Love Leitrim Group call on Minister Ryan to come clean with any LNG U turn
It’s emerged that 150 Groups from Ireland and beyond have signed an open letter to Energy Minister Eamon Ryan, calling on him to confirm that he will not make any LNG U-turn on the current agreed government policy against the importation of fracked gas to Ireland. Deep concern has…
Love Leitrim protest calls for urgent climate change action
Love Leitrim have organised a protest calling for urgent action on climate change from COP27. The protest, which will be taking place at the Famine Graveyard in Manorhamilton at midday on Saturday (November 12th), is aiming to highlight climate issues on both a local and national level. Speaking to Ocean…
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 express concern over planned meeting between Tánaiste and Wesley Eden
Love Leitrim have expressed concern over the plans by Tànaiste Leo Varadkar to hold a meeting with the co-founder and Chief Executive of New Fortress Energy, Wesley Edens, in the next number of weeks. New Fortress Energy, the parent company of Shannon LNG, is seeking to develop a liquified…
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. …
Love Leitrim urging TDs to support Bill in Dail vote on Wednesday
The Love Leitrim campaign group is supporting a Bill that would impose a temporary prohibition on new data centres and large-scale fossil fuel projects like Liquified Natural Gas terminals. The group is supporting People Before Profit/Solidarity TD Bríd Smith’s Planning & Development Bill which, if successful, would stop fossil fuel…
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…