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MAYO AND THE west are in for some interesting times with the news that a new high-speed fibre-optic cable between Ireland and the US is to be landed at Killala, near Ballina.
The cable will treble data connectivity speeds across the Atlantic when it goes live. It’s the first such cable laid in over a decade, and the first to ever make direct landfall on Ireland’s west coast.
Not surprisingly, locals are pretty happy with how things have developed.
Chairman of Mayo Council Damien Ryan says the news will ‘significantly increase’ the attractiveness of Mayo as a place in which to both work and invest, while the Taoiseach (in whose constituency the cable will land) described the venture as “a massive vote of confidence in the Irish economy”.
This will offer enormous opportunities for the West and for the Island as a whole.
Head of Mayo Council’s enterprise unit Joanne Grehan says the cable will put Mayo in a ‘very strategic position’ as a landfall location for a global asset.
“We’ll be driving the areas close to the cable’s landfall as a centre for the data processing, data storage and related industries,” she said.
Cloud computing and other Internet related industries are among the fastest growing in the world but require high powered, reliable global connectivity at a point usually close to the source.
Permission for a landing station for the cable was granted some time ago, but the €117 million in funding necessary to finalise the project has only just been approved for Dublin-based Aqua Comms (the firm behind the project) by global lender Nomura International.
The €280 million endeavour, due to begin construction this summer for a launch date sometime next year, will mean a vastly improved infrastructure for the likes of cloud computing businesses and data centres (such as the €850 million one Apple are set to build in Athenry, Co. Galway).
The cable will make landfall across the Atlantic Ocean at Shirley, New York.
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RIP
Aw! Thats sad love her in fair city. R.I.P.
I had noticed her missing from fair city but I just assumed she was doing theatre work. I didn’t even know she was ill. Very sad news. She was very talented
Jaysus?!? The weirdos in here with their thumbs down.
RIP.
RIP talented lady
Very sad news, may god bless her and her family
R.I.P. Eileen. We all loved her as Mynagh and Esther. Sincere sympathy to her family.
RIP, she was a good actress.
Sorry to hear the news of her passing. A great actress. Condolences to family and friends.
Rip Eileen such a fine lady, loved her in fair city she will be sadly missed.
RIP Eileen. Saw her on the bus back in November and it struck me how well she looked.
Saw her in Dirty Dusting. Brilliant actress
May her gentle soul rest, where no shadows fall. RIP.
Awh no R.I.P Esther, who’s going to take over slim star now ? :(
What sad news.
A lovely lady & a Great actress. She will be missed RIP.
Sincere sympathies to her children & grandchildren
R.I.P
Thought she never looked so well as she did on fair city the last few times she was on. R.I.p.
Always remember her as Mrs. Mulhall in Strumpet City .
Such sad news. A lovely lady & a great actress. She will be missed RIP.
Sincere sympathies to her children & her grandchildren.
RIP Esther
R.I.P
She always had that twinkle of divilment in her eyes, perfected down to a fine art. Even if some of the scenes were less than interesting, she had a unique ability in being able to transcend the inherent banality of some of the lines written for her, into something that made her compelling to watch. That takes talent. May she rest in peace.
Why would anybody give a thumbs down/dislike is beyond me? While I wouldn’t have been a fan of her character in Fair City she played the roll well. She was a very talented actress & will be sad loss. Condolences to her family & friends. Go Deis go raibh a ainbh
A great actress and pleasure to watch
RIP
Don’t understand all the red thumbs Have you no shame?
Aww rest in peace x
She was fantastic in strumpet city. Brilliant actor
She brought a lot of joy into the lives of many people who enjoyed watching her. Very talented lady. May she R I P.
I loved her in fair city.will miss you eileen.rip.so will Charlie and her family.
Yes why are some people giving thumbs down ?? People are passing their condolences on this lady’s death .
I don’t know……
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