The Irish Times

Kilkenny-based contracting company Gaeltec creating 150 new roles

Approximately 60 of the jobs are to support the upgrade of Siro’s fibre broadband network

Mon Feb 14 2022 - 05:15

National Broadband Ireland must ‘take responsibility’ for delays

Minister tells Dáil he will apply all the penalties that are due if rollout targets not met

Thu Jan 27 2022 - 20:02

Siro secures €125m debt investment to help fund network expansion

Wholesale broadband provider recently announced major €620m upgrade to network

Mon Nov 15 2021 - 09:14

Siro reports 53% revenue increase as number of customers rises

Broadband provider saw increase in demand last year as more people worked and studied from home

Fri Oct 29 2021 - 17:08

Siro announces €620m investment to upgrade broadband network

Capital injection will extend Siro’s reach to an additional 320,000 premises

Thu Oct 28 2021 - 10:57

Fibrus Networks targets northern England in major expansion

Firm founded by Conal Henry to roll out fibre broadband to an initial 300,000 premises

Sat Jul 31 2021 - 05:50

The Irish Times view on the National Broadband Plan contract: Devil may lie in unknown detail

The 25-year contract requires National Broadband Ireland (NBI) – the vehicle set up by winning bidder US firm Granahan McCourt – to deliver high-speed broadband to 542,000 mainly rural homes and premises

Mon Aug 31 2020 - 00:05

Imagine says it can deliver high-speed broadband to 800,000 rural homes

Company completes first phase of €300m investment in rollout of 5G broadband

Fri Sept 06 2019 - 05:40

Final decision on broadband plan due ‘within weeks’

Minister Richard Bruton signals imminent decision amid speculation over €3bn cost

Mon Apr 01 2019 - 15:14

Telecoms group Siro appoints new chief executive

ESB-Vodafone joint venture appoints John Keaney as its new chief executive

Wed Nov 07 2018 - 15:53

Dooley says Government should mandate ESB to deliver National Broadband Plan

Fianna Fáil communications spokesman says semi-State should be brought in to break impasse

Mon Oct 22 2018 - 01:15

David McCourt: the Irish-American billionaire you never heard of – until now

Telco entrepreneur with a home in Co Clare sold his first phone company for $14bn

Sat Oct 13 2018 - 04:34

Naughten’s departure plunges broadband process into crisis, but can it be salvaged

Government faces two difficult choices to keep the process on the road

Sat Oct 13 2018 - 04:15

Denis O’Brien associate appointed new head of broadband bidder Enet

Peter McCarthy to replace Bartley McElroy as head of Limerick-based telecoms group

Thu Oct 11 2018 - 02:47