Thirty jobs announced for Co Westmeath

Thirty new jobs have been created under the Government's National Broadband Scheme in Co Westmeath, it was announced today.

Thirty new jobs have been created under the Government's National Broadband Scheme in Co Westmeath, it was announced today.

Mullingar-based Satellite Broadband is taking on the extra staff after being awarded a contract to provide broadband services to homes and businesses in rural Ireland.

The €223 million National Broadband Scheme is providing broadband services to areas in Ireland that are currently unserved. As part of the scheme,  5 per cent of remote areas will be provided with a satellite-based product.

“Through the National Broadband Scheme, our satellite broadband service will connect people in un-served areas to an efficient broadband service delivered via the latest satellite technology," said Satellite Broadband's co-founder Sean Óg Brennan.

Charlie Taylor

Charlie Taylor

Charlie Taylor is a former Irish Times business journalist