In Roscommon, there are approximately 19,000 premises in the Intervention Area (IA), which includes homes, farms, commercial businesses and schools. Under the National Broadband Plan, Co Roscommon will see an investment of €76m in the new high-speed fibre network.
Having successfully completed the survey and design phase of the project, 2,378 premises in the Elphin deployment areas are now under construction to have high-speed fibre. National Broadband Ireland’s website is regularly updated to show estimated connection dates.
Works have also already been completed in other parts of Roscommon, and there are 11,749 premises that can now order or pre-order high-speed, reliable broadband across the county, with 3,624 premises already connected to the network.
TJ Malone (Chief Executive Officer, National Broadband Ireland Deployment) said, “Our teams are working on the ground all over the country and considerable progress has been made on the developments in Roscommon. High-speed fibre broadband is now available to order for over 11,700 premises including almost 2,500 premises near Carrick-on-Shannon, over 3,700 near Castlerea, almost 3,600 near Roscommon town, over 800 in the Ballinasloe deployment area near Ballydangan, and almost 800 in the Athlone deployment area near Monksland.
“We are pleased to be commencing construction on 2,400 homes, businesses and farms surrounding Elphin. Local residents will be able to connect to the NBI Network between January and June 2025.
“Construction works are also underway for over 1,800 premises in the Curraghboy deployment area, while other areas of the county are progressing through engineering survey and design phases”.
BCPs will pave the way for rural communities to receive the benefits of broadband, from mobile working, e-learning and mobile banking, to digital tourism.
