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Enda Kenny gets to know Conor and Ben Stack with Enet’s Conal Henry. Photo by Gavin O’Connor. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.
THE Taoiseach was in Ballyseedy Home and Garden Centre on Friday morning to launch a rural broadband network as part of the The National Broadband Plan.
“The National Broadband Plan is an essential component of the Government’s plan to keep the recovery going by providing the necessary infrastructure for economic growth and job creation” said the Taoiseach.
On arrival at Ballyseedy the Taoiseach, chatted with members of staff along with Minister Jimmy Deenihan and TDs Arthur Spring and Michael Healy Rae.
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It wasn’t all welcomes for Enda Kenny though. About a dozen or so Right2Water protesters were situated on the main road entrance to Ballyseedy Home and Garden. The protesters held up anti-water charges placards on arrival of the Taoiseach.
The Taoiseach launched broadband network Enet who hope to deliver 1 Gigabit-per-second broadband to homes in North Kerry.
“I am pleased to launch enet’s fibre broadband network for North Kerry today which is a welcome service for this part of the country which, like much of rural Ireland, has been lagging behind for too long” he said.
There are four retail service providers – Bbnet, Kernet, Permanet and Ripplecom – offering broadband services to the householders over enet’s network.
Other service providers are also expected to start offering services to local householders and businesses in the coming weeks and months.
At Ballyseedy Home and Garden Centre to the Taoiseach were, from left: Grace O’Donnell (Fine Gael), Nathan McDonald (Ballyseedy Home and Garden Centre), Enda Kenny, Bernie Falvey (Ballyseedy Home and Garden Centre) Conal Henry (Enet), Minister Jimmy Deenihan. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.
The Taoiseach Enda Kenny speaking at in Ballyseedy. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.
Minister Jimmy Deenihan, Noel Healy TLI Group, An Taoiseach Enda Kenny and Derek Tobin TLI Group at the Fibre to the Home launch in Tralee on Friday.
