Six Louth primary schools connected to broadband by the end of 2022 Reporter: '); '); 679 schools will be connected to broadband by the end of 2022 in an acceleration of the National Broadband Plan (NBP) announced by the Government and NBI this Thursday. Under the originally planned roll out, some schools would have had to wait up to seven years for connection. Now, all schools will be connected within two years. Some 70 schools across the country in the Intervention Area will become Broadband Connection Points (BCPs) by the end of Q1 2021, receiving 150mb high-speed connectivity for educational access. The first 25 schools have already been connected, incuding Achonry National School in Sligo, St Joseph’s National School in Laois, St. Kevin’s National School in County Wicklow, St Joseph’s National School in Galway, Ballagh National School in Roscommon, Ennistymon National School in Clare, Calry National School in Sligo and Balscadden National School in Dublin.