Louth councillor has welcomed broadband going live at Cooley Kickhams

After a very long time in the planning and more than a few problems along the way, Cllr John Reilly said that a free Broadband Connection Pint (BCP) Wi-Fi point is now available in the Cooley Kickhams complex in Monksland. 

Cllr Reilly said: "This is a tremendous cornerstone for the Cooley complex building going forward.

"The opportunity now exists for a high-speed digital hub which has endless possibilities going forward for the local community. 

Coming into politics at the height of the lockdown, Cllr Reilly claims the lack of high-speed broadband in so many rural areas was a disadvantage.

"A short number of years ago, the concept of working from home was practically non-existent", Cllr Reilly said.

"The absence of highspeed broadband in any rural area is a hindrance to economic development and growth. 

"This was all brought about by funding from Minister Heather Humphreys. Her department played a huge role in seeing these developments through."

Cllr Reilly said he would like to thank all the committee of the Cooley Kickhams GFC for their wonderful cooperation in this process.