Galway TD says National Broadband Plan 'cover' for failure to invest in rural Ireland

Galway Bay fm newsroom - A Galway TD is accusing the Government of using the National Broadband plan as a cover for failing to address real problems facing rural Ireland.

Speaking in the Dáil, Deputy Catherine Connolly said while broadband is a valid issue - the abandonment of rural Ireland is the overriding concern she hears on the doorstep.

She claims the Government has stood over and increased the urban-rural divide by failing to introduce a policy for balanced regional development.

And she accused the Government of being disingenuous in trying to frame the National Broadband Plan in the context of saving rural communities.

To hear from Deputy Connolly, tune into Galway Bay fm news at 5...