16 November 2021 The Minister for the Environment believes that imports of Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) will not be needed to meet energy security needs, according to an answer he gave to an Oireachtas Committee today. Speaking before the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action (JOCCA), Minister Eamon Ryan noted Read more…
25 June 2021 Well – it’s been quite a news week for all things LNG-related. In case you missed it, it looks like the developers of the controversial Shannon LNG terminal are gearing up to again apply for planning permission. It raised a whole lot of questions – so we Read more…
25 May 2021 Demand is continuing to build for an Irish-led global ban on fracking in the wake of a report from the Irish Centre for Human Rights (ICHR). The International Human Rights Impacts of Fracking published yesterday analysed the threats hydraulic fracking poses to the environment, to local populations Read more…
18 May 2021 The Government has issued its highly anticipated policy statement on Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) imports. The statement notably includes a moratorium on the development of fracked gas importation, pending a completed energy security review. The document comes weeks after the Government published its revised Climate Bill, which 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…