Climate Td Says Eirgrid Chief’s Dáil Committee Appearance “Very Different In Tone To Organisation’s Earlier Warnings On Data Centres And Energy Crisis” Bríd Smith TD warns that “Ireland’s energy data centre crisis cannot be wished away” Commenting after yesterday’s Dáil climate committee heard from experts and representatives of CRU and 6 Oct 2021
Cost Of Living Energy Price Hike -The Government Must Act Energy prices are currently rising rapidly worldwide. Data centres in Ireland are adding to the upward pressure as they consume 11% of electricity. According to the ESRI, one in six 1 Oct 2021
Climate Security Staff Watching High Court Ero Challenge This month three security companies brought a challenge in the High Court against the Security Industry ERO regulating pay and conditions. They are LAS Security, Top Security, and Morbury. This 29 Sep 2021
Education Dail Committee Witnesses Confirm Need For Climate Legislation TD Bríd Smith says witness evidence to climate committee confirms need for urgent action on data centres and gas infrastructure in Ireland is to reach climate targets Speaking ahead of 28 Sep 2021
Climate Motion To Derry & Strabane Council To Back COP26 Protests People Before Profit Cllr Maeve O’Neill said, “The upcoming United Nations COP26 global climate summit to be held in Glasgow is a crucial moment in the struggle to arrest 27 Sep 2021
Climate People Before Profit Bill To Ban Further Data Centres Next Thursday, People Before Profit will introduce its Climate Emergencies Bill in the Dail. The bill would ban future data centre planning permissions. It would also ban Liquified Natural Gas 24 Sep 2021
Climate People Power Key To Protecting Sperrins From Toxic Mining People Before Profit Cllr Shaun Harkin said, “People power has forced SDLP Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon to formally call for a public inquiry into Dalradian Gold’s application to mine 23 Sep 2021
Climate Further Development Of Additional Data Centres Contrary To Ireland’s Climate Targets Calls for Green Party to back the bill to ban additional data centres whilst Ireland is in a climate emergency Following reports form Wind Energy Ireland that Ireland risks missing 22 Sep 2021
Health Gerry Carroll Calls For Free Parking And Public Transport For Health Workers Gerry Carroll MLA has slammed the recent move to charge health workers for parking, and called for free parking and public transport for health workers to be reinstated. Speaking in 22 Sep 2021
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