Broadband operator SIRO is rolling out its full fibre network to over 70,000 Dublin homes as part of a €50 million investment.
The expansion will affect South Dublin and the Dun Laoghaire Rathdown area. The project itself will take two years to complete and will involve around 250 construction workers.
SIRO is a joint deal organised by Vodafone and the ESB to provide the country with improved fibre broadband access. The venture has previously tackled the issue of slow broadband in rural parts of the country.
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John Keaney, SIRO’s chief executive, said that poor connectivity can also impact on people residing within Dublin’s suburbs as well as rural areas. He welcomed the news of the investment and said it would also have a positive impact on many Dublin businesses.
He said in a statement: “Anyone who lives in or runs a business in our capital and its suburbs can also face connectivity issues. SIRO is working to address this issue, giving residents and businesses of South County Dublin access to world class broadband.”
The full list of areas that will receive full fibre broadband is as follows: Ballinteer, Blackrock, Cabinteely, Carrickmines, Deansgrange, Dundrum, Dun Laoghaire, Foxrock, Killiney, Sandyford, Shankill and Stillorgan.
SIRO’s long term plan is to have full fibre broadband available across large parts of Ireland. It is currently rolling out the fibre network in over 154 towns and cities nationwide.
A study published in 2020 revealed that 92 per cent of Irish households had Internet connection, with fixed broadband being the most common type of access used. The ICT Household Survey also revealed that almost every household with dependent children had Internet access.
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