According to the Irish research company Amárach Ireland is enjoying a broadband boom at present.

Their latest research states that

• Broadband is now the dominant means of access to the net among home internet users
• One million+ internet users in Ireland mean that Irish SMEs and entrepreneurs have a sufficiently large home market to launch new online applications and services

More at: http://www.comreg.ie/
http://emcm.interactivereturn.com/images/amarach/Consumer%20Foresight%2010-07-07.pdf