Love Leitrim group express concern over removal of fracking ban in England
A representative for the ‘Love Leitrim Group’ says todays developments in relation to fracking in the UK is a cause of concern. UK Ministers have lifted the ban on fracking for shale gas that’s been in place in England since 2019. The British government argues it’ll help strengthen…
Love Leitrim movement urge all local TD to support Hourigan motion
A Love Leitrim representative has called on all local elected Public representatives to follow in the footsteps of former Sligo Leitrim TD Tony McLoughlin and support a complete ban on fracking. The comments come as the DUP have called for a complete ban on Fracking in Northern Ireland. …
Local TD’s urged to honour fracking commitments
The TD’s in the Sligo/ Leitrim Constituency are being called on to take action to combat the moves by the Shannon LNG which aims to secure planning permission to build a Facility on the Shannon that will include a LNG terminals. The government had previously promised to implement policy…
Love Leitrim movement welcome decision to ban fracked gas
The decision to ban the importation of fracked GAS through LNP import terminals in the Programme for Government will set Ireland on course to become a Global Climate Leader. That’s according to the Love Leitrim movement. They say that with Ireland having already banned fracking in 2017, refusing…
After successful anti-fracking campaign, a renewed attention to combatting forestry
People in Leitrim hope that the forestry issue in the county can be dealt with in the same way as fracking was defeated. That’s according to Eddie Mitchell, who is the Environmental Chairperson of the IFA in Leitrim as well as a member of the Love Leitrim campaign. He says…
Anti-fracking campaigners say it’s time to ‘move on’ with Deputy McLoughlin’s bill
An anti-fracking group says it’s now time to move ahead with a Sligo/Leitrim TD’s Bill that would ban the controversial gas extraction method. That’s one of the messages that will be delivered this afternoon during a press conference in Dublin. It’s being organised by Love Leitrim, Friends of the Earth…
CDM Smith insists it has ‘no agenda’ on fracking
CDM Smith has defended its role in carrying out the research on the report on fracking. The company says it’s a large international consultancy that focuses on the environment and denies it has any agenda on fracking. The report finds that fracking could feasibly go ahead on the island of…