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Full coverage: Broadband

Piggybacks, monopolies and 5G: What a Virgin Media sale would mean for Ireland’s telecoms market

Potentially valued at €1.5 billion, Virgin Media Ireland's mobile and broadband footprint have been weakening. So who might buy the company, and what would a sale mean for the future of Ireland's broadband and telecom market?

Devin Seán Martin
10th Aug, 2021 - 8 min read

National Broadband Plan: the €3bn contract, the companies, the claw-backs – and the redactions

Nine months after its signature, the contract between the Government and Granahan McCourt’s companies to deliver broadband to every building in rural Ireland has been published. Or at least some of it has.

Thomas Hubert
26th Aug, 2020 - 8 min read

Transparency please: Why the National Broadband Plan needs to reveal contracts and corporate structures

The government has made its decision, appointing the company led by David McCourt to deliver high-speed connectivity to every home, farm and business in Ireland. The next challenge is to account for the €3 billion taxpayers will pour into the plan.

Thomas Hubert
20th Nov, 2019 - 4 min read
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