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Wednesday 25 November 2020
The problem emerged earlier this evening, when customers across the country reported internet outages.
There has been increased pressure on the networks as more people work from home and connect with loved ones.
Chief executive Carolan Lennon on rolling out the firm’s €1bn investment strategy.
The cabinet met this morning to facilitate signing off on the multi-billion euro plan.
Sinn Féin says it is open to talks with Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil after the next general election.
Fianna Fáil’s Timmy Dooley said the decision to proceed is a matter for government.
The fees were paid to firms for advice given from 2013 to date.
Government sources state that more delays will come at further extra costs.
Eir’s CEO told an Oireachtas committee recently that it could deliver the NBP for less than €1 billion.
The company’s CEO Carolan Lennon has said Eir could implement the National Broadband Plan for less than €1 billion.
Vodafone mobile data and broadband services were affected by the outage this afternoon.
FIanna Fáil says if in power it would set up an agency in the ESB to roll out broadband to rural Ireland.
The government was told the private bidder will, “in effect”, recoup its investment by 2028. By then, the State will have invested billions.
Minister Paschal Donohoe has told the Dáil that no projects would be delayed or in risk because of the plan.
Cabinet yesterday signed off on the National Broadband Plan.
The National Broadband Plan was due to be finished next year – but work is yet to even start.
Gardaí are warning people to be on the alert to a phone scam in which fraudsters claim to be calling from utility companies.
That was according to the Secretary General of the Department of Communications Mark Griffin.
Former minister Denis Naughten also addressed the Dáil this evening.
The review relied on statements by Naughten, David McCourt and others as no formal minutes were taken at these meetings.
The Taoiseach believes Breen’s involvement is not a resigning matter.
The review follows the resignation of Denis Naughten as Communications Minister over his dinners with David McCourt.
Taoiseach repeated today that he did not think it was a resigning matter.
He made the announcement in the Dáil this afternoon.
Nokia and enet are part of the consortium’s bid.
SSE pulled out of the tendering process yesterday.
Vodafone has confirmed that there was an issue with the provider’s fixed broadband this morning.
The ASAI also upheld a complaint against Lidl in relation to a competition it ran.
Conal Henry has stepped down as the CEO of Enet.
Fianna Fáil’s communications spokesman Timmy Dooley had suggested that the procurement process should be halted in order to ‘review’ the tender.
Fianna Fáil will tonight ask the government to stall the procurement process and review what has gone wrong in the roll-out of broadband.
“I feel like the people of rural Ireland have been let down, with broken promise after broken promise.”
“We couldn’t make a business case stack up,” Eir CEO Richard Moat said. “So regrettably, we had to pull out.”
Rural TDs have hit out against Minister Denis Naughten who admitted it could be up to five years before all connections are done.
Éamon Ó Cuív TD made the claim last week.
A number of telecoms companies are bidding for a State contract to bring broadband to 542,000 customers.
St Kevin’s in Laragh still has to contend with internet speeds of 5mb.
The company blamed the weather for delivering poor phone services in 2015.
Minister Denis Naughten said he is looking to replicate the UK system.
Just over a third of the premises in Roscommon have access to high-speed broadband.
WELL, after over two months, tonight is the night. The Great British Bake Off 2020 final.
This has been a unique series, with the cast and crew forming a Covid-19 ‘bubble’ in a hotel for six weeks to record the episodes.
Tonight’s episode will see the three finalists battle it off in the tent before a winner is announced.
So, today we want to know… Will you watch the Great British Bake Off final tonight?
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