eoin writes:

That National Broadband Plan can’t come quickly enough for Denis O’Brien. Bonds in his Digicel business are trading at 33c in the dollar. Thanks Fine Gael, you’re the best!

Last night: ‘€12,000 Per House; €7,000 Per Farm; And €15,000 Per Business’

Yesterday: When It Rains

Gulp.

Thanks Bebe

RTÉ Radio One’s Joe Duffy asked to pull a promotional ad from Liveline describing it as ‘atrocious’

Choose Radio have made an ad
Where a chap sees his in-law’s old lad
And the host of Liveline
Thinks that it’s far from fine
It’s so graphic it makes him quite mad

John Moynes

Rollingnews

From top: Minister for Communications Richard Bruton; Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and junior minister with responsibility for rural digital development Seán Canney ;Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe, Minister for Rural & Community Development Michael Ring; Mr Canney; Mr Vardkay, Mr Canney and Mr Bruton

The estimated cost to the Exchequer of the National Broadband Plan increased from €1 billion to €3 billion between December 2015 and April 2018, according to new information about the tendering process from the Department of Communications.

Under the revised plan passed by Cabinet today, connecting high-speed broadband to more than one million people in rural Ireland will cost, on average, €12,000 per house; €7,000 per farm; and €15,000 per business.

The total cost to the taxpayer, which is less than half of the cost of the total plan, is capped at €2.97 billion – a figure which includes €545 million for contingencies….

If you tolerate this, etc.

National Broadband Plan to cost €12,000 per home – Govt (RTÉ)

Earlier: When It Rains

Rollingnews

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