“...households will face another increase in their electricity bills, after the energy regulator approved higher network charges to fund upgrades to Ireland’s electricity grid.” Why are we subsidising big tech as they waste our wind power and water for profit? www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...

Large data centres must be forced to cover rising cost of electricity, says environmental body

Data centres now consume approximately 23% of Ireland’s electricity, one of the highest proportions anywhere in the world

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The Government has just passed a law to bring an FSRU to Ireland, ignoring the climate, military and economic risks of this dirty, dangerous and unnecessary fossil fuel www.rivieramm.com/news-content...

Egypt confirms drone strike on FSRU and LNG carrier in Damietta

Egypt’s chief executive body has confirmed a drone struck two LNG vessels located at Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company in the port of Damietta, Egypt

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“…It’s clear an environment of secrecy has favoured [the data centre] sector amidst its ever-growing impacts… ...the government has admitted it does not even know the exact number of data centres located in the country." This is not good enough! www.thejournal.ie/readme/data-...

Data down the drain: We're told to cut our showers short, but data centres face no such pressure

As the hosepipe ban stays in effect around the country, it is becoming increasingly clear that data centres have a transparency problem no one wants to solve.

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The Development (Strategic Gas Reserve) Act 2026 was signed into law last week Luckily the Government’s lack of concern for the climate is matched by their lack of competence in delivering large projects So there is still time to stop this! Here’s how: extinctionrebellionireland.com/resist-lng

"Only the largest data centres are required to report this information to the EPA each year, meaning that the true figures of data centre water use are likely higher..." www.thejournal.ie/investigates...

Data centres used almost one billion litres of water last year, but another industry used far more

The Journal Investigates found that while data centres use huge quantities of water every year, pharmaceutical companies often use a lot more.

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Astonishing attack on civil society and environmental justice by a government lacking either vision or basic competence. www.thejournal.ie/jack-chamber...

Chambers claims climate law has been 'weaponised' by NGOs to halt infrastructure projects

Friends of the Earth have said disapplying climate laws sets ‘an alarming precedent’.

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For years fossil fuel companies argued that gas was a bridge fuel. What they didn't say was that it was a bridge to climate breakdown.

Rebecca John@rebeccajohn.bsky.social · 2w ago

Our major new investigation is out today packed full of revelations about the oil and gas industry’s decades-long deception over natural gas. We show how big oil and gas created the myth of “clean” natural gas before deceptively marketing it as a climate solution. @climateintegrity.org

"We cannot have energy security by introducing more fossil fuels which are not only highly polluting but also highly vulnerable to price hikes and geopolitical events." www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

Minister set to have final say as planning application for State LNG storage expected this year

Law to give Minister powers to directly approve facility passed by Government last week

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“Under the Critical Infrastructure Act..., projects will not be subject to Section 15 of the Climate Act, which requires all public bodies to consider the climate implications of new infrastructure…" 2026 has been a terrible year for the climate and for democracy www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

Minister set to have final say as planning application for State LNG storage expected this year

Law to give Minister powers to directly approve facility passed by Government last week

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"A 2024 study found that liquefied natural gas, which is intended to be the fuel of the reserve, emits 33% more greenhouse gases than coal in terms of its 20-year global warming potential." www.clare.fm/news/trocair...

Trócaire Brands Clare LNG Terminal Plans "Nonsensical" And "Indefensible" - Clare FM

Trócaire Brands Clare LNG Terminal Plans "Nonsensical" And "Indefensible" - News % Clare FM

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The Government’s first of two bills to introduce a state-led LNG facility has been passed in the Oireachtas. In short, LNG = more fossil fuels, more fracking, more environmental damage, more negative health outcomes, more climate-related disasters and higher energy prices.

Will the Irish Government confirm how many deaths due to climate breakdown and water shortages (exacerbated by their policies) they are willing to accept? www.rte.ie/news/uk/2026... ...and will they collect this data? www.dublininquirer.com/does-irish-w...

More than 2,700 died in England, Wales heatwaves - study

At least 2,700 people died in England and Wales as a result of heatwaves that struck in May and June, according to a study.

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TASC found nearly 90% of Dublin's 97 data centres are in areas experiencing economic deprivation www.tasc.ie/news/2026/05... Now these areas are being deprived of water as well! www.thejournal.ie/hose-pipe-ba... www.dublininquirer.com/does-irish-w...

"...it's striking that there's been no national level assessment of the future impact on greenhouse gas emissions, on electricity prices or on fossil fuel dependence as a result of the new growth in data centres...” www.rte.ie/news/busines...

Data centres account for 23% of electricity usage - CSO

The percentage share of total metered electricity consumption used by data centres rose to 23% in 2025 up from 22% in 2024 and just 5% in 2015.

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"If they pass into law, the Strategic Gas Reserve Bill & Passenger Capacity Bill would create a dangerous precedent, allowing the Government to dismantle the Climate Act piece by piece when faced with choices that conflict with its legal obligation to decarbonise." www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...

Opinion: The Government is trying to undermine climate laws. President Connolly could stop it

The potentially irreversible impacts of climate change will be experienced by our children and grandchildren

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"Swapping Russian gas for US LNG is not a strategy" caneurope.org/news/the-eu-... www.instagram.com/p/DaKvft_lKe...

The EU doesn't need more gas. It needs a Fossil Gas Exit Strategy.  - CAN Europe

As Europe swelters through another summer of record-breaking temperatures, a troubling paradox is becoming impossible to ignore: fossil fuels are driving

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IT op-ed by @aideenod.bsky.social @clarekelly.bsky.social & myself arguing that President Catherine Connolly should refer bills that undermine the Climate Act & flout childrens rights to Supreme Court @maynoothlaw.bsky.social @stopclimatechaos.bsky.social @nhna.bsky.social @clmirl.bsky.social

The Irish Times@irishtimes.com · 4w ago

Opinion: The Government is trying to undermine climate laws. President Connolly could stop it

“…metered electricity consumption by data centres increased by 10% in a single year… (That year being 2024-2025, when a moratorium on new data centres was in place) …Consumption by all other users…went up by 2% over the same period.” www.rte.ie/news/busines...

Data centres account for 23% of electricity usage - CSO

The percentage share of total metered electricity consumption used by data centres rose to 23% in 2025 up from 22% in 2024 and just 5% in 2015.

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“We cannot lead negotiations on the new EU 2040 climate regime if we continue trying to dodge our obligations under the agreed 2030 regime” www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

Ireland’s commitment to EU climate action under scrutiny during presidency of bloc

Campaigners urge Government to hold firm against pressures to ease environmental rules on industry

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"Now more than ever, we need to put up a fight and let the Government know that this cannot continue. They cannot disregard democracy and our legally binding climate obligations. They cannot prioritise polluters over people." www.friendsoftheearth.ie/news/the-fig...

The fight to keep Ireland LNG free continues

It was a dark day for democracy yesterday. The Government only allowed two hours of debate each to two major pieces of legislation in the Dáil, and rammed them through all stages of the Dáil before &#...

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As Europe continues to burn, the EU is watering down climate regulations to enable the build out of fossil-fuelled cloud infrastructure owned by US tech companies. All in the name of 'competitiveness' while locking EU AI development into deeper dependence on the US. www.ft.com/content/2135...

EU weighs weaker data centre climate rules in win for Big Tech

Past proposals for strict rules on renewable energy certificates have been dropped after heavy lobbying, draft shows

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The total gas bill for EU countries has risen 48% in the last four months, and the SGER Bill being presented tomorrow is expected to cost the Irish taxpayer €900 million Bad for the climate and bad for customers! Join us to object to this expensive and unnecessary fossil fuel project!

The Bill being presented to the Dáil Thursday 25 June at 1:52pm disapplies the Climate Act to allow the Government to ram through dirty fossil fuel infrastructure Join us and @xr-ireland.bsky.social @foeireland.bsky.social & @stopclimatechaos.bsky.social to object to this climate-wrecking project!

Join us @xr-ireland.bsky.social @stopclimatechaos.bsky.social @foeireland.bsky.social and many others Thursday at 1pm to keep dirty fossil fuels out of Ireland! …or if you can’t make it, sign our petition to #KeepIrelandLNGFree: my.uplift.ie/petitions/ke...

"Every crisis is an opportunity in disguise, but that opportunity isn’t to surrender to fossil fuel interests, it’s to reduce dependency on imported fossil fuels and accelerate Europe’s energy transition to a more secure and affordable energy system." www.politico.eu/sponsored-co...

Big gas is trying to cash in on Europe’s fossil fuel crisis

Fossil fuel companies are exploiting Europe’s energy price crisis to weaken EU methane rules designed to reduce powerful greenhouse gas emissions. Evidence shows their claims are unfounded.

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The SGER Bill that would bring LNG to Ireland will be debated in the Dáil on Thursday 25 June at 1:52pm. Three hours and 34 minutes have been allocated but this is not enough given everything wrong with it! A demo is in the works so watch this space for details 💪

“The total gas bill for the 27 European Union countries has ballooned by 48% this year during the crisis.” One more reason the LNG SGER Bill being brought to the Dáil later this month must not pass! #KeepIrelandLNGFree www.reuters.com/commentary/r...

The Hormuz shock didn’t break Europe's gas market. Time might

Europe's natural gas market has passed the Hormuz stress test — at least so far. A U.S.-Iran peace deal suggests the worst of the shock may be over, even if flows recover only gradually. That should t...

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“[The LEU Connection Policy] would lead to a lot more gas use, and a lot more emissions, pushing multiple legally-binding climate targets even further out of reach” Emissions associated with data centre demand under the policy:

Hannah Daly@hannahdaly.ie · 2mo ago

Reflections on the Joint Committee on AI and my new working paper that shows how data centres could consume 55% of Ireland's electricity by 2040 and cause gas demand to rise. hannahdaly.ie/2026-06-11-J...

Big Tech bro-ligarchs like Sam Altman stand to profit hugely from unregulated growth of the AI industry, so it’s no surprise that they’re investing heavily in swaying federal policy decisions 😡 This is one of many reasons why we need a nationwide halt on ALL new data centers!

LNG SGER Bill will be presented to the Dáil this month Climate Minister O’Brien said the LNG will only be used in an emergency But, due to data centre demand on the grid... and climate breakdown, the likelihood of emergencies is increasing under this Government! www.oireachtas.ie/en/oireachta...