Irish government rules out fracking in the Republic of Ireland

‘Writing in today’s Irish Independent, the minister says he finds it “hard” to see a situation whereby drilling for oil and gas would be allowed, given the country is moving away from fossil fuels and towards renewables.

His comments come as People Before Profit TD Richard Boyd Barrett joined with Friends of the Earth and An Taisce called for a complete ban on hydraulic fracturing, also known as fracking.

It comes as the debate on shale gas ramps up across Europe, with countries including the UK, Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic keen to exploit the technology.’

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