The Irish Times reports that Dublin City Council wants to use Dublin's sewers to provide high-speed broadband access to businesses and homes. The council is in talks with two companies regarding the feasibility of running "rat resistant" fibre optic cables through the sewerage system to transform the speed, accessibility and cost of broadband in the city. The sewer line system could provide super-fast broadband speeds of 100 Mbps.
On a side note:
The paper also notes that a student who scored seven As and 580 points in the Leaving Certificate has made almost EUR3,000 by selling his study notes online. Cillian Fahy, who attended Gort Community School in Galway, sold his Leaving Cert notes on eBay.ie in order to help finance his third-level education.
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On a side note:
The paper also notes that a student who scored seven As and 580 points in the Leaving Certificate has made almost EUR3,000 by selling his study notes online. Cillian Fahy, who attended Gort Community School in Galway, sold his Leaving Cert notes on eBay.ie in order to help finance his third-level education.
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