3,700 premises in Skibbereen to get high speed broadband

National Broadband Ireland (NBI) has said that almost 3,700 premises in its Skibbereen deployment area can now avail of a high-speed fibre broadband connection, including the rural surrounds and townlands of Skibbereen, Aghadown and Castlehaven.

A total of 82,000 premises in Cork are included in the State’s intervention area, which will see NBI deliver minimum speeds of 500 megabits per second to homes, businesses, farms, and schools.

As the biggest investment in rural Ireland since rural electrification, Cork will receive €314m of Government investment under the National Broadband Plan. There are 3,693 Cork premises in the Skibbereen deployment area that can join the NBI network, and National Broadband Ireland is calling on people living nearby to visit nbi.ie and enter their Eircode to see if they are ready to connect.

Works have already been completed in other parts of Cork, including the rural surrounds of Clonakilty, Eyeries, Kinsale, and Meelin. 

There is a total of 58,687 premises that can now pre-order or order high-speed, reliable broadband across the county with 17,914 connections made so far.

Network build works are also continuing across Cork with 6,500 premises near the Grenagh deployment area due to be connected by the end of next year.

TJ Malone, chief executive officer, National Broadband Ireland, said:“We are delighted to announce that almost 3,700 Cork premises in the Skibbereen deployment area can now order high-speed broadband services.

“This will enable those who connect to experience the life-changing benefits of high-speed broadband with minimum speeds of 500 megabits per second.”