County Leitrim is set to receive full broadband coverage by September. Both Kilkenny and Longford have recently been included in the State's Intervention Area.
This is where National Broadband Ireland is delivering minimum speeds of 500 megabits per second to homes, businesses, farms and schools. Roscommon, meanwhile, will benefit prior to the end of 2026. Nicole Berkery, principal officer at the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport says there are a number of benefits to the measures: