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Kilkenny Leader Partnership bids to replicate success of Piltown community broadband initiative

Sinead Burke by Sinead Burke
25/10/2022
in KCLR News
“Go for it, do it, it’s worth it” says one South Kilkenny resident who’s first to benefit from Ireland’s first community built Fibre-To-The-Premises network

Repro Free No Charge for Repro 7-3-2022Piltown-Fiddown is Ireland’s first community to build its own Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network, giving householders and business owners access to at least 150MB speeds and a future-proofed high-speed broadband service they own, run and can afford. Pictured at the Community Centre in Piltown were from left Declan Rice, CEO, Kilkenny LEADER Partnership; Project Manager, Jim O’Brien and Board Member, Paul Walsh.Picture Dylan Vaughan.

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A South Kilkenny Community is inspiring others across the county to take charge of their digital future.

The Kilkenny Leader Partnership is teaming up with the award winning Broadband 4 Our Community Group in Piltown.

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It’s in a bid to bring a dedicated broadband service to to other towns and villages across the county.

Starting tonight in Freshford workshops will be run to spread the story of the origins of the project.

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Declan Rice, CEO of the Kilkenny Leader Partnership told KCLR News what people can expect from the workshops:

“We will talk you through the Piltown story, what is possible and how it can be done. And then if that works out we’re planning to have a seminar morning and early afternoon on the 19 November in Piltown to see exactly what they’ve done”

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