Fibre broadband rollout reaching completion in north Longford communities

Construction is underway to deliver high-speed broadband to almost 300 homes, farms and businesses in the Rooskey and Carrigallen deployment areas in county Longford. 

Network build works are underway for 120 Longford premises in the Rooskey deployment area. This includes the rural townlands and surrounds of Drumlish, Newtownforbes and Barraghbeg. 

Meanwhile, build works have commenced for 175 premises in the Carrigallen deployment area, including the rural communities of Moyne and Legga.

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 9,000 premises in Co Longford are included in the State’s Intervention Area, which will see NBI ( National Broadband Ireland) 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 Longford will receive €34m of Government investment under the National Broadband Plan.

 Having successfully completed the survey and design phase of the project, 120 Longford premises in the Rooskey deployment area are under construction to have high-speed fibre network, due to be connected by summer 2025, while 175 premises in the Carrigallen deployment area are on track to be connected by the end of the year. 

Works have already been completed in other parts of Longford, such as Ballymahon and Aughnacliffe. 

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There is a total of 9,000 premises that can now order or pre-order high-speed, reliable broadband across the county, with 2,822 premises already connected to the network.

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 Longford. High-speed fibre broadband is now available to order for over 8,500 including:

over 2,100 near Aughnacliffe,

over 1,400 near Ballymahon,

over 1,800 near Lismacaffrey, and

over 3,300 surrounding Longford town.

“We are working hard on the ground to progress other areas of the county through engineering survey and design phases. We are encouraging Longford residents to visit the NBI website to check their Eircode and sign up for updates.”

 Deputy Micheál Carrigy welcomed the latest update from NBI confirming that construction is now underway to deliver high-speed fibre broadband to almost 300 homes, farms, and businesses in the Rooskey and Carrigallen deployment areas of County Longford.

He added, “This is the biggest investment in rural Ireland since rural electrification, and I will continue working to ensure that every home, business, and farm in Longford can access reliable broadband as soon as possible.”