The Irish Times

Siro now a serious challenger to Eir in fibre arms race

Siro boss John Keaney says telco is about to deepen operations in Cork and Galway and take the fight to Eir in Dublin’s suburbs

Fri Jul 26 2019 - 05:00

Telecoms group Siro appoints new chief executive

ESB-Vodafone joint venture appoints John Keaney as its new chief executive

Wed Nov 07 2018 - 15:53

Ireland joins EU fibre broadband league table

Despite recent criticism, Ireland passes 1 per cent fibre penetration threshold

Mon Feb 19 2018 - 14:24

Siro announces landmark partnership with Sky Ireland

Wholesaler is rivaling market incumbent Eir in the rollout of fibre broadband

Sat Nov 18 2017 - 05:00

ESB-Vodafone joint venture signs €25m contract with Huawei

Siro to use Chinese firm’s fibre-optic tech to provide 500,000 homes with 1GB broadband

Thu Oct 19 2017 - 05:46

Siro doubles workforce to 120 as broadband demand soars

ESB-Vodafone joint venture opens new Dublin headquarters in Carrickmines

Mon Dec 12 2016 - 12:03

Nearly 70% of rural SMEs hobbled by poor internet

Vodafone survey finds faster broadband drove online sales up 30% for half of firms

Mon Nov 14 2016 - 06:01

Siro claims to have leapfrogged Eir in fibre broadband race

ESB-Vodafone joint venture says it reached 36,500 homes with its fibre product

Fri Nov 04 2016 - 10:53

Broadband provider Siro to invest €40m in Irish towns

Services to be live or in process of being delivered in 17 towns by end of year

Wed Sept 21 2016 - 08:02

Digiweb to launch fibre products on Siro’s network

Dundalk company’s broadband services will go live locally and then expand elsewhere

Tue Aug 30 2016 - 18:34

Ludgate Hub: Bringing Silicon Valley to Skibbereen

1 gigabit broadband set to transform rural connection to global marketplace

Thu Aug 04 2016 - 05:55

Skibbereen’s new digital hub hopes to be template for rural Ireland

Ludgate Hub in west Cork aims to facilitate the creation of 500 jobs locally by 2020

Sun Jul 31 2016 - 16:35

The village with the fastest broadband service in Ireland

A fibre-optic broadband initiative in Ratheniska, Co Laois, by Vodafone-ESB joint venture Siro could have far-reaching implications for businesses in rural areas

Mon Oct 05 2015 - 01:00

Prepare to be dazzled: mega fast broadband is coming to town

ESB and Vodafone team up to bring high speed fibre broadband network to 50 Irish regional towns

Mon Jul 06 2015 - 01:00

ESB and Vodafone unveil fibre broadband service in Cavan

Cavan is the first town in the State to trial 1GB broadband

Mon Apr 13 2015 - 17:03