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# Irish firm MDM unveils USD 500 million transatlantic cable pair from Ireland
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2026-08-16-mdm-narw-transatlantic-cables-ireland/
- Published: 2026-08-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-01T10:49:50.000Z
- Description: Irish subsea infrastructure firm MDM (McMahon Design and Management) unveiled plans for two transatlantic cables, Narwhal 1 and Narwhal 2, a combined USD 500 million investment linking Galway and southern Ireland to the US, with onward links to the UK and mainland Europe.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Compute and infrastructure, #news, #reported

Reported [Submarine Networks, 16 August 2026](https://www.submarinenetworks.com/en/systems/trans-atlantic/narw/mdm-unveils-nrrw1-narw2?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** This does not establish signed construction contracts; ready for service dates run to 2029 and 2030.

**How this item counts.** No movement: no answer to who owns, who operates, whose law governs or who made the parts changes. Weight 0\. Unsigned USD500m cable plan, service not before 2029; intent only. [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/)