‘Fibre’ funds for Councils

By The Newsroom
Published 29th May 2019, 11:44 BST
Chairman of Fermanagh and Omagh District Council Cllr Howard Thornton, Cllr R Foster, Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council, Deputy Mayor Cllr Eddie Thompson, Ards and North Down Borough Council Alderman Derek Hussey, Derry City and Strabane District Council, Deputy Mayor, Councillor Cheryl Johnston, Mid and East Antrim Borough Council, Mayor Cllr Uel Mackin, Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council, Chairman of Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Cllr Mark Murnin, Lord Mayor, Cllr Julie Flaherty, Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon, Deputy Chair Cllr Frances Burton, Mid Ulster District Council.Chairman of Fermanagh and Omagh District Council Cllr Howard Thornton, Cllr R Foster, Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council, Deputy Mayor Cllr Eddie Thompson, Ards and North Down Borough Council Alderman Derek Hussey, Derry City and Strabane District Council, Deputy Mayor, Councillor Cheryl Johnston, Mid and East Antrim Borough Council, Mayor Cllr Uel Mackin, Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council, Chairman of Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Cllr Mark Murnin, Lord Mayor, Cllr Julie Flaherty, Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon, Deputy Chair Cllr Frances Burton, Mid Ulster District Council.
Chairman of Fermanagh and Omagh District Council Cllr Howard Thornton, Cllr R Foster, Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council, Deputy Mayor Cllr Eddie Thompson, Ards and North Down Borough Council Alderman Derek Hussey, Derry City and Strabane District Council, Deputy Mayor, Councillor Cheryl Johnston, Mid and East Antrim Borough Council, Mayor Cllr Uel Mackin, Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council, Chairman of Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Cllr Mark Murnin, Lord Mayor, Cllr Julie Flaherty, Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon, Deputy Chair Cllr Frances Burton, Mid Ulster District Council.
Councils across Northern Ireland have welcomed the news that they are to receive £15m in funding to further boost fibre availability across Northern Ireland.

The funding comes from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) through its Local Full Fibre Networks Programme (LFFN).

Since June 2018, Northern Ireland councils have come to together to form the Full Fibre Northern Ireland Consortium (FFNI). The Consortium, which is hosted by Newry, Mourne and Down District Council, is comprised of the 10 councils outside of Belfast. The Consortium will implement an exciting new collaborative programme to drive greater investment in fibre and digital infrastructure across the region.

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Together the Consortium developed a Northern Ireland bid for £15m of LFFN funding from DCMS. This substantial funding award will be used to deliver full fibre to approximately 880 public sector sites, under the Public-Sector Anchor Tenancy model, by March 2021.