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How many of us really know what is going on in our coastal communities, asks director of The Pipe, Risteard Ó Domhnaill.
The Government has announced a new plan to carry out surveys of areas of potential exploration.
The department of Minister of State Joe McHugh has issued a statement in response the announcement by Mark Durkan.
The maker of the acclaimed documentary The Pipe is appealing for help in finishing his newest film.
The format of the seven-digit Eircode has been detailed.
Are we winning the fight against deforestation? Now there’s a way to check – and hold businesses and governments to account, write Oliver Mylius and Hans Zomer.
The gas provider will stay in State ownership after a suitable bid was not received by the government.
The EPA notes that although there are currently no hydraulic fracturing (fracking) projects under way in Ireland, the gas exploration method “is an emerging issue”.
A company carrying out exploration work says there could be up to 20 million ounces of the mineral in the geological area known as the ‘Longford-Down Massif’.
Gerry Bourke is insisting he did nothing wrong, and is vowing to keep up his protest against the Corrib Gas Project.
Offshore explorers have welcomed the new push to figure out exactly what may lie under Ireland’s western waters,
The natural resources minister also denies suggestions that Ireland is “giving away” its oil and gas reserves.
Petrel Resources says it is holding talks with prospective partners after a second site in the Porcupine Basin suggests oil.
The forestry exported to a record 32 countries last year, including Bahrain, Lebanon, Mexico and South Africa.
Our blind faith in growing the economy may be ignoring some important facts, writes Dermot McNally.
Margaret Sekaggya said there is “tangible frustration amongst local residents who are standing up for their rights”.
The group has released a report saying exploration companies believe oil and gas within Irish waters is worth €1.6 trillion.
The Barryroe well, 50km south of Cork, is Ireland’s first commercially viable oil well. But what can Ireland get out of it?
The gas reservoir at the site of the successful oil drilling operation “far exceeded expectations”, Providence Resources says.
Providence Resources says the rate of oil being tapped from the Barryroe well is almost twice what had been expected.
How has Pat Rabbitte gotten on in implementing the promises of the Programme for Government? We’ve had a look.
Yes, our oil resources are rich – but the cost of exploiting them means we’re better off leaving it to commercial firms, writes Simon Tuohy.
A European Commission ban on 60 watt light bulbs came into effect today, as we’re told we must make ourselves 20 per cent more energy efficient by 2020.
‘Fracking’ could soon begin in Ireland after sparking angry protests all over the world. So what’s all the fuss about – and what is it?
Underground gas worth €120billion could be tapped by the controversial ‘fracking’ process, which some have linked to serious environmental damage.
Petrel Resources wants to drill for oil off the south west coast of Ireland. The company’s MD says resistance from local people and “crackpots” is something that “has to be managed”.
ESRI Review of Irish Energy Policy also makes case for bringing Corrib gas field to production “rapidly” – and says nuclear power will not work for Ireland.