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# rural-broadband - Tuesday 19 November, 2019
Government signs off on contract for controversial €3 billion National Broadband Plan
The cabinet met this morning to facilitate signing off on the multi-billion euro plan.
# rural-broadband - Tuesday 27 August, 2019
Fianna Fáil says it won't bring down the government over the broadband plan
Fianna Fáil’s Timmy Dooley said the decision to proceed is a matter for government.
# rural-broadband - Saturday 24 August, 2019
Government spends more than €25m on consultancy fees for National Broadband Plan
The fees were paid to firms for advice given from 2013 to date.
# rural-broadband - Monday 8 July, 2019
Telecoms group concerned about Eir's €1bn claim and will consider legal action against the Irish government
Eir’s CEO told an Oireachtas committee recently that it could deliver the NBP for less than €1 billion.
# rural-broadband - Tuesday 7 May, 2019
Cabinet signs off on the €3 billion broadband plan - here's what we know so far
The first homes will be connected next year, but some will be waiting up to seven years for broadband.
# rural-broadband - Sunday 10 March, 2019
Hundreds complain of broadband blackspots after promised rollouts don't materialise
The National Broadband Plan was due to be finished next year – but work is yet to even start.
# rural-broadband - Saturday 23 February, 2019
'It's fatally flawed': What the hell is going on with the shrinking National Broadband Plan?
Seven years after it was announced, there’s still little clarity on the cost – or the size – of the long-awaited rural broadband network.
# rural-broadband - Thursday 11 October, 2018
Explainer: How dinners with a US telecoms millionaire cost Denis Naughten his job
Naughten resigned as Communications Minister earlier today.
# rural-broadband - Tuesday 27 February, 2018
The head of the only remaining National Broadband Plan bidder has suddenly resigned
Conal Henry has stepped down as the CEO of Enet.
# rural-broadband - Sunday 4 February, 2018
Rural broadband: Compensation for homeowners as new law to give access to private land
The new legislation will provide for compensation for homeowners in Mayo and Galway.
# rural-broadband - Wednesday 27 September, 2017
FactCheck: Will 180,000 homes and businesses begin 2020 without high-speed broadband?
Éamon Ó Cuív TD made the claim last week.
# rural-broadband - Tuesday 29 August, 2017
'We're supposed to be in the modern era': School misses out on high-speed internet by metres
St Kevin’s in Laragh still has to contend with internet speeds of 5mb.
# rural-broadband - Thursday 22 September, 2016
Eir is hiring 100 new people to work on the rollout of rural broadband
Separately, BioPharma Engineering is creating 70 new jobs at its Dublin and Cork offices over the next three years.
# rural-broadband - Saturday 6 August, 2016
FactCheck: Is there faster broadband on the moon than in Roscommon?
Minister for Communications Denis Naughten has claimed there is better internet connection 400,000km away than in parts of his constituency.
# rural-broadband - Saturday 17 October, 2015
How one small group of people is building Ireland's most high-tech town
Skibbereen in west Cork is about to be put firmly on the business map.
# rural-broadband - Wednesday 15 July, 2015
We finally have a timeline for when all Ireland will get decent broadband
Sure, it’ll be grand when it happens.
# rural-broadband - Sunday 16 November, 2014
'You wouldn't see this on Father Ted' - Why bad broadband is hurting rural Ireland
The country is behind many eastern European nations when it comes to broadband access.
# rural-broadband - Wednesday 2 July, 2014
These are the 50 towns being targeted for a €450mn high-speed broadband plan
ESB and Vodafone are going 50:50 on the deal.
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Poll: Should social media companies do more to tackle the spread of Covid-19 misinformation?
MESSAGING APP WhatsApp today introduced new measures to curb the spread of misinformation on its platform.
The move will see messages, including video content and images, restricted from being forwarded to more than one person in one go.
The app previously allowed messages to be forwarded to up to five people in one go but with the large volumes of misinformation around Covid-19 being circulated, the company, which is owned by Facebook has moved to restrict forwarding.
Other social media companies have also tried to combat misinformation on their platforms by including links to the World Health Organisation and the HSE.
So today, we’re asking: Should social media companies do more to tackle the spread of Covid-19 misinformation?
Poll Results:
Yes (4662)
No (880)
I'm not sure (177)
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Wellness Wednesday: Mother Nature can help us cope with Covid-19 confinement. Time to walk, look and meditate!
By Gerry Raftery
Mindfulness teacher Gerry Raftery says Spring brings us much-needed stillness and simplicity.
'Nefarious actors are at the root of Covid-19 fake news - and they are part of dangerous geo-political games'
By Billy Kelleher - @BillyKelleherTD
GOAL: We hope to learn lessons from the west when tackling any African Covid-19 outbreak
By Dr Enida Friel
Dr Enida Friel of GOAL says Covid-19 will not be beaten until it’s beaten by all countries.
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