Over 4,600 homes, businesses and farms near Adare are ready to connect to fibre broadband on NBI™ network today

Almost 10,700 homes, businesses and farms in Limerick can avail of a high-speed connection today

National Broadband Ireland (NBI), the company delivering the new future-proofed, high-speed Fibre-to-the-Home network under the National Broadband Plan on behalf of the Government, has said that over 4,600 properties in its deployment area can now avail of a high-speed fibre broadband connection. This includes the rural areas and townlands surrounding Adare, Croom and Pallaskenry. This also includes Adare Manor Hotel And Golf Resort which has been connected to the NBI™ network.

22,000 premises in Co Limerick are included in the State’s Intervention Area, which will see NBI deliver minimum speeds of 500 megabits per second to homes, businesses, farms, and schools. As the biggest investment in rural Ireland since rural electrification, Co Limerick will receive €84M of Government investment under the National Broadband Plan. 

There are 4,602 Limerick premises in the Adare deployment area that can join the NBI™ network. National Broadband Ireland is calling on people living in county Limerick to visit nbi.ie/map/ and enter their Eircode to see if they are ready to connect.

There are 10,657 homes, businesses, and farms in County Limerick that can order or pre-order high-speed, reliable broadband with 3,840 connections made to the NBI™ network so far. 

Network build works are also continuing across Limerick with works in progress for almost 1,500 premises near Cappamore, and over 1,500 premises near Abbeyfeale. Signing up to the NBI email notifications at /eoi/ is the easiest way to get the most up-to-date status of premises during the rollout and when premises will be ready for order.

Peter Hendrick, Chief Executive Officer, National Broadband Ireland, said: “We are delighted to announce that over 4,600 Limerick premises near Adare can now order high-speed broadband services through the NBI™ network. This will enable those who connect to experience the life-changing benefits of high-speed broadband with minimum speeds of 500 megabits per second.

“Almost 10,700 homes, businesses and farms in Co Limerick can now order a high-speed fibre connection to the NBI™ network. This includes:

  • Over 600 near Glin,
  • Almost 2,200 near Limerick City,
  • Over 2,800 near Hospital, and,
  • Almost 500 Limerick premises near Tipperary town

“We are working hard on the ground to progress other areas of the county through engineering survey, design and construction phases. We encourage local residents to visit the NBI website to check their Eircode and sign up for updates.”

As a wholesale network operator, NBI does not sell fibre broadband directly to end users, rather it enables services from a range of broadband providers or Retail Service Providers (RSPs). As a wholesale provider, NBI will make the new Fibre-to-the-Home network available to all RSPs operating in the Intervention Area.   

Some 72 RSPs have already signed up to sell services on the NBI™ network and 68 are certified as ready to start providing connections as of today. To see the retail broadband providers that are currently licensed to sell on the NBI™ network, visit NBI.ie/buy.

National Broadband Ireland contractors have been on the ground across the country and over 301,524 premises nationwide can order or pre-order broadband on the NBI™ network so far.

The National Broadband Ireland website is regularly updated to show estimated connection dates. Signing up to the NBI email notifications at /eoi/ is the easiest way to get the most up to date status of premises during the rollout and when premises will be ready for order.

Keep up to Speed!  

NBI is encouraging people to check their eligibility and register for updates at nbi.ie to receive regular notifications related to their own premises as works progresses in their area.  

Broadband Connection Points

In advance of the Fibre-to-the-Home rollout, the NBP provides for the delivery of Broadband Connection Points (BCPs) nationwide. 955 of these sites, including Public BCPs, are now ‘live’. Public BCPs – which include sports clubs, community centres and tourist sites – will provide free public access to high-speed internet in the rollout area. Other BCP categories include schools and marts.

BCPs will pave the way for rural communities to receive the benefits of broadband, from mobile working, e-learning and mobile banking, to digital tourism. You can view BCPs at nbi.ie/bcp-map/. An example of some of the locations of Broadband Connection Points in Limerick include The Pavillion, Patrickswell GAA Club and Askeaton Community Centre. Primary schools in the Intervention Area are now connected for educational access as part of the NBP.