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Not Here Not Anywhere
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Nationwide, grassroots group campaigning to end fossil fuel exploration and the development of new fossil fuel infrastructure in Ireland 🌎 https://linktr.ee/notherenotanywhere?utm_source=linktree_profile_share&ltsid=2ce98df3-9bac-4873-b1c6-217dc0ab77c4
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‘…[global warming] above 1.5 degrees is now inevitable…Leaders must seize this moment and waste no time in: Tripling renewables and doubling energy efficiency by 2030; Building modern grids and large-scale storage; And ending all new coal, oil and gas expansion in a just and equitable manner.’
November 7, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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Meanwhile the government plans to invest in LNG, increasing the likelihood these adaptations will be needed

(Image from report)
House floating on water
November 6, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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According to DCEE: '...the introduction of ETS II is likely to have a disproportionate negative impact on vulnerable [people]...'

It doesn't have to be this way! #EnergyDemocracy

Social Climate Plan consultation (closes 23 October): tinyurl.com/SocialClimat...

More ED info: tinyurl.com/NHNA-ED
October 21, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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For everyone in Cork: A reminder that the city council meeting is tomorrow - contact your councillors today to urge them to support this motion to keep Cork LNG free!

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October 12, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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Link to email template: tinyurl.com/LNGFreeCork

Link to list of Cork city councillors: tinyurl.com/CorkCouncillors
October 10, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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September 21st marks the International Day of Peace.

There can’t be climate justice without human rights and peace.

NHNA and many other individuals and groups will continue to advocate for climate justice, a just transition, and a fossil fuel-free future in Ireland and around the world.
Image description: An NHNA post. The text reads "International Day of Peace 2025. No climate justice without peace and human rights." The post has a black background with the red NHNA logo in the top right corner. In the middle of the post there is a white dove and flowers arranged in a heart shape.
September 21, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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‘Data centres are putting Ireland’s energy system under huge pressure - with a 412% increase in electricity usage since 2015. This is pushing up the cost of energy for ordinary people’.

Make your voice heard, join the protest on September 30th!

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Energy for who? Poster with cartoons of a data centre draining energy from houses and apartments advertising an upcoming protest organised by Friends of the Earth Ireland. Text reads Protest at the Dáil, 1pm, Tuesday September 30th Join us to demand urgent action to stop more homes falling into energy poverty this winter
September 16, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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NHNA priorities include

🔴 Stopping new fossil fuel infrastructure
🟡 Advocating for a just and fair transition
🟢 Supporting widespread development of indigenous renewable energy

For more information on the harmful impacts of LNG and our past and ongoing campaigns, visit www.lngfree.ie
Image description: A NHNA post with a black background. The white text reads: "STOP LNG - No new fossil fuel infrastructure in a climate crisis. JUST TRANSITION - Rapidly transforming our energy system in a fair and equitable way. RENEWABLES Widescale development of domestic renewable energy sources. For more information, visit Ingfree.ie." There is a traffic light graphic on the left side of the post: the NHNA logo is on the red light, three white dots are on the yellow light, and a checkmark is on the green light.
August 13, 2025 at 10:48 AM
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Members of Not Here Not Anywhere were in Malahide this weekend talking to members of the public about the high carbon footprint of LNG and the upcoming response from TD Minister O’Brien to An Coimisiún Pleanála’s request regarding Shannon LNG’s planning application (1/2)
August 3, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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On Saturday 26th July, NHNA gathered outside Cork City Hall alongside local City Councillors, environmental activists, and members of the public to say NO to LNG.
Text that reads Cork says no to LNG. Image of protestors outside Cork City Hall, holding signs. Text reads keep the global goal of 1.5 alive, no new fossil fuels infrastructure in Ireland or around the world Two local Councilors holding posters and smiling, in front of the anti-LNG demonstration outside Cork City Hall
July 30, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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🚨 Rebels! 🚨

Join us in Cork on Saturday to spread the word about the threat of LNG and put pressure on local government.

⏰️ 6pm
🗓 Saturday, July 26th
📍 Cork City Hall
July 22, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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🚨 New LNG Free short briefing 🚨

It's hard to squeeze everything that's wrong with Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) into two pages but our new short briefing aims to provide a concise explainer of the LNG threat in Ireland.

Send to your local politicians to make them aware of the urgent threat of LNG.
May 19, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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How can we break our addiction to oil?

This Earth Day, April 22nd, The Climate Ambassadors are hosting a special screening of an The Oil Machine.

Join us for this inspiring on our energy future.

🎬 The Oil Machine
🗓 6pm on April 22nd
📍 The New Theatre, Dublin 2

Tickets: bit.ly/3Y4SAQ6
April 18, 2025 at 10:23 AM
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🇮🇪 Agallamh le Angela, ó NHNA ag an agóid an tseachtain seo caite.

Nach é GNL an bealach chun cinn do shlándáil fuineamh nó do phobail na hÉireann!

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Interview with one of our members, Angela, at the protest last week.

It's clear, LNG will not provide security for energy or Irish communities!
April 2, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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Protesting LNG outside the Dáil today with a coalition of activist groups. Nobody wants this dirty fossil fuel in Ireland! #lngfree #stopshannonlng
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March 26, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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Today we & other activists protested against LNG terminals at the Four Courts in Dublin while a hearing took place on the Shannon LNG vs An Bord Pleanála case.
This comes after a Government announcement earlier this month that it would proceed with an LNG terminal.
#speirgorm
9 people standing outside the Four Courts buildings in Dublin holding signs opposing LNG terminals in Ireland 7 people standing outside the Four Courts buildings in Dublin holding signs opposing LNG terminals in Ireland
March 24, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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Join Not Here Not Anywhere and allies at an LNG demonstration to protest the development of an LNG terminal in Ireland!

⏰Monday 24th March at 10:30 am to 11:30am

📍Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin. We’ll be at the front of the building, facing the Liffey
March 22, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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Join us and other grassroots activists on Wednesday 26 March, 12:00 at Buswells Hotel to discuss why we must resist fracked gas imports! #keepirelandlngfree #speirgorm
Poster advertising 'No to LNG' press conference and public meeting with EcoJustice, Futureproof Clare, Future Generations Kerry, Extinction Rebellion Ireland, Love Leitrim, NHNA, Safety Before LNG. Info at stopshannonlng@gmail.com
March 20, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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#shannonlng #climatebreakdown #keepirelandlngfree
March 18, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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Here is how Social Democrats did #ge24 #speirgorm
Our assessment on the Social Democrats’ manifesto climate commitments: No commitment to banning LNG, full commitment to a data centre moratorium, and substantial commitment to ending energy poverty Our assessment on the Social Democrats’ manifesto climate commitments on LNG: The Social Democrats’ manifesto does not mention LNG, therefore it fails to make a commitment on the crucial climate issue of banning LNG. However, although this was not taken into account in our analysis, voters may want to consider that Social Democrats candidates indicated opposing LNG on question 15 on the Which Candidate Survey. Our assessment on the Social Democrats’ manifesto climate commitments on Data Centres: The Social Democrats’ manifesto makes a full commitment to introduce a moratorium on data centres and to take substantial steps to reduce the detrimental climate impacts of data centres: "The Social Democrats will: Enact a moratorium on the development of data centres and the issuing of planning decisions as an interim measure until an economic, environmental and energy impact risk analysis has been carried out. Enforce higher standards as set out in the European Union Code of Conduct for Energy Efficiency in Data Centres, removing the code’s voluntary nature and putting in place statutory obligations to prevent the industry from self-regulating. Mandate data centres to supply waste heat to district heating networks. Implement the CRU (Commission for the Regulation of Utilities) proposals that would require EirGrid and ESB Networks to prioritise connection applications from data centres in accordance with a series of factors [...]" (p. 45) Our assessment on the Social Democrats’ manifesto climate commitments on Energy Poverty: While the Social Democrats’ manifesto does not explicitly commit to ‘eliminating’ energy poverty over the next government’s lifetime, it includes a range of specific and meaningful steps aimed at reducing energy poverty, amounting to a substantial commitment, such as: “Ensuring energy affordability for homes and businesses is important to mitigate deprivation and fuel poverty, and improve economic competitiveness. Fuel poverty is often defined as a situation where a household spends more than 10 per cent of income heating the home, but more broadly might be viewed as a situation where households cannot afford to keep the home adequately heated” ”Expand eligibility for the Warmer Homes Scheme, which provides free home energy upgrades to homeowners who get certain social welfare payments, and include access to solar panels in the scheme, with 100 per cent grants for the lowest income households. (p. 43)
November 28, 2024 at 4:31 PM
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Here is how Sinn Féin did #ge24 #speirgorm
Our assessment on Sinn Féin’s manifesto climate commitments: no commitment to banning LNG, limited commitment to a data centre moratorium, and substantial commitment to ending energy poverty. Our assessment on the Sinn Féin’s manifesto climate commitments on LNG: Sinn Féin’s manifesto does not mention LNG, therefore it fails to make a commitment on the crucial climate issue of banning LNG. Although this was not taken into account in our analysis, voters may want to consider that Sinn Féin candidates neither agreed or disagreed with opposing LNG on question 15 on the Which Candidate Survey. Our assessment on the Sinn Féin’s manifesto climate commitments on Data Centres: Sinn Féin’s manifesto makes some commitments on the crucial climate issue of data centres. They commit to several substantial steps to reduce their negative climate impacts and say they will introduce planning conditions, but do not explicitly commit to a moratorium which would halt planning permission. “We also must address Ireland’s ballooning data centre demand. While data centres are crucial for modern digital life, the rate at which they are driving up electricity demand is unsustainable. They consumed 21% of Ireland’s electricity in 2023, up a fifth from 2022. By rolling out the red carpet for data centres, without adequate safeguards in place, the government parties have again proven their prioritisation of corporate interests over Ireland’s energy security and affordability.” (p. 122) “Introduce planning conditions that require prospective very high energy users to produce or contribute financially to the production of additional renewable electricity at least equal to their needs at any given time, ending tax relief to data centres” (p. 123 ) “Large energy users such as data centres must be required to pay their fair share and move away from fixed charges under the PSO levy and network costs.” (p. 126) Our assessment on the Sinn Féin’s manifesto climate commitments on Energy Poverty: While Sinn Féin’s manifesto does not explicitly commit to ‘eliminating’ energy poverty over the next government’s lifetime, it includes a range of specific and meaningful steps aimed at reducing energy poverty, amounting to a substantial commitment, such as: Sinn Féin would radically transform the National Retrofit plan to ensure it delivers our climate targets while alleviating energy poverty. Sinn Féin would invest €7bn in government to expand retrofitting and target it where it is most needed. (p. 126) “Overhauling the national retrofit programme so that more ordinary householders can afford to access retrofitting. Establishing a new tiered grants-based retro-fit scheme for low and middle income households in place of the Warmer Home Scheme and providing a substantial increase in Capital investment of 1.5 billion for the deep retrofit of over 100,000 homes. Expanding the retrofitting of local authority homes with an additional capital investment of €850 million over a government term for the deep retrofit of over 44,000 social homes. Establishing a dedicated scheme for the retrofitting of solid fuel homes with capital investment of €750 million over a government term to provide deep retrofits for over 30,000 homes. Establishing a dedicated scheme for heat pumps to shift the fuel source of deep retrofitted homes.” (p. 127)
November 28, 2024 at 4:31 PM
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Here is how People Before Profit did #ge24 #speirgorm
Our assessment on People Before Profit’s manifesto climate commitments: full commitment to banning LNG and to a data centre moratorium, and a substantial commitment to ending energy poverty. Our assessment on People Before Profit’s manifesto climate commitments on LNG: People Before Profit’s manifesto makes a full commitment on the crucial climate issue of banning LNG. "Ban fossil fuel exploration and the construction of new fossil fuel infrastructure such as LNG" (p. 25) Our assessment on People Before Profit’s manifesto climate commitments on Data Centres: People Before Profit’s manifesto makes a full commitment to introduce a moratorium on data centres and to take substantial steps to reduce the detrimental climate impacts of data centres. "People Before Profit would ban fossil fuel exploration, new data centres and begin nationalising major generators of renewable and non-renewable power and integrating them into a reformed and reintegrated ESB Group." (p. 24) "Ban any new data centres and monitor and restrict energy usage by existing data centres" (p. 25) Our assessment on People Before Profit’s manifesto climate commitments on Energy Poverty: While People Before Profit’s manifesto does not explicitly commit to ‘eliminating’ energy poverty over the next government’s lifetime, it includes a range of specific and meaningful steps aimed at reducing energy poverty, amounting to a substantial commitment, e.g.: "Set up a State Construction Company to build social and affordable housing, renovate vacant homes and retrofit low BER-high energy poverty households. Use the Apple money to finance it." (p. 5) "Extend eligibility for the Fuel Allowance to all pensioners and to all in receipt of the Working Family Payment and Carers Allowance. Abolish the waiting period of a year for Fuel Allowance for those on Job Seekers Allowance and immediately increase Fuel Allowance by €20 per week for current and proposed new recipients" (p.10) "Cap essential food prices & cut electricity bills by returning ESB to a not for profit mandate and cap energy prices" (p. 10) "We would also use the State Construction Company to directly retrofit all housing in the state to a BER of B2 or above. This will enable rational prioritisation of retrofitting to homes with the worst BER ratings cutting emissions and energy costs for those in energy poverty." (p. 25)
November 28, 2024 at 4:08 PM
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Here is how Labour did #ge24 #speirgorm
Our assessment on Labour’s manifesto climate commitments: limited commitment to banning LNG, full commitment to a data centre moratorium and a substantial commitment to ending energy poverty. Our assessment on Labour’s manifesto climate commitments on LNG: Labour’s manifesto makes some commitments on the crucial climate issue of banning LNG. While their intention to end all investment in fossil fuel infrastructure including LNG is very welcome, their exact wording leaves open the possibility for LNG in the short term. "Acting on our climate pollution means phasing out fossil fuels like coal, oil and gas, and transforming our energy system so that it is using less energy overall, with most of our energy usage coming from renewable electricity instead." (p. 20) "Labour will ban the importation of fracked gas and will seek a clear commitment at the UN to end fossil fuel extraction and endorse the development of a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty." (p. 21) "We will seek to end all further investment in fossil fuel infrastructure such as gas pipelines, gas (including liquified gas) storage infrastructure or fossil fuel power generation installations except for that which is required to balance the grid in the short term." (p. 21) Our assessment on Labour’s manifesto climate commitments on Data Centres: Labour’s manifesto makes a full commitment to introduce a moratorium on data centres and to take substantial steps to reduce the detrimental climate impacts of data centres. “Labour will introduce a legal moratorium on new data centre developments until a robust legislative and regulatory framework is established that ensures they pose no threat to our binding limits on climate pollution or the security of our electricity supply. We will establish a transparent register of all data centres and large energy users to track their energy and water demand and require all existing data centres to develop decarbonisation plans within 12 months. Labour will pass a Heat law to set out a regulatory framework for district heating schemes using waste heat from industry, incineration, and data centres.” (p. 23) Our assessment on Labour’s manifesto climate commitments on Energy Poverty: While Labour’s manifesto does not explicitly commit to ‘eliminating’ energy poverty over the next government’s lifetime, it includes a range of specific and meaningful steps aimed at reducing energy poverty, amounting to a substantial commitment, such as, "Reduce Energy Poverty: Labour will introduce a strategy to combat energy poverty, extend eligibility for support payments and increase base payments. We will: Set ambitious energy poverty reduction targets by legislating for a binding strategy with annual progress reports. Provide for increases in the Fuel Allowance and Household Benefits Package. Extend eligibility for the Fuel Allowance andcadapt the scheme to ensure it meets the needs of vulnerable households including those on the Working Family Payment to support children at risk of energy poverty." (p. 55)
November 28, 2024 at 3:31 PM
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Here is how Independent Ireland did #ge24 #speirgorm
Our assessment on Independent Ireland’s manifesto climate commitments: No commitment to banning LNG, a data centre moratorium or ending energy poverty. Our assessment on Independent Ireland’s manifesto climate commitments on LNG: Independent Ireland’s manifesto fails to make a commitment on the crucial climate issue of banning LNG and in fact explicitly endorses floating gas storage and regasification units, a type of LNG: “Expand use of floating gas terminals to provide a clean, reliable energy source.” (p. 18) Our assessment on Independent Ireland’s manifesto climate commitments on Data Centres: Independent Ireland’s manifesto fails to commit to a moratorium on data centres. It explicitly endorses data centres with no commitments to a moratorium or substantial steps to reduce the detrimental climate impacts of data centres. "Create self-sustaining “Data Centre Zones” while preserving the aesthetic and domestic industries in rural Ireland, which are the existing backbones of local economies" (p. 19) Our assessment on Independent Ireland’s manifesto climate commitments on Energy Poverty: Independent Ireland’s manifesto fails to commit to eliminating energy poverty or to commit to specific and comprehensive steps to meaningfully reduce energy poverty.
November 28, 2024 at 3:08 PM
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Here is how the Green Party did #ge24 #speirgorm
Our assessment on the Green Party’s manifesto climate commitments: limited commitment to banning LNG, limited commitment to a data centre moratorium, and substantial commitment to ending energy poverty. Our assessment on the Green Party’s manifesto climate commitments on LNG: The Green Party’s manifesto makes some commitments on the crucial climate issue of banning LNG. While they oppose “commercial” LNG and state a preference against using LNG for energy security, they leave open the option for state-led LNG. "We will always stand firmly against the development of a commercial LNG facility in Ireland. We will implement and strengthen existing policies designed to make sure that commercial LNG does not become part of our energy mix. The rupture of the Nord Stream and Baltic gas pipelines highlighted a concern about our own security of gas supply. We commissioned research to investigate what would be the best way to cover that risk. The resulting analysis in 2022 suggested that a temporary strategic gas storage unit would be needed. We now believe that greater investment in electricity interconnection, short- and long-term battery storage, and the use of back-up distillate oil reserves in the event of an emergency will be the best and most cost-effective means of improving our energy security. We have commissioned detailed analysis in this regard in the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications and if returned to Government we will look to deliver these mechanisms, which do not require additional gas infrastructure, to provide for our energy security." (p. 22) Our assessment on the Green Party’s manifesto climate commitments on Data Centres: The Green Party’s manifesto makes some commitments on the crucial climate issue of data centres. They commit to several substantial steps to reduce their negative climate impacts and say they will only ‘support’ those which are carbon neutral, but do not explicitly commit to a moratorium which would halt planning permission. "We will only support the development of new data centres if developers can demonstrate that they can be 100% carbon neutral, do not threaten our security of electricity supply, and do not risk overwhelming the grid. This is the right approach for an important industry that must be sustainable, given that we expect it to account for 30% of our electricity demand by 2030." (p. 19) "Mandate the IDA to service large parcels of land near sources of renewable electricity to add economic value to it. This could include manufacturing green hydrogen and sustainable aviation fuel, powering 100% clean data centres, and using waste heat for other industrial processes or for residential district heating." (p. 24) "We will work with the major international technology companies registered in Ireland to reduce the volume of data being stored, including considering how best to coordinate a data amnesty with the aim of deleting unused data more than 10 years" (p. 62) Our assessment on the Green Party’s manifesto climate commitments on Energy Poverty: The Green Party’s manifesto commits to eliminating energy poverty by 2040. Although this is later than our campaign ask of eliminating it over the next government’s lifetime, the Green Party commit to a range of specific and meaningful steps aimed at reducing energy poverty, amounting to a substantial commitment, such as: "Our ambition is to end fuel poverty by 2040 by continuing to use carbon tax revenues to retrofit low-income homes. We will also: • Introduce an equity release scheme for retrofitting so that older people can live in warm homes. • Extend the tax deduction for retrofitting works on rental properties beyond 2025 and increase it from €10,000 to €30,000 and make this conditional on the provision of long and secure tenancies. • Cut red tape to make it easier for people to retrofit their homes and businesses. • Ensure that every home, including older ones, has access to retrofits. • Increase the new 80% grant for attic and cavity wall insulation to 100%." (p. 8)
November 28, 2024 at 3:02 PM