Almost 1,200 Galway homes, businesses and farms near Maam can now connect to fibre broadband on NBI™ network  
Over 26,600 premises in Co Galway 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 (NBP) on behalf of the Government, has said that almost 1,200 Galwayproperties in its Maam deployment area can now avail of a high-speed fibre broadband connection. The includes the rural surrounds and townlands of An Fhairche (Clonbur), Letterbreckaun and Leitir Feoir (Letterfore).  

40,000 premises in Co Galway 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 Galway will receive €153m of Government investment under the National Broadband Plan.  

There are 1,171 Galway premises in the Maam deployment area that can join the NBI™ network. National Broadband Ireland is calling on people living nearby to visit nbi.ie/map/ and enter their Eircode to see if they are ready to connect.  

  Works have already been completed in other parts of Galway, including the rural surrounds of Galway City, Ballinasloe and Athenry. There is a total of 26,612 premises that can now pre-order or order high-speed, reliable broadband across the county with 9,445 connections made so far.  

Network build works are also continuing across Galway with build works in progress for almost 2,400 premises near the Clifden deployment area due to be connected this autumn. 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 almost 1,200 Galway premises in the Maam deployment area 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.  

 “Overall, over 26,600homes, businesses and farms in Co Galway can now order a high-speed fibre connection to the NBI™ network. This includes over 2,500 premises near Ballinasloe, over 2,600 near Athenry and over 3,700 in the rural surrounds of Galway City. We are working hard on the ground to progress other areas of the county through engineering survey, design and construction phases. We are encouraging Galway residents to visit the NBI website to check their Eircode and sign up for updates.”  

 National Rollout Progress  

NBI has now passed over 373,000 homes, farms and businesses in rural Ireland with over 132,000 connected to high-speed broadband. Take-up rates already average 35% and continue to climb, approaching 60% in areas where the network has been live the longest.   

 Broadband Provider Choice  

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. Over 50 different broadband providers are currently licensed to sell on the NBI™ network – visit NBI.ie/buy to see the range of providers in your area.  

Broadband Connection Points   

The NBP provides for the delivery of Broadband Connection Points (BCPs) which include sports clubs, community centres and tourist sites, with these locations providing free public access to high-speed internet in the rollout area. In addition to the Fibre-to-the-Home programme, BCPs pave the way for rural communities to receive the benefits of broadband, from mobile working, e-learning and mobile banking, to digital tourism.  

 Nationwide, 955 BCPs are now ‘live’. You can view BCP locations at www.nbi.ie/bcp-map/.  

 Examples of Broadband Connection Points in Galway include Lackagh Heritage Centre and Museum, Sylane Hurling Club and Ballyglunin Train Station. 

 Primary schools in the Intervention Area are also now connected for educational access as part of the NBP.