THE CONNECTED ISLAND
Three Ireland
Small islands worldwide are dying, none more so than Arranmore, off Ireland’s Atlantic coast.
Isolated and neglected, Arranmore was fading away.
Three transformed it with local help, making it the world’s most connected island.
Islanders gained faster internet than Denmark or New York, linking schools, doctors, and the fishing fleet to global markets. The campaign modernized Arranmore, boosting tourism by 84%, sparking hundreds of new businesses, and reversing 150 years of emigration, increasing the population by 10%.
