Moneypoint: Ireland’s Coal Giant Shuts Down

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In June 2025, Ireland burned its last lump of coal for electricity. For over 40 years, Moneypoint Power Station, a vast coal …

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There is no climate justice in a world where genocides are allowed to happen with impunity

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Blog by Nandana James, Communications Content Officer Let’s call a spade a spade …

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Putting solar panels on schools is a no-brainer! It lets schools produce energy from the sun, slashing their electricity costs AND reducing their polluting emissions. It also makes schools a beacon of hope in their communities - showing that renewable energy can be small-scale and community owned - with benefits for both climate and people! 

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Community Power is Ireland’s first community owned electricity supplier.  They are working with Irish communities to develop renewable energy projects owned by people. Switch your electricity supplier to Community Power to power your home with small-scale, community owned, renewable energy!

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Moneypoint: Ireland’s Coal Giant Shuts Down

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In June 2025, Ireland burned its last lump of coal for electricity. For over 40 years, Moneypoint Power Station, a vast coal …

Join us at the national march for Palestine

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Blog by Emma-Jayne Geraghty, Head of Movement Building It’s been a while since I’ve penned a blog here - I’m back from …

Homes not Hazards: ‘There's something about these flats'

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Friends of the Earth, Community Action Tenants Union (CATU) and the Just Housing research project in Maynooth …