The couple behind Goat Ireland in Co. Galway have said broadband services in so many parts of the country are so poor that it is like rural Ireland has been “rubbed off the map.”
Dubliner Ami Madden and her partner, Paul Davis, produce goat meat on their rented 32ac farm in Dunmore. Having started out almost four years ago with sheep, they now specialise in goat rearing. “We have about 150 goats here at present – some for meat, some pedigree Boers and some Boer bucks,” said Ami.
“From next week on we will be taking in the baby 50/50 breeds from the dairies.
By the end of March there could be another 400 young goats here. We have been taking orders from people interested in rearing goat as part of a producers’ group. So, a number of them will leave for other farms.
The couple continue to keep some sheep that they sell directly to customers as mutton and lamb. It’s a busy lifestyle but their broadband simply isn’t keeping up.
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