Broadband · Ireland

Broadband comparisons

Same line, different bill — or a completely different network. These head-to-heads are how you decide, once you know what’s at the Eircode.

Rule one: if two retailers sell Open Eir FTTH at your address, you are comparing contracts, not cables.

Networks & technology

These guides are not retailer vs retailer. SIRO, Open Eir, NBI and “fibre” as a category are not shop slugs — they are the pole, the mast or the dish.

DM
About the author
Broadband & Fixed-Line Specialist

Darragh Murphy has tested and compared Irish broadband services since 2018. He runs matched.ie’s real-world speed and reliability tests across fibre, cable and rural fixed-wireless connections.

8+ years analysing Irish broadband performanceTested 50+ providers including Eir, Virgin Media, Sky and SIROCertified in Cisco Networking and Openreach fibre standardsBased in Galway, regularly covers rural rollout issues
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