Over 1,000 homes outside one big Tipperary town can finally connect to National Broadband plan

Homes outside Roscrea are set to benefit hugely as National Broadband Ireland (NBI) continues their new high-speed fibre broadband network roll-out under the Government’s National Broadband Plan (NBP) is making an investment of almost €118 million to ensure access for over 31,000 Tipperary homes, farms and businesses.

This includes over 1,000 premises in and around Roscrea, Rathnavogue and Cloughjordan. The company was in town this week to meet with local man Damien Munroe who is connected to the NBI network and had struggled with poor connectivity up to now.

Peter Hendrick, Chief Executive Officer, National Broadband Ireland said: “As the NBI rollout progresses across Tipperary, connections to high-speed broadband are becoming available to rural towns and villages around the county.

"Almost 1,600 homes, farms and businesses surrounding Clonmel are now ready to connect alongside over 2,800 in Nenagh, over 2,200 in Cashel, over 2,000 in Carrick-on-Suir and almost 3,000 in Tipperary town. We are delighted 1,000 homes in rural Roscrea are now also live on the network.”

Local Roscrea man, Damien Munroe who is connected to the NBI network through broadband provider, Rural Broadband, said: “I was delighted to be able to sign up with Rural Broadband to connect to the NBI network. My wife and I have been struggling with poor connectivity for years and were eager to upgrade to fibre broadband.

“From morning to night, we’re online. We both work from home for high-tech companies and depend on fast, reliable broadband. Oftentimes we have Microsoft Teams calls at the same time which can cause a drop in signal.

"Since connecting to the NBI network, we are benefiting from a high quality and consistent broadband service. This is true for my working day as well as seamless streaming experiences to unwind in the evenings.”