Homes are suffering undue stress due to poor broadband speeds as residents try to work from home with a dismal service. 

The Government have said that plans for rural broadband connections are at an advanced stage but locals have expressed concern at the pace of the project. 

Cllr Deirdre O’Brien has said she has been approached by multiple people who have said that the current situation of working from home has been made very difficult because of the quality of the service in The Avondhu region. 

“I have received concerns in relation to inadequate broadband service and slow speeds and the stress that this is creating on households where there are parents working, children are studying … 

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