February 1st, 2019 Plans to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in the protected Shannon Estuary fall directly in line with the Government’s energy policy for at least the next decade, the High Court heard today. The court is hearing proceedings brought by Friends of the Irish Environment (FiE) Read more…
January 30th, 2019 The findings of an environmental assessment carried out 10 years ago to measure the potential impact of a proposed gas terminal in Co Kerry are now “beyond their own expiry dates”, the High Court has heard. The court is hearing judicial review proceedings brought by Friends of Read more…
28th January 2019 The planning authority’s decision to extend planning permission for a proposed €500 million liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Co Kerry is set to be judicially reviewed at the High Court this week. The case is being brought by Friends of the Irish Environment (FiE), who, under the Read more…
October 4th, 2018 An environmental charity was granted leave this morning in the High Court to judicially review An Bord Pleanála’s decision to extend planning permission for a proposed €500 million gas terminal in Co Kerry. Friends of the Irish Environment (FiE) argued that the decision to grant Shannon LNG Read more…
September 26th, 2018 The proposed development of a liquefied natural gas terminal in the Shannon Estuary flies in the face of the State’s commitment to tackling climate change, the Oireachtas has heard. Speaking on the Dail floor last week, People Before Profit’s Brid Smith questioned how the proposed Shannon LNG Read more…
July 27th, 2018 The national planning authority has granted a five-year planning permission extension for a controversial project to import liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Shannon from the US fracking industry. The Shannon LNG proposal intends to build a gas terminal on the Shannon Estuary and import the gas to Ireland, the Read more…
February 21st, 2018 MEPs today voted against a motion to block the inclusion of major gas infrastructure projects in a list of projects which could qualify for streamlined planning and financial support from the EU. The projects are part of the EU`s Projects of Common Interest (PCI), which are key Read more…
October 6th, 2017 The Scottish Government has banned fracking following public outcry over the environmental risks and health hazards linked to the controversial industry. Earlier this week, Scotland’s Energy Minister Paul Wheelhouse declared that the January 2015 moratorium on fracking will now be made permanent. Fracking, officially known as hydraulic Read more…
June 28th, 2017 The historic Bill to ban onshore fracking in the Republic of Ireland has passed through the Oireachtas today. The Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Prohibition of Onshore Hydraulic Fracturing) Bill 2016 will now move on to the President for signing after it passed its final stage in Read more…
May 24th, 2017 A Bill to ban fracking is strongly expected to pass through the Dail this evening in a major win for campaigners across the country, according to Friends of the Earth Ireland. The Bill – first brought by Sligo-Leitrim TD Tony McLoughlin – is expected pass the final stage Read more…
