National Broadband Ireland (NBI) has commenced build works to deliver high-speed broadband to almost 300 homes, farms and businesses in the Rooskey and Carrigallen deployment areas in County Longford.  

NBI is rolling out the new future-proofed, high-speed Fibre-to-the-Home network under the Government's National Broadband Plan (NBP).

Having successfully completed the survey and design phase of the project, construction is now underway for 120 Longford premises in the Rooskey deployment area. This includes the rural townlands and surrounds of Drumlish, Newtown Forbes and Barraghbeg, which are due to be connected by summer 2025.

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Meanwhile, build works have commenced for 175 premises in the Carrigallen deployment area, including the rural communities of Moyne and Legga, which are on track to be connected by the end of the year.

A total of 9,000 premises in Co Longford 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, Co Longford will receive €34m of Government investment under the National Broadband Plan. Works have already been completed in other parts of Longford, such as Ballymahon and Aucgnacliffe.

Discussing the project, TJ Malone, Chief Executive Officer, National Broadband Ireland Deployment said: "Our overarching goal is to improve digital connectivity across the country. With minimum internet speed of 500 megabits per second, this new Fibre-to-the-Home network will play a pivotal role in sustaining local businesses and communities."