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SPONSORED: John Paul Phelan – ‘I have the skills, the passion and the knowledge to be the best possible voice for the people of Carlow-Kilkenny’

By Kilkenny Now 6th February 2020 0

John Paul Phelan says the Government has achieved a lot over the past two Dáil terms, but the outgoing TD and Minister of State concedes there is unfinished business. He lists some the issues he wants brought to conclusion in the Carlow-Kilkenny constituency: *The Technological University of the South East; *Delivering the MRI and the […]

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Kilkenny first to get connected under National Broadband Plan

By Kilkenny Now 11th December 2019 0

Kilkenny is among the first four locations in the country to be connected under the National Broadband Plan. The rollout of the network point in Kilkenny is expected to be completed by the end of 2020 and will see anywhere in a 30km radius being able to connect up to the high-speed network. Alongside Kilkenny, […]

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10 rural ‘hubs’ in Kilkenny to get high-speed broadband in 2020

By Kilkenny Now 20th November 2019 0

High-speed broadband will be delivered to 10 rural ‘hubs’ across Kilkenny in 2020. The news comes after the Government yesterday announced it will invest €72 million to deliver high-speed broadband to 18,092 locations in Kilkenny by 2025. Fine Gael Councillor Patrick O’Neill defended the cost of the project, saying the rollout of high speed broadband […]

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SPONSORED: Get connected – Imagine has fibre and wireless solutions to rural broadband problem

By Kilkenny Now 4th June 2019 0

BRINGING efficient broadband to rural Ireland has become a hot political issue. Several big telecom companies have backed away from the project, which the Government estimates will cost taxpayers €3 billion. But one provider believes it can supply the service for a fraction of that price. And while debate rages about a national plan, Imagine […]

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Broadband roadshows roll into Kilkenny communities this week

By Kilkenny Now 13th May 2019 0

THE Kilkenny LEADER Partnership community broadband roadshows kick off this week. Information meetings will be held at the Freshford Community Hall tomorrow night, with another event at Mullinavat Community Hall on Wednesday evening. Both meetings begin at 8pm. KLP has teamed up with internationally-renowned fibre expert, John Graves, for the Blue Town Initiative which

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Kilkenny’s Big Phil backs rural broadband plan – despite €3bn price tag

By Kilkenny Now 29th April 2019 0

IRELAND’S EU Commissioner, former Kilkenny TD Phil Hogan, has said rollout of high-speed broadband to rural areas must happen as soon as possible – despite the growing controversy over the estimated €3 billion cost of the project. The Sunday Independent today reports that the country’s most senior civil servants warned Cabinet ministers the €3bn National […]

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Free high-speed broadband hub opens in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 21st March 2019 0

A TELECOM company has opened a new high-speed broadband hub in Kilkenny city, one of the three for the South East. The others are in Carlow and Wexford. They are part of an initiative launched in 2017 by Vodafone and Siro, in a joint venture with the ESB. To date, 13 hubs have been established throughout the […]