An extra 1,300 Leitrim homes can now get high speed broadband connection

National Broadband Ireland (NBI), the company delivering the new future-proofed, high-speed Fibre-to-the-Home network under the National Broadband Plan (NBP) on behalf of the Government, has said that over 1,300 Leitrim premises in its Rooskey deployment area can now avail of a high-speed fibre broadband connection. The includes the rural surrounds and townlands of Mohill, Dromod and Beihy. 

12,000 premises in Co Leitrim 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 Leitrim will receive €46m of Government investment under the National Broadband Plan. 

There are 1,342 Leitrim premises in the Rooskey deployment area that can join the NBI network™. National Broadband Ireland is calling on people living nearby to visit nbi.ie/map/ and enter their Eircode to see if they are ready to connect. 
Works have already been completed in other parts of Leitrim, including the rural surrounds of Keshcarrigan and Manorhamilton. There is a total of 9,863 premises that can now pre-order or order high-speed, reliable broadband across the county with 2,198 connections made so far.

Network build works are also continuing across Leitrim with build works in progress for almost 900 premises in the Dowra deployment area, due to be connected by the end of next year. Signing up to the NBI email notifications at https://nbi.ie/eoi/ is the easiest way to get the most up-to-date status of premises during the rollout and when premises will be ready for order.  
TJ Malone, Chief Executive Officer, National Broadband Ireland, said: “We are delighted to announce that over 1,300 Leitrim premises in the Rooskey deployment area can now order high-speed broadband services through the NBI network. This will enable those who connect to experience the life-changing benefits of high-speed broadband with minimum speeds of 500 megabits per second. 

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“Overall, almost 9,900 homes, businesses and farms in Co Leitrim can now order a high-speed fibre connection to the NBI network. This includes Keshcarrigan and Manorhamilton. We are working hard on the ground to progress other areas of the county through engineering survey, design and construction phases. We encourage Leitrim residents to visit the NBI website to check their Eircode and sign up for updates”.