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# Oil and Gas

Last year
2022
# Fuel Prices
Taoiseach warns of ‘rocky’ times ahead after EU bans most Russian oil and gas
Micheál Martin said it will be “challenging” for consumers as the EU weans itself off Russian fossil fuels.
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May 31st 2022, 12:26 PM
# Oil and Gas
Ireland can 'take on this Putin regime' by cutting Russian fossil fuel imports, Eamon Ryan says
UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres said today that “addiction to fossil fuels is mutually assured destruction”.
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Mar 21st 2022, 1:49 PM
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# cop26
Ireland joins group of countries working to phase out oil and gas exploration
Several other countries have signed up to join this new alliance.
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Nov 11th 2021, 12:44 PM
Voices
Opinion: Only a full ban can save Northern Ireland from the threat posed by fracking
Eddie Mitchell of Love Leitrim outlines concerns of border communities that fracking may be set to get back on the agenda in the North.
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Jul 1st 2021, 8:00 PM
# leo in the us
Taoiseach urged to tell banks to stop investing in fossil fuels during his UN speech in New York
Varadkar will attend the UN General Assembly and address the summit on sustainable development goals.
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Sep 19th 2019, 6:10 AM
# Your Say
Poll: Should oil and gas drilling be banned in Irish waters?
The Dáil passed the ‘Keep it in the Ground’ Bill yesterday.
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Mar 29th 2019, 10:13 AM
# Climate Change
Dáil votes to ban oil and gas drilling in Irish waters
The Bill, if passed into law will make Ireland the 5th country globally to ban oil and gas exploration.
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Mar 28th 2019, 7:30 PM
# Oil and Gas
'A historic day': Ireland on a path to being the 4th country in the world to ban fossil fuel exploration
Costa Rica, Belize and France have already implemented similar measures to end oil activity in their waters.
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Feb 8th 2018, 1:55 PM
# over a barrel
The government wants to take a much bigger cut from this
Taxes are going up on oil and gas production.
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Oct 22nd 2015, 6:36 PM
# Oil and Gas
Russia's making a new grab for a vast swathe of energy-rich Arctic
The claim would potentially give Russia access to an estimated 4.9 BILLION tonnes of hydrocarbons.
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Aug 5th 2015, 10:18 AM
# morto
The owner of a small B&B may have just bought an oil company by mistake
The woman’s son apparently thought he was only buying 10% of its shares.
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May 13th 2015, 11:56 AM
# dubai in
Dubai state-owned oil company plans €627m buyout of Irish exploration firm
Dragon Oil wants to take over Ireland-based Petroceltic, but no official offer is on the table yet.
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Oct 6th 2014, 10:42 AM
# barryroe gold
Irish oil explorer gears up for drilling at billion-euro well near Cork coast
Providence Resources plans to start offshore oil drilling next year, but it’s still losing money.
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Sep 30th 2014, 12:51 PM
# Black gold
Government asks experts for advice on Ireland's underexplored oil and gas
Minister Pat Rabbitte says he wants to strike a balance between attracting investment and maximising returns from the State’s natural resources.
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Sep 25th 2013, 12:21 PM
# Syria
Rise in Bord Gáis Energy Index for second consecutive month blamed on Syria
The Energy Index increased by four per cent in August as oil and gas prices rose.
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Sep 9th 2013, 9:25 AM
# Drill Baby Drill
New licence could extend Cork's potential oil field
Providence Resources says its been offered a licensing option for another 500 sq km beside the Barryroe oil field.
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Aug 10th 2012, 12:13 PM
# Leprechaun Politics
Sinn Féin accused of 'leprechaun politics' over oil and gas profits policy
Sinn Féin described the comments as “nonsense” and called for a more constructive dialogue on the issue.
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Apr 21st 2011, 11:32 AM