European BCO Delegation heard that Ireland’s National Broadband Plan is on time and on budget National Broadband Ireland (NBI), the company responsible for delivering the Irish Government’s National Broadband Plan (NBP) in the intervention area, today hosted a delegation from EU Member States. The session featured the rollout of fibre broadband to rural Ireland under the[…]
Granahan McCourt’s National Broadband Ireland hosts EU Broadband Competence Offices Network as NBP rollout passes 250,000 milestone
By Tom Webb Business, Tech Jun 20, 2024
David McCourt: Ireland needs to play a leading role in writing global AI rules to benefit us all
By Tom Webb Business, Tech Jun 06, 2024
Artificial intelligence (AI) is the most urgent technology issue of our times. Every week brings a major inflection point, whether it’s OpenAI, Google, Anthropic or any of the other hundreds of big organisations racing to develop parts of an unprecedentedly powerful engine that is already starting to reshape societies. We’ve never seen potential like it.[…]
Forget the shamrocks: Ireland must bring a global tech policy to America this St Patrick’s Day
By David McCourt Business, Lifestyle, Startups, Tech Apr 03, 2022
There is only one country in the world that has a standing meeting with the United States of America – Ireland. And there is only one European country with every major global tech company based within its borders – also Ireland. While the Taoiseach typically meets with the US president each year to celebrate St[…]
If the U.S. Doesn’t Embrace Universal Broadband, It Will Fall Behind Peers in the West
By David McCourt Business Mar 01, 2022
In Ireland, we tend to keep a close eye on the goings-on in America. On many occasions, we benefited from the ideas and innovations of our allies in the United States. But right now, it’s time for the U.S. to follow Ireland’s lead by embracing a comprehensive, inclusive, and technologically-forward broadband plan to ensure every[…]
Five things Ireland must do to maintain its competitive advantage
By David McCourt Business, Lifestyle, Startups, Tech, Uncategorized Jan 13, 2022
Every now and then, it’s worth taking a moment to look at ‘Ireland Inc’. How is it performing? What have we accomplished in the last 12 months? What did we fail at? And what should we really be focused on now? Ireland is a small country that has played an outsized leadership role over the[…]
Long-term investment doesn’t just help the investors, it also helps the people who use the company’s products
By David McCourt Business, Lifestyle, Startups, Tech, Uncategorized Nov 11, 2021
Ireland has been reading about yet another prospective financial transaction at the much bought, much sold, Eir. The telecoms company recently announced an intention to sell nearly half of the company’s fibre network in Ireland, a transaction that would net the business significant capital. However, this time it might be good news not just for the[…]
Divergent thinkers required to take us into the future
By David McCourt Business Mar 23, 2020
Society at large and the organizations within it are often ill-prepared for sudden shifts in an economy. Forces erupt and reshape the landscape. It’s at these turning points that divergent thinkers excel. They think of unforeseen ways to harness the forces that others may have unleashed. Many people were exploring electricity in the late 1800s,[…]
Curiosity drives business and personal growth
By David McCourt Business Mar 06, 2020
Much of our future business growth will come from inquiring minds that spot how an idea that works in one industry, might possibly transform another. Take one simple example from the early days in my career in the construction business. During a conversation with my father he told me about an innovative technique using a[…]
One of the biggest challenges in business has always been how to grow. How to hit the big time. Successfully scaling a business is about as exhilarating as it gets in life. Your brain works a thousand percent faster and every day brings fresh excitement, new challenges and more opportunity. Unfortunately, a minority of businesses[…]
Granahan McCourt owned National Broadband Ireland signs historic contract to deliver Ireland’s National Broadband Plan
By Tom Webb Business, Tech Nov 19, 2019
Biggest investment in rural Ireland since rural electrification set to deliver high speed broadband to 1.1 million people 19th November, 2019: National Broadband Ireland (NBI), the company established by worldwide investors in technology, media and telecommunications, Granahan McCourt, today signed a landmark State contract with the Irish Government to deliver the country’s National Broadband Plan (NBP).[…]