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Small farmers being pushed out as policy supports exports over food sovereignty.

Small farmers being pushed out as policy supports exports over food sovereignty.

Last weekend members of People Before Profit from all across the island, including Bríd Smith TD for Dublin South-Central, gathered in Ox Mountain, near Tubbercurry in county Sligo to meet with farmers, discuss the problems they face living off the land and to develop a new policy that places farmers

Air Quality in Mungret plummets as particulate density soars.

Air Quality in Mungret plummets as particulate density soars.

On September 26th the air quality index as recorded by the monitor located at the Office of Public Works Arterial Drainage Maintenance site, across the road from the Irish Cement plant, was 9 out of 10. According to the Environmental Protection Agency's "Air Quality Index for Health" a rating of

Irish Cement granted licence to burn tyres as Mungret tops air pollution table.

Irish Cement granted licence to burn tyres as Mungret tops air pollution table.

Following a Judicial Review, Irish Cement has had the licence granted to it by EPA last year to move from burning fossil fuels to burning recovered solid waste, including used tyres, in the production of cement. Last week measurements for small particulates in the air in Mungret have exceeded the

International Day of Clean Air for blue skies but Mungret lies in a cloud of smoke.

International Day of Clean Air for blue skies but Mungret lies in a cloud of smoke.

September 7th marks the "International Day of Clean Air for blue skies". Air pollution is the largest contributor to the burden of disease from the environment, and is one of the main avoidable causes of death and disease globally. 99% of the world’s population is now breathing polluted air,

LNG terminal won't bring energy security, just higher prices.

LNG terminal won't bring energy security, just higher prices.

An Bord Pleanála is set to decide whether a fracked gas import terminal and power plant should be built along the Shannon Estuary in September, pending the publication of the government's Energy Security Review. In a submission to An Bord Pleanála the proposed developer of the fracked gas import terminal,

Data Centre expansion and LNG construction puts “climate targets impossibly out of reach.”

Data Centre expansion and LNG construction puts “climate targets impossibly out of reach.”

New Fortress Energy, the company behind the plans to build a Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminal in Tarbert, has begun distributing leaflets in an attempt to build local support for the construction. The leaflet states “an LNG terminal in Ireland could largely replace gas imports from Britain which in turn

Decision on Shannon LNG deferred until September

Decision on Shannon LNG deferred until September

An Bord Pleanála has confirmed that it has postponed its decision on the 500MW Gas fired power station and LNG terminal until September 9th. The decision was originally intended to be made on March 7th but it has deferred the decision citing the “complex nature” of the proposed development. People