u/Nostradamnitall

I just moved into my selfbuild in Galway. I have been using 5G for broadband but NBI are ready to connect me up for fibre. They'll need to cross the road to connect me. I'm at the end of a country bóithrín with grass growing in the middle.

I don't want a pole erected outside if I can avoid it at all, and I have ducting ran to the site boundary. Is there anybody that I can call to discuss this with?.

I'm handy enough and I'd be happy to dig a trench to run the cable across the road myself.

I just landed home in Galway after 6 weeks out of the country with work. I'm sitting at the table having a cup of tea going through my post and there it is. A fine of €58.80 because I forgot to pay the M50 toll on my way to the airport.

TII who operate eFlow are a state owned company and they earned €216.3 million in 2025, so it doesn't seem fair to hammer a taxpaying member of society for forgetting to pay €3.80 a few weeks ago, especially when there's no option to tap your card or pay cash at the time of use.

I'm sure all the Dubs are well used to it, but it just left a bad taste in my mouth. Feels like a cash grab. Just my 2 cents anyway...