Who can apply under the Scheme?
There are certain criteria for applications under the scheme. These are:

You must be living outside of the areas covered by the National Broadband Scheme, click here for details, http://www.three.ie/nbs/ 

You must be living in a rural area in accordance with the Rural Development Plan – the following are excluded from the Scheme:

Places within the City Council boundaries of Dublin, Cork, Galway, Waterford and Limerick

Places within the Borough Council boundaries of Kilkenny, Sligo and Wexford

Places within the Town Council boundaries of Athlone, Ballina, Castlebar, Cavan, Dundalk, Ennis, Killarney, Letterkenny, Mallow, Monaghan, Mullingar, Tralee, Tuam and Tullamore.
You must be unable to obtain a service from the service providers operating in your area


http://www.dcenr.gov.ie/Communications/Communications+Development/Rural+Broadband+Scheme