Almost 900 premises in Leitrim town can now get fibre broadband

Almost 900 Leitrim homes and businesses near Drumkeeran can now connect to fibre broadband on the NBI network and almost 11,000 premises in the county can avail of a high-speed connection.  

NBI’s connection of Drumkeeran and surrounding townlands means that 893 homes and businesses can now access high-speed fibre broadband and the completion of works near Drumkeeran means that 10,921 premises can now pre-order or order high-speed broadband across Leitrim with 3,084 connections made to date. Works have also been completed in rural areas surrounding Manorhamilton and Keshcarrigan. 

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National Broadband Ireland is encouraging all Leitrim residents to visit nbi.ie and check their Eircode to see if they’re ready to connect.    

NBI’s fibre broadband rollout under the National Broadband Plan is delivering broadband services to what is known as the State’s Intervention Area, which includes the most remote and rural parts of Ireland where commercial operators have no plans to deliver high-speed broadband. The Intervention Area currently includes 12,000 premises in Leitrim which will see NBI deliver minimum speeds of 500 megabits per second to homes, businesses, farms, and schools across the county. As the biggest investment in rural Ireland since rural electrification, Co Leitrim will receive €46m of Government investment under the National Broadband Plan.  

TJ Malone, Chief Executive Officer, National Broadband Ireland, said: “We are delighted to announce that almost 900 Leitrim homes, businesses and farms near Drumkeeran can now connect to NBI’s high-speed fibre broadband. Those connected are experiencing the life-changing benefits of high-speed fibre broadband with minimum speeds of 500 megabits per second. 

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 “As we enter the final year of the National Broadband Plan rollout, we’re encouraging everyone in Leitrim to check their Eircode on nbi.ie and order now to secure high-speed fibre broadband for their home or business.” 

NBI has now passed over 451,000 homes, farms and businesses in rural Ireland to high-speed broadband with over 165,000 now connected. The average take-up rate of 36% is well ahead of projections and international comparisons and surpasses 60% in some areas of the country where the network has been live for 18 months.