Environment
Calls for public to object to fracking licence application in Northern Ireland
A Leitrim county councillor has called on the Irish public to object to a fracking licence application that is being...
Fracking
Environment
'Strong signal from Leitrim that fracking is not welcome'
A local area representative in Co. Leitrim has pointed to the heightened concerns of people in the county after UK-based...
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Watch: How Cavan farm partnership combats scour
Scour occurs when the gut becomes compromised and calves lose proper functioning of the intestine, resulting in diarrhoea and loss...
Environment
Fracking in Northern Ireland: What are the main issues and concerns?
Concerns over fracking and its impact on the environment and small communities across the country have been brought to the...
N.Ireland
Application for 'fracking exploration' in border region lodged
A UK-based oil and gas company has applied for a new drilling licence which could lead to the fracking of...
Environment
Irish fracking ban recommendation welcomed by NGOs
Environmental organisations have welcomed the Oireachtas’ Environmental Committee’s recommendation to ban fracking in the Republic of Ireland. The Environmental Pillar...
Rural Life
Watch a farmer use a load of slurry to get rid of protesters in his field
A farmer in the UK used a tanker of slurry to let protesters know how he felt about them trespassing on...
Environment
Fracking poses a real threat to rural areas - Carthy
The proposed Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) could limit the power of the Governments of Member States within the...