Granahan McCourt in running for NI broadband scheme

Preferred bidder for Government’s NBP project vies for similar project in the North

Row erupts over Eir’s new rural broadband network

Rivals say they are unable to connect customers to company’s new fibre network

Voters opt to forgo tax cuts but Christmas bonus will survive

Seen & heard: Wetherspoon boss plans Irish expansion as Dolan bids to buy Coppers

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

AIB freezes hiring and promoting to curb expenses

Seen & Heard: union expresses disappointment at lender’s latest cost-cutting plan

National Broadband Plan details to be subject of vote

Oireachtas committee to consider ownership issues and cost/benefit of proposed rollout

Broadband costs won’t derail other State projects, says Government

Additional funding for National Broadband Plan to come from ‘future revenues’

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

Broadband plan bidder’s CEO declines to appear before Oireachtas committee

Fianna Fáil says David McCourt should make an appearance to address concerns

Explainer: What does the latest broadband proposal from Eir mean?

Latest costings unlikely to clarify things, so here are some key questions answered

Eir says it could have delivered broadband for €512m State subsidy

Figure in letter to Minister is significantly below current projected €2.97 billion subsidy

Explainer: Is Eir’s €1bn broadband plan a credible offer?

What has been proposed and can Eir deliver NBP for €4bn less than the Government?

Broadband plan a complex project ‘with significant inherent risks’

KPMG’s head of corporate finance will tell committee that oversight of the project is possible if it is ‘monitored appropriately’

Broadband: what you are not being told about the €3bn plan

Smart Money: What we aren’t we being told – and why?

Government ‘riding shotgun’ to ensure broadband plan costs controlled

Bruton insists final €3bn State investment as cheap as could be given project’s scale

FF wants committee to investigate broadband contract

Granahan McCourt consortium says it will invest initial €220m in rural project

Government to come under Dáil pressure on broadband plan

FF to press Ministers on whether the decision on contract with private firm is reversible

Department ‘cooking the books’ on broadband cost benefit, TD claims

Opposition warns project may never be delivered as bidder as ’so little skin in game’

Donohoe insists broadband won’t go way of national children’s hospital

Minister pledges to keep tight rein on costs when it comes to national broadband plan

Broadband timeline: how did we get here?

Seven years in the making, Government’s flagship communications policy

Final decision on broadband plan due ‘within weeks’

Minister Richard Bruton signals imminent decision amid speculation over €3bn cost

Will Eir’s €500m investment change the broadband game?

Eir takes aim at Virgin as questions about the Government’s NBP project grow

State’s largest telcos to reveal why they shunned broadband plan

Companies are to explain their difficulties with the process to Public Accounts Committee

Broadband survey finds most users dissatisfied with service

Research suggests poor broadband is problem in urban as well as rural areas

Rural Ireland plays waiting game as Government mulls broadband bid

Final and only bid for NBP was submitted last September but we have no decision yet

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

Has ship sailed on €1.5bn-plus National Broadband Plan?

Government still promising bulk of plan by 2020 despite recent delays and controversies

No written statements sought from Naughten

Process auditor questioned about his National Broadband Plan investigation

Broadband plan expected to get go-ahead in coming weeks

Concerns over contract price remain but officials say price would be spread out over 25 years

The Irish Times view on the broadband report: Where next for the tender?

The National Broadband Programme has now been under way for six years and still we do not have a clear view of how the project will be delivered, or what it will cost

Broadband process report concludes well for Government

Naughten’s offence did require resignation but not serious enough to mess up process

Full statement by Denis Naughten on the Peter Smyth report

Former minister for communications ‘earnestly asks’ Government to continue his work

Naughten did not influence broadband tender process, auditor finds

Cabinet to consider report on tendering process from independent auditor

Is fibre too costly for Ireland’s broadband woes?

‘Fibre is not future-proofing anything. It is an overspend. It is an overkill’

Telecoms group Siro appoints new chief executive

ESB-Vodafone joint venture appoints John Keaney as its new chief executive

Naughten aimed to name broadband plan preferred bidder by September

Former minister told Eir of intended time frame in May meeting, documents show

National Broadband Plan woes could be a blessing in disguise

Perhaps the controversy over former minister Denis Naughten can lead to a reboot

Ryanair profits fall, and David McCourt’s interest in Anglo assets

‘Business Today: the best news, analysis and comment from ‘The Irish Times’ business desk

McCourt held meetings with Anglo Irish Bank about buying assets

Businessman’s meetings with Denis Naughten lead to the minister’s resignation

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