Tuesday 11 October 2022

A Kilkenny project, Broadband 4 Our Community, has won the 'Digital futures' category of the 2022 Rural Inspiration Awards.

On learning that their villages were outside the National Broadband Plan funding area, the community of Piltown/Fiddown built their own community-owned and future proofed 'fibre to the premises' (FTTP) network. As a result, the 750 homes and businesses in Piltown/Fiddown can now enjoy future-proofed broadband. The project, which received funding from the European agricultural fund for rural development, is expected to be replicated in other towns and villages.