Plans to fast-track permission for floating gas terminal criticised
Oireachtas committee begins hearings on controversial LNG proposals
Friends of the Earth
The Irish civil servant walking barefoot from Istanbul to Mayo
Eamonn Keaveney has taken a career break from his job as a civil servant to break a world record for the second time
Cop30: Talks lead to hope but ‘not nearly enough’ action on climate crisis
Decisions on fossil fuels and finance deferred for further negotiations, some of which are three years away
High stakes at Cop30: ‘Climate denialism is back at a point we thought we’d moved on from’
Global talks in Brazil take place against a grim political and scientific backdrop, as Donald Trump rejects climate change as a ‘con job’ and even the host country’s credentials are in doubt
‘My middle name is Brigid and I hated it when I was growing up’
Friends of the Earth’s new CEO Deirdre Duffy on her middle name, All-Ireland heartbreak and the joy of pens
What does the summer of 2025 tell us about the changing climate?
Ireland is not immune from extreme weather already hitting Europe
Kildare data centre plan faces fresh objections
An Taisce among groups opposing server farm proposals
Measures in 2025 climate plan will be at centre of social and economic development, Government says
But campaigners criticise proposals as ‘largely ignoring data-centre growth and reliance on fossil-fuels’
Ireland’s climate and energy security must not be sacrificed to appease Trump with LNG deal - Friends of the Earth
‘Government must not lock Ireland into long-term gas addiction in short-term effort to distract US president’
Glen of the Downs protests: ‘Young people are too busy or too distracted to protest now’
The eco-protesters lost their final Supreme Court appeal 25 years ago at end of January 2000. Where are they now?
How green is the programme for government?
Absence of climate ambition, continuity rather than scaled-up targets and vague language stand out
What now for the Green agenda after its main political advocate was almost wiped out in the election?
The Green Party faces a challenge in pushing policies to tackle climate change with just one TD
Let’s get real: Ireland’s data centre boom is driving up fossil fuel dependence
At a time of climate crisis, the new Government has a choice to make between carbon budgets and economic growth at all costs
New government should ensure proposed LNG plant in Shannon estuary does not proceed, Friends of the Earth says
‘It would be highly reckless on climate and economic grounds for the project to be approved in light of latest information’
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