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> a scheme to revitalize more than 20 of the idyllic islands

"idyllic" is not an accurate description of any island off the West of Ireland.

Occasionally beautiful in summer but... it rains 300+ days a year, in Spring and Autumn storms come barrelling in from the Atlantic, and midwinter days are very short and dark. There's a compelling stark beauty but it's not a lifestyle for the faint of heart.

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As a native seattleite, this sounds incredibly idyllic. The few times my family could afford it, we'd vacation on the ocean. When the storms come, run inside, crawl under a blanket and sip cocoa. Nothing really compares.

Sounds pretty great to me, aside from the whole "Not being directly in a major city with busses and opportunities" part

Remote work and starlink makes me wonder if more of these remote island locations will become popular.

Why starlink and not National Broadband Ireland fibre connectivity?

Do they serve tiny islands where it's likely very expensive to maintain a reliable connection to the “mainland”?

No. Technically there's a plan to reach every household, but there are still tons of houses an hour from from Dublin with no broadband, so the chance of the NBI build out reaching these islands any time soon is remote.

That's what expected the answer to be.

Is it even real fibre or is it DSL/cable/some other BS mis-sold as "fibre" like they do in the UK?

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