2 November 2021 Members of Extinction Rebellion gathered before the offices of JP Morgan Chase in Glasgow today to protest against the investment bank’s record on climate change. A group of protesters assembled near the city’s central station as COP26 negotiations continue in Glasgow and made their way down to Read more…
30 July 2021 Protesters gathered before the Dail today and staged a “tug-of-war” to highlight fracked gas imports and the climate implications of data centres. Members of Extinction Rebellion Ireland dressed as representatives of tech companies as part of their campaign, holding the rope on one end during a tug-of-war Read more…
14 September 2020 Members of an affiliated Extinction Rebellion group gathered outside the Department of Agriculture today and called for a radical change to Irish and European agricultural policy. Animal Rebellion protesters clad in costume climbed atop a platform over the front door of the Department and unfurled banners while Read more…
Climate activists have demanded that “green strings” be attached to any EU bailout funds used by the new Irish government in the wake of Covid-19. As part of a Europe-wide action, Members of Extinction Rebellion Ireland held a socially distanced gathering in front of the Central Bank this afternoon to Read more…
February 28th, 2020 A grandmother charged with illegally felling conifers in a Coillte forest beside her home in west Cork was convicted of stealing timber worth €500 at the Cork Circuit Criminal Court this afternoon. Sionad Jones of Maughnaclea, Kealkil was found guilty of a charge related to the dishonest Read more…
November 4th, 2019 The Taoiseach has come under fire from medical professionals, academics, and climate activists over recent comments about the potential upsides to climate change for Ireland. Speaking at the launch of the first progress report on the all-of-government climate action plan at the Botanic Gardens on Thursday, Leo Read more…
October 17th, 2019 The Government is trying to pass the buck on the controversial decision to include a gas terminal in the Shannon estuary on the EU’s priority energy list, the European Parliament has heard. Speaking at the Parliament’s energy committee yesterday, the Green Party’s Ciaran Cuffe said that it Read more…
October 11th, 2019 Extinction Rebellion activists plastered the Department of Climate Action with scientific research on fracking in protest against the State’s support of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal planned for the Shannon Estuary. Around 100 protesters, many dressed in boiler suits, gathered at the Department building on Adelaide Read more…
October 10th, 2019 Protests against imported coal and fast fashion rounded up the mid-point of a week-long series of action by Extinction Rebellion Ireland as the group continues to hold firm at Merrion Square. Yesterday’s demonstrations came on day three of International Week of Rebellion, with protesters around the world Read more…
October 7th, 2019 Over 150 Irish academics have signed an open letter outlining their support for Extinction Rebellion as activists gear up to disrupt the capital as part of a global week of action. Extinction Rebellion Ireland (XRI) activists from across the country will band together this week in Dublin Read more…
