Kilkenny-based contracting company Gaeltec creating 150 new roles
Approximately 60 of the jobs are to support the upgrade of Siro’s fibre broadband network
National Broadband Ireland must ‘take responsibility’ for delays
Minister tells Dáil he will apply all the penalties that are due if rollout targets not met
Siro secures €125m debt investment to help fund network expansion
Wholesale broadband provider recently announced major €620m upgrade to network
Siro reports 53% revenue increase as number of customers rises
Broadband provider saw increase in demand last year as more people worked and studied from home
Siro announces €620m investment to upgrade broadband network
Capital injection will extend Siro’s reach to an additional 320,000 premises
Fibrus Networks targets northern England in major expansion
Firm founded by Conal Henry to roll out fibre broadband to an initial 300,000 premises
The Irish Times view on the National Broadband Plan contract: Devil may lie in unknown detail
The 25-year contract requires National Broadband Ireland (NBI) – the vehicle set up by winning bidder US firm Granahan McCourt – to deliver high-speed broadband to 542,000 mainly rural homes and premises
Imagine says it can deliver high-speed broadband to 800,000 rural homes
Company completes first phase of €300m investment in rollout of 5G broadband
Final decision on broadband plan due ‘within weeks’
Minister Richard Bruton signals imminent decision amid speculation over €3bn cost
Telecoms group Siro appoints new chief executive
ESB-Vodafone joint venture appoints John Keaney as its new chief executive
Dooley says Government should mandate ESB to deliver National Broadband Plan
Fianna Fáil communications spokesman says semi-State should be brought in to break impasse
David McCourt: the Irish-American billionaire you never heard of – until now
Telco entrepreneur with a home in Co Clare sold his first phone company for $14bn
Naughten’s departure plunges broadband process into crisis, but can it be salvaged
Government faces two difficult choices to keep the process on the road
Denis O’Brien associate appointed new head of broadband bidder Enet
Peter McCarthy to replace Bartley McElroy as head of Limerick-based telecoms group
Denis Naughten admits to further meeting with lead broadband bidder
Minister admits he met David McCourt in Dublin in June and earlier facilitated and paid for Dáil lunch for McCourt’s family
Explainer: Broadband and Naughten’s New York meeting
Where is the National Broadband Plan going and why is it taking so long?
State-backed fund takeover of Enet adds twist to broadband process
Irish Infrastructure Fund to buy remaining stake in former broadband bidder
Government’s broadband process should be ‘halted’
Fianna Fáil’s Timmy Dooley questions whether final bidder can undertake project
David McCourt - the last man standing in Ireland’s broadband process
US businessman’s firm fronts the final consortium
Minutes of Naughten’s New York dinner meeting with David McCourt released
Department wanted any changes to consortium to be ‘avoided’ or ‘kept to a minimum’
Denis O’Brien’s entry provides another twist to State’s broadband saga
Should Government be dealing with O’Brien via Actavo with investigations taking place?
Analysis: National Broadband Plan all but dead in the water
Project undeliverable without a big industry player with infrastructure experience
Broadband process still competitive despite Eir’s exit, officials say
Senior official in charge rejects claim Government has been left on back foot
Sole bidder in National Broadband Plan is ‘really committed’ to project, claims Minister
Removal of 300,000 homes from map was due to state aid rules, says Denis Naughten
Siro doubles workforce to 120 as broadband demand soars
ESB-Vodafone joint venture opens new Dublin headquarters in Carrickmines
Eir expects State broadband scheme to be altered
Provider has started connecting homes already earmarked for the State scheme
Telecoms group Enet plans bid for rural broadband scheme
Company says State-funded network should be operated on wholesale-only basis
Eir’s broadband plan poses challenge to Government strategy
State’s largest telco outlines plan to cover homes already earmarked for rural scheme
Broadband plan attracts interest from more than 10 firms
Two subsidised contracts for rural broadband project to be awarded later this year
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