In a press release issued today, it was announced that Taoiseach Enda Kenny and Communications Minister Energy Alex White have unveiled SIRO as the new brand of ESB and Vodafone Ireland’s fibre broadband joint venture company.

As part of the launch, the Taoiseach announced that SIRO will employ 60 people, and a further 200 construction jobs will be supported across Ireland as part of the rollout of the network. 
 
Cavan, Dundalk, Westport, Castlebar, Sligo, Carrigaline, Tralee, Navan, Letterkenny and Wexford will all benefit from the scheme. 
 
SIRO is investing €450 million in building Ireland’s first 100% fibre-to-the-building broadband network, offering speeds from 200 Mbps to 1000 Mbps to 500,000 premises in fifty regional towns, revolutionising the broadband market in Ireland.
 
The Taoiseach said, "This Government is serious about broadband. High speed broadband is a necessity for all Irish homes and businesses as we connect Ireland to the world and create new jobs. This is why the Government supported the joint venture between ESB and Vodafone to create SIRO. Today’s launch of SIRO will light up Ireland."

Source: www.businessworld.ie