High-speed connectivity on the way as almost 2,400 Roscommon homes, farms and businesses near Elphin see build works commence

 Over 11,700 homes, businesses and farms in Roscommon can avail of a high-speed connection today

National Broadband Ireland (NBI), the company rolling out the new high speed fibre broadband network under the Government’s National Broadband Plan (NBP) today announced that construction has commenced to deliver high-speed broadband to almost 2,400 homes, farms and businesses in the Elphin deployment area in Co Roscommon. These build works include the rural communities of Elphin, Strokestown and Tulsk.

In Roscommon, there are approximately 19,000 premises in the Intervention Area (IA), which includes homes, farms, commercial businesses and schools. Under the National Broadband Plan, Co Roscommon will see an investment of €76M in the new high speed fibre network. This will enable e-learning, remote monitoring of livestock or equipment, e-health initiatives, better energy efficiency in the home, and facilitate increased levels of remote working.

Having successfully completed the survey and design phase of the project, 2,378 Roscommon premises in the Elphin deployment areas are now under construction to have high-speed fibre. National Broadband Ireland’s 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.

Works have also already been completed in other parts of Roscommon and there are 11,749 premises that can now order or pre-order high-speed, reliable broadband across the county, with 3,624 premises already connected to the network. National Broadband Ireland is calling on people to visit nbi.ie/map/ and enter their Eircode to see if they are ready to connect.

TJ Malone, Chief Executive Officer, National Broadband Ireland Deployment said: “Our teams are working on the ground all over the country and considerable progress has been made on the developments in Roscommon. High-speed fibre broadband is now available to order for over 11,700 premises including:

  • almost 2,500 premises near Carrick-On-Shannon 
  • over 3,700 near Castlerea
  • almost 3,600 near Roscommon town
  • almost 800 in the Athlone deployment area near Monksland
  • over 800 in the Ballinasloe deployment area near Ballydangan

“As the fast pace of the rollout continues, we are confident in our ability to progress premises from the construction phase to the order phase. We are pleased to be commencing construction on 2,400 homes, businesses and farms surrounding Elphin. Local residents will be able to connect to the NBI™ Network between January and June 2025.  Construction works are also underway for over 1,800 premises in the Curraghboy deployment area, while other areas of the county are progressing through engineering survey and design phases.

“Our overarching goal is to improve digital connectivity across the country. With minimum internet speed of 500Mbps, this new Fibre-to-the-Home network will play a pivotal role in sustaining local businesses and communities.”

Under the National Broadband Plan, over 564,000 premises nationwide are included in the Intervention Area, which was established by the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications to identify areas where commercial operators are not currently providing access to high-speed broadband or do not intend to. 

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 Carlow include Tulsk Digi Hub, Creeve Community Centre and Saint Patrick’s Hall. Primary schools in the Intervention Area are now connected for educational access as part of the NBP.