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national / environment / news report Sunday June 12, 2016 22:00 by 1 of Indymedia
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The FG TD Tony McLoughlin has tabled a private members bill to ban Fracking. There have been two previous motions to ban Fracking, the first by People Before Profit and the second by Sinn Fein. However, this third attempt has come from an unexpected quarter -from within the ranks of FG itself. Deputy McLoughlin is indeed correct to want to ban Fracking as basically all it does is pollutes the water table indefinitely over a huge area for paltry amounts of gas causing far more harm than good. read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Monday May 16, 2016 15:00 by Anti-fracker
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Woodburn Forest near Carrickfergus in County Antrim has become the site of the first operational Fracking rig on the island of Ireland. On Monday 16 May InfraStrata PLC began to drill, seeking to confirm a viable oil find which will pave the way for large scale extraction. Community campaigners continue to resist and all support is welcome on the site to stop the drilling while one local mounts a legal challenge. read full story / add a comment
antrim / environment / press release Sunday May 15, 2016 21:17 by pbp
MLA and TD hit out at ‘cloak and dagger’ tactic by authorities in allowing this drill to take place; implications for South People Before Profit to move Bill to ban Fracking in the Dáil once it resumes People Before Profit MLA, Gerry Carroll and TD, Richard Boyd Barrett condemn moves to initiate Fracking in Co Antrim and warned if test drills go ahead it could open the door for Fracking North and South. The statement comes after NI Water’s decision to allow Infrastrata to begin drilling for oil just 380 metres away from Woodburn reservoir in Co Antrim. This could lead to UK company, Tramboran, attempting to drill in Fermanagh, which in turn, could lead to Fracking in Leitrim and Cavan. read full story / add a comment 
leitrim / environment / event notice Monday May 02, 2016 23:04 by ll
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Hello all - Notice of AGM to be held on Tuesday, 3rd May 2016, at 8pm in the Bee Park Community Centre, Manorhamilton We would love to have a good turn out so please come. It will be an opportunity for us all to connect with one another around the issues, hear what has been done and be part of the coming year’s activities read full story / add a comment
international / education / press release Monday February 29, 2016 22:30 by Laurence Cox
The MA CEESA (Community Education, Equality and Social Activism) took this year out to think about what we do and how we can do it better. We've been doing a lot of thinking and talking to people in that time and the result is that we're making some changes in the course while keeping the basic principles intact. read full story / add a comment 
national / environment / press release Friday February 26, 2016 21:03 by kiff
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SOLID NATIONAL OPPOSITION TO Fracking. 35% of General Election candidates nationally have committed to supporting legislation to ban Fracking. Details of party responses are as follows: read full story / add a comment 
national / politics / elections / press release Friday February 26, 2016 13:12 by 1 of Indymedia
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14 new off shore licenses issued in the dying days of a government – sound familiar? ?#?Fracking? 2011 As the election squabble sideshow grabs the headlines, ownership of Irish natural resources is being handed over to foreign corporations The Government has awarded oil and gas licences to companies including oil majors Eni, Exxon and Statoil, allowing them to explore for hydrocarbons off the coast of Ireland. read full story / add a comment
national / environment / press release Thursday February 25, 2016 11:53 by Fracking Free Network
The “Sign the Pledge” campaign, coordinated by Fracking Free Network, is a big success. 154 candidates in this year’s General Election have so far personally signed the pledge against Fracking! From all parties and from all constituencies, candidates have committed to support legislation that will ban Fracking in Ireland. There is no doubt that the issue of Fracking is now a national rather than a local issue. Candidates from Cork and Kerry, from Donegal and Dublin, from Galway and Wexford have indicated that they will work to ensure that Fracking will never be introduced to Ireland. read full story / add a comment 
national / politics / elections / feature Wednesday February 24, 2016 18:26 by T
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The election cycle has come around yet again it is time to take a look at some of the issues being discussed and more importantly those not discussed and have a quick look at the economy. For this election there are more independents going up than ever before, although people should be warned that a certain fraction of them are closet FFers and FGers so if it is change you are looking for, they may not be the candidates to vote for. Sometimes people seemed to assume Independents tend to be more to the Left. There is no inherent reason this should be the case and statistically one would expect them to evenly spread to the Left and Right. So if voting for an Independent then be sure you have checked what they really stand for and their previous record if any. read full story / add a comment
national / environment / press release Monday February 08, 2016 17:49 by anon
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Good news – it’s official! The EPA Research Study on Fracking is now stopped. This study was targeted by the campaign against Fracking as research showed the study was compromised – it was being led by companies with huge vested interests in the oil and gas industry. A statement from the Department (DCENR) yesterday (2nd) confirmed that the study has been stopped after its first phase, which included an overall look at regulations and legislation governing Fracking. Phase 2, on-the-ground studies in Leitrim and Fermanagh which would have included some drilling, will not proceed and a report of Phase 1 will be published in Q3 of this year. read full story / add a comment
national / anti-capitalism / news report Thursday December 03, 2015 07:37 by Frackture
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Irish government wastes over 1 million euro on biased Fracking study in spite of world oil prices rendering Fracking itself as nothing but a major loss making and pointless exercise. read full story / add a comment
national / environment / news report Tuesday October 20, 2015 08:26 by Danny Dullea
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This is a recording of a public meeting of Fracking Free Network Ireland and Northern Ireland held at the Ballroom of Romance Glenfarne on Saturday October 17 2015. There are two parts. Part 1 is the panel presentations. Part 2 the discussion and Q&A will follow. For comments or further information please contact me at ddullea@clarkson.edu read full story / add a comment 
national / environment / other press Sunday July 19, 2015 23:09 by No to Fracking
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For the first time, a majority of MEPs (338 to 319) has voted in favour of an immediate moratorium on hydraulic fracturing in Europe in view of its "risks and negative consequences for the climate, the environment, and public health." The MEPs voted in support of Amendment 1 to the Energy Security Strategy report. However, as the final report as a whole was not adopted, the moratorium on "any new operations involving the exploration or extraction of unconventional fuels within the EU until this is proven to be safe for the environment, citizens, and workers" will not take effect. read full story / add a comment 
Ahead of the European Parliament's vote on resolution: European Stop TTIP alliance sends open letter
international / economics and finance / press release Sunday July 05, 2015 12:50 by Stop TTIP
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The European Parliament is about to make another attempt to pass a resolution on the EU-US trade deal TTIP this Wednesday. Ahead of this critical vote, an alliance of over 480 organisations from across Europe is calling on MEPs to take the strong resistance from citizens seriously. 2.3 million Europeans have signed a self-organised European Citizens' Initiative that calls for an end of the TTIP negotiations. All MEPs today received the following letter in their native language, signed by the Stop TTIP organisations in their respective country: read full story / add a comment 
kerry / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Friday July 03, 2015 09:10 by Eoin
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On Tuesday 23rd June, the exhibition "If I could say one thing to other communities" was launched in the Killarney Public Library which focuses on peoples with experiences of challenging the Corrib Gas Project. The exhibition will run until Saturday 4th July. read full story / add a comment 
international / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Tuesday June 30, 2015 12:10 by Anti-Fracking
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This report from FrackingFreeIreland comes from a campaigner from Germany who decided to build a people map of the pro Fracking lobby in Germany. The links he uncovered and the techniques have a lot to say about all other issues and how many of the most undemocratic practices are pushed forward. The principle used applies not just in Germany but is widespread including here in Ireland. Campaigner from Germany I have done a new graphic on all these lobby and pr firms trying to manage public perception in Germany. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Wednesday June 24, 2015 11:12 by 1 of Indymedia
A new Trade Secrets law to be voted on next week by the European Parliament threatens a massive clampdown on journalists and whistle-blowers, write Anne Friel & Anaďs Berthier, giving corporations the right to sue those who disclose private information even in the public interest to protect health, safety and environment. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Wednesday June 10, 2015 23:27 by SF
Liadh Ní Riada MEP has strongly criticised the call of Fine Gael MEP Sean Kelly to have a potential international court for TTIPs Investor-State Dispute Settlement mechanism (ISDS) located in Ireland. She said that Kelly has completely betrayed his responsibility to defend the interests of the Irish people. The mechanism of the International State Dispute Settlement court is part of the highly controversial TTIP agreement which has been met with widespread public opposition across the European Union read full story / add a comment
national / environment / press release Sunday May 10, 2015 21:31 by T
Latest issue of the Shale Gas Bulletin Ireland is now available online. The contents for this month are: 1. Irish EPA study on Fracking impacts led by company involved in Fracking 2. Oklahoma recognises link between earthquakes and Fracking wastewater injection wells 3. Scientists warn 75% of known fossil fuel reserves must stay in the ground read full story / add a comment
international / education / press release Tuesday March 03, 2015 20:55 by Laurence Cox
Call-out for students for this autumn's MA in Community Education, Equality and Social Activism at Maynooth - please circulate! We have a lot going on at the MA - a talk next week "Gypsy rebellion? Leadership, NGOs and activism among Spanish gitanos"; in April John Holloway is giving a two-day seminar "Think Hope, Think Crisis" and not long after that we're co-organising the "Joining the dots" Grassroots Gathering in Dublin - all part of a wider Dublin Spring of resistance and creation bubbling up from below. Now read on... read full story / add a comment |
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