Some 1,500 homes and businesses near Mountbellew can now order high-speed fibre broadband in the latest rollout from NBI.
National Broadband Ireland has said that over 1,500 properties in its Gurteen deployment area can now avail of a high-speed fibre broadband connection.
This includes the rural areas and townlands surrounding Mountbellew, Castleblakeney and Monivea.
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 21,927 homes, businesses, and farms in Co Galway that can order or pre-order high-speed, reliable broadband with 7,635 connections made to the NBI network so far.
Build works continue across Co Galway as over 2,300 premises near Clifden are due to be connected to NBI’s fibre broadband next year.
A further 3,500 Galway premises near the Banagher and Newbridge deployment areas are due to be connected to the NBI™ network between July and December 2025.
Peter Hendrick, Chief Executive Officer of National Broadband Ireland said, “We are delighted to announce that over 1,500 Galway premises near Mountbellew 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.”
