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Broadband plan must be fast-tracked for Leitrim areas with bad mobile coverage - Kenny

Mar 26, 2025 07:21
By Eoghan Murphy
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Broadband plan must be fast-tracked for Leitrim areas with bad mobile coverage - Kenny

Sinn Féin councillor Roisin Kenny raised the motion at a recent meeting of the Ballinamore Municipal District.

A Leitrim councillor has called on National Broadband Ireland to prioritise the rollout of broadband in parts of the county with poor mobile phone coverage.

Sinn Féin councillor Roisin Kenny raised the motion at a recent meeting of the Ballinamore Municipal District.

It comes following a response from Comreg in relation to coverage blackspots in the Aughavas, Cloone and Carrigallen areas of the county.

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Comreg says it's due to the lack of a telecommunications mast in the area.

Cllr Kenny believes the rollout of fibre broadband would alleviate the problem:

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She wants the local authority to work with NBI to expedite the process:

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