Energy survey to take place in parts of Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal
One of the groups that was to the forefront in the campaign against fracking is now turning its attention to creating an awareness of how people use energy and what it costs them. Good Energies Alliance Ireland, with IT Sligo, is carrying out an energy survey in a number of…
Leitrim anti-fracking campaigner says some uncertainty still remains
An anti-fracking campigner is claiming nothing has really changed as a result of yesterday’s Oireachtas committee report which says it would be irresponsible to allow fracking to go ahead in Ireland. Aideen McLoughlin of the Love Leitrim campaign group, welcomed the report of the Joint Committee on Communications, Climate Action…
Anti-frackers want total ban, both North and South
Anti-fracking campaigners are calling for governments in both North and South of Ireland to pass legislation that would totally prevent the fracking industry exploring for or extracting oil or gas from the earth in either jurisdiction. The call has come after anti-fracking groups took their case to Stormont in Northern…