Tory Island residents can now order high-speed fibre broadband, with connections set to go live in late summer next year.
In total, 115 homes and businesses on Tory Island will be able to access high-speed broadband on the National Broadband Ireland (NBI) network.
Peter Hendrick, Chief Executive Officer of National Broadband Ireland, said: “At the heart of the National Broadband Plan is our mission to ensure that no community is left behind. This is true for all remote and rural areas across Ireland, including our island communities.
“We are proud to deliver high-speed broadband infrastructure to residents of Tory Island. These communities will have access to the same quality, speeds and reliability that our network offers to anyone living on the mainland.”
34,000 premises in Co Donegal are included in the State’s Intervention Area, which will see NBI 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 Donegal will receive €128M of Government investment under the National Broadband Plan.
Works have already been completed in other parts of Donegal and there is a total of 15,208 premises that can now pre-order or order high-speed, reliable broadband across the county.
The NBI infrastructure is already live on ten islands including Inishfree Island, Rutland Island, Eadarinis Island and Eighter Island off the coast of Donegal.
Those interested in ordering broadband or finding out more information on when they will be able to connect can call the NBI contact centre on 0818 624 624 or visit www.nbi.ie.
