Unclear if second phase of EPA study to go ahead
It’s unclear yet as to whether the second phase of a key study into fracking in Ireland will go ahead. The first phase of the study commissioned in 2011 by the then Minister for Communications and Natural resources Pat Rabitte was suspended indefinitely in January (2016). It followed some controversy…
Manorhamilton meeting hears implications of Antrim drilling
A meeting took place in Manorhamilton last night to review the impact of the situation at a site in northern Ireland on the north west region in relation to fracking. A company called Infrastrata started drilling in the last two weeks hoping to find oil in the Woodburn Forest area…