Rural Life
Broadband connections available for over 200,000 premises
National Broadband Ireland (NBI), the company responsible for delivering the government’s National Broadband Plan (NBP), has said that broadband connections...
Sponsored
Watch: Calor provides instant hot water solution for Kilkenny dairy farmer
Access to hot water is crucial to Irish dairy farms. All farms require a reliable and consistent method of heating...
Rural Life
National Broadband Plan: Cork farm marks 50,000th connection
National Broadband Ireland (NBI) confirmed today (Tuesday, September 5), that it has now connected 50,000 homes, farms and businesses. On...
Rural Life
Census: 20% of older households have no internet connection
Irish Rural Link (IRL) has raised concern at the level of households aged over 65 years that have no internet...
Agri Politics
Video: Taoiseach outlines govt 'commitment' to rural Ireland
The Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said today that he wanted to “assure” people about the “government’s commitment to rural Ireland”. Speaking...
Rural Life
Broadband: Could your village set it up its own fibre network?
A rural community that designed and built its own fibre to the premises’ (FTTP) broadband network is now helping other...
Rural Life
NBI CEO outlines impact of Covid on broadband roll-out
The CEO of National Broadband Ireland (NBI) has highlighted the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the national roll-out of...
Rural Life
Broadband plan 'in danger of becoming dated before it's delivered'
The National Broadband Plan (NBP) is in danger of “becoming dated before it it actually implemented”, one TD has warned....
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Renowned sheep farming pair trust Tribamec Duo
Tribamec Duo combines Chanelle Pharma’s established products: Animec Oral solution for sheep and Tribex 5% oral suspension for sheep. The...
Rural Life
National Broadband Plan set to miss targets by 25,000 - TD
The National Broadband Plan is set to miss its revised target of 60,000 homes by the end of the year,...
Rural Life
Importance of 'equipping' farm families with broadband highlighted to NBI
Representatives from the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) held a meeting today (Friday, March 12) with National Broadband Ireland (NBI), the...
Rural Life
'1 in 4 private sector staff capable of remote working'
More than 1 in 4 private sector employees in this country are capable of working remotely and the development of...
Rural Life
National Broadband Plan: 122,000 premises across 25 counties surveyed so far
Minister Eamon Ryan has confirmed that as of Wednesday (November 4), 187 sites have been installed by National Broadband Ireland...
Opinion
Letter to the editor: Mart bidding - 'go online or go broke'
The latest restrictions under level five where a person cannot go into the ringside to bid on an animal is...
Agri-Business
Government's own website says 40% of marts don't have decent broadband - Naughten
According to the government’s own website, 40% of marts across the country have a poor broadband service which requires upgrading,...
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Watch: Rugby legend on tackling resistant worms in cattle
At this time of year, many farmers are organising their animal health plan and tackling resistant worms to cover their...
Rural Life
Financial incentive needed 'to fill vacant houses in rural areas' - Naughten
Independent TD Denis Naughten has said there is “a number of rural villages that have high-speed broadband and vacant houses”,...
Rural Life
Response to rural broadband 'unsatisfactory', as farms and businesses suffer
The government’s response to rural broadband issues has been “unsatisfactory” as farms, households and businesses continue to suffer, according to...
Rural Life
Roll-out of internet hubs 'need to be established ASAP'
The roll-out of high-speed internet hubs across the country is a welcome feature of the National Broadband Plan – but...
Rural Life
Broadband plan update: Eir proposal deemed 'not feasible'
The proposal made by Eir as an alternative to the National Broadband Plan (NBP) has been deemed to be “not...