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28 civil society organisations and trade unions call for moratorium on new data centre connections

March 5, 2026

In an open letter sent to Minister Darragh O'Brien, today 5 March 2026, 28 …

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What the proposed Private Wires Bill means for our energy system and climate obligations

March 4, 2026

Friends of the Earth addressed the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment …

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Middle East Conflict Highlights Ireland’s Continued Vulnerability to Fossil Fuel Price Shocks

March 3, 2026

Friends of the Earth Ireland has warned that escalating conflict in the Middle …

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Oireachtas Committee’s Pre Legislative Scrutiny report produces range of hard-hitting recommendations pointing to legal, cost, security and environmental shortcomings in Government’s proposed LNG Bill.

February 27, 2026

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Microsoft denies the UN Special Rapporteur access to their data centre facility in Dublin

February 26, 2026

In yet another instance of the data centre industry’s shocking disregard for …

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Engagement with the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to healthy environment

February 23, 2026

Even as weather warnings and floods have been at the forefront of public consciousness of late, …

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