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Granahan McCourt in running for NI broadband scheme
Preferred bidder for Government’s NBP project vies for similar project in the North
Row erupts over Eir’s new rural broadband network
Rivals say they are unable to connect customers to company’s new fibre network
Voters opt to forgo tax cuts but Christmas bonus will survive
Seen & heard: Wetherspoon boss plans Irish expansion as Dolan bids to buy Coppers
Imagine says it can deliver high-speed broadband to 800,000 rural homes
Company completes first phase of €300m investment in rollout of 5G broadband
AIB freezes hiring and promoting to curb expenses
Seen & Heard: union expresses disappointment at lender’s latest cost-cutting plan
National Broadband Plan details to be subject of vote
Oireachtas committee to consider ownership issues and cost/benefit of proposed rollout
Broadband costs won’t derail other State projects, says Government
Additional funding for National Broadband Plan to come from ‘future revenues’
New homes may be required to have high-speed broadband capability
Government officials want to make cabling mandatory to obtain planning permission
Eir’s baffling broadband plan offer raises suspicions of sabotage
Disjuncture between firm’s inside-the-process cost of €2.75bn and new claim is jarring
Broadband plan bidder’s CEO declines to appear before Oireachtas committee
Fianna Fáil says David McCourt should make an appearance to address concerns
Explainer: What does the latest broadband proposal from Eir mean?
Latest costings unlikely to clarify things, so here are some key questions answered
Eir says it could have delivered broadband for €512m State subsidy
Figure in letter to Minister is significantly below current projected €2.97 billion subsidy
Explainer: Is Eir’s €1bn broadband plan a credible offer?
What has been proposed and can Eir deliver NBP for €4bn less than the Government?
Broadband plan a complex project ‘with significant inherent risks’
KPMG’s head of corporate finance will tell committee that oversight of the project is possible if it is ‘monitored appropriately’
Broadband: what you are not being told about the €3bn plan
Smart Money: What we aren’t we being told – and why?
Government ‘riding shotgun’ to ensure broadband plan costs controlled
Bruton insists final €3bn State investment as cheap as could be given project’s scale
FF wants committee to investigate broadband contract
Granahan McCourt consortium says it will invest initial €220m in rural project
Government to come under Dáil pressure on broadband plan
FF to press Ministers on whether the decision on contract with private firm is reversible
Department ‘cooking the books’ on broadband cost benefit, TD claims
Opposition warns project may never be delivered as bidder as ’so little skin in game’
Donohoe insists broadband won’t go way of national children’s hospital
Minister pledges to keep tight rein on costs when it comes to national broadband plan
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