HEAnet
Educational network provider in Ireland
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HEAnet is the national education and research network of Ireland.
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| Formation | 1983; incorporated in November 1997[1] |
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| Legal status | Company limited by guarantee |
| Headquarters | Dublin |
Region served | Ireland |
Main organ | Board of Directors |
| Website | www |
HEAnet's e-infrastructure services support approximately 210,000 students and staff (third-level) in Ireland, and approximately 800,000 students and staff (first and second-level) relying on the HEAnet network.[1] In total, the network supports approximately 1 million users.[2]
Established in 1983 by a number of Irish universities,[1] and supported by the Higher Education Authority, HEAnet provides e-infrastructure services to schools, colleges and universities within the Irish education system. Its network connects Irish universities, Institutes of technology in Ireland, the Irish Centre for High-End Computing (National Supercomputing Centre) and other higher education institutions (HEIs). It also provides internet services to primary and post-primary schools in Ireland and research organisations.[3][4] Their clients also include various state-sponsored bodies, including hosting the online live conferencing service of the Oireachtas, the parliament of Ireland.[5]
HEAnet previously hosted a mirror service, which acted as a mirror for projects such as SourceForge, Debian, and Ubuntu. This service was discontinued in 2024.[6]
In 2014, HEAnet hosted the TERENA Conference in Dublin. It was held between 19 and 22 May 2014 in Dublin.[7]
In 2017, HEAnet announced additional investment in "100 Gbps [services] to boost bandwidth accessed by [...] 216 academic locations around Ireland".[8][9]
