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"It will not mean energy security for all, & the costs of LNG infrastructure & the instability of price hikes & geopolitical rifts will be passed on to consumers and households, a particular concern where LNG is sourced from the US. LNG does not provide a solution for energy security concerns." 4/4

"The impacts of the climate crisis are being felt worst by those who have done nothing to cause this crisis. Across the Global South billions of people who have contributed least to global emissions continue to face the worst impacts of the climate crisis." 3/4

"LNG is mostly made up of methane, a highly-potent greenhouse gas and therefore, LNG, even in small quantities, has a significant impact on climate change. Experts have highlighted that any new source of methane is liable to compromise compliance with Ireland’s Climate Act." 2/4

Trócaire's Sinéad Loughran spoke yesterday to Oireachtas Committee on the Strategic Gas Emergency Reserve Bill. This bill has the potential to greenlight a state-led €900m LNG terminal on the Shannon Estuary. From an environmental, human rights, and economic viewpoint, it is utterly reckless. 1/4

'LNG is far more polluting than any other fossil fuel that we have in our current system. The government can't go ahead with approving this bill.'

As part of Stop Climate Chaos, we protested at the Dáil today as key pre-legislative meetings for the Strategic Gas Emergency Reserve Bill were held.

This LNG project will cost €900m of taxpayer money, and will then need to be phased out within 10-15 years, according to O'Brien. This is not to mention locking Ireland into more fossil fuel use while we're already facing up to €26b in fines for failing to meet our legally-binding climate targets.

The incoherence of introducing new fossil fuel infrastructure in the midst of a climate emergency cannot be understated.

Thanks to @codohertynews.bsky.social for highlighting Minister Darragh O'Brien's plans to bypass planning regulations for this LNG terminal.
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“When everyone else leaves, UNHAS stays” - Trócaire Nicholas Mogire of UNHAS and Europe Maalim of Trócaire explain how the United Nations Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) serves as a vital support system for crisis-affected people in remote areas. Yet,...

'When Europe Maalim disembarked a United Nations Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) flight in Buurdhuubo, a remote town in south-western Somalia, she and her team from Irish international NGO Trócaire were the first humanitarian workers to be seen in months.'

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We all wish the Irish government had passed the Occupied Territories Bill years ago, but we must not stop pushing them to ensure it's passed ASAP!

It is too late for many, but the Irish government must act before it is too late for all.

Passing the OTB can still have a meaningful impact.

The legislation would also deem the facility automatically compliant with Ireland’s Climate Law without undergoing a proper assessment.

This is completely unacceptable!

It creates a dangerous precedent that bypasses laws & democratic processes, and could affect much more than just this facility.

Minister for Environment Darragh O'Brien is attempting to rush through approval for a €900 million LNG reserve at the cost of the taxpayer & the planet.

The proposed legislation would give the Minister full responsibility for the planning application & completely change the normal planning process.

The West Bank violence has the same intentions as the Gaza genocide. Trócaire's Seán Farrell has been visiting villages, seeing how Israeli settlers are driving Palestinians off their land.

These settlements are illegal. Trading with them is wrong. Ireland must pass the Occupied Territories Bill!

The Hard Shoulder | Newstalk Join us every weekday afternoon from 4-7pm for a round-up of the day’s events, interviews with the people at the centre of the stories – and a bit of cra...

📻 Trócaire CEO Seán Farrell will be on The Hard Shoulder on Newstalk at 6pm, talking about his recent trip to the West Bank, seeing firsthand the impact of the illegal Israeli settlements and violence on Palestinian communities.

Be sure to tune in:
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'We have started to work the land again & can take care of her school fees. I'd like to pass that gratitude on' - Julio, Miriam & Julio Jr's dad

This International Day of Education, look at how your support of last year's Trócaire Box campaign has changed Miriam & Julio's lives in Guatemala 🇬🇹

The future of Gaza must be determined by the Palestinian people, for the Palestinian people. Trump's Board of Peace will not deliver peace.

We must never stop doing all we can for real, meaningful peace and real, meaningful justice for the Palestinian, and other oppressed people, around the world💪

"Civilians continue to bear the brunt - indiscriminate attacks, targeting civilian infrastructure, widespread sexual violence. In Sudan, over 33m people will need humanitarian assistance in 2026."

Trócaire's Birke Herzbruch at Oireachtas Committee on war in Sudan: www.oireachtas.ie/en/oireachta...

Seán Farrell is in the West Bank seeing how Israeli settlers are using ever-increasing violence and intimidation to force Palestinian people off their land. This is what illegal occupation looks like.

We must oppose this occupation and keep supporting these communities in their fight for justice.

Sudan Explainer: What is happening and how can you help? - Trócaire

Out of a population of approximately 51 million, over 30 million people are now in need of urgent humanitarian assistance.

Full explainer here: www.trocaire.org/news/sudan-e...

1,000 days of brutal civil war in Sudan has led to the world's worst humanitarian crisis. Don't stop talking about Sudan. Don't stop sharing. We must keep all eyes on Sudan. At Trócaire, we are doing all we can to reach as many people as possible who desperately need support.

Seán Farrell, CEO: 'With Irish Aid support, Trócaire & our local partner Caritas-Spes Ukraine will deliver a 12-month, community-led cash & winterisation programme, ensuring vulnerable, displaced & frontline families in Kharkiv & Odesa can meet basic needs & stay warm through another brutal winter.'

In a time where global aid cuts are on the rise, Trócaire & our local Ukrainian partners are very grateful for Irish Aid's continued support of our life-saving & life-changing work. Many thanks to Irish Aid for providing Trócaire with €1 million to continue our vital humanitarian work in Ukraine.

'Some say young people are not as interested in global issues...'

Trócaire CEO Seán Farrell was blown away by the ingenuity, creativity & commitment of young people from around the country at last week's Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition. The next generation are leading the way!

CETA: private investor courts, corporate power, and how we stop it Online event on the Arbitration (Amendment) Bill 2025, its trade justice risks, ISDS/ICS under CETA, and how to take action.

🛑Did you know that the Irish government is trying to bring in legislation to ratify the #ISDS pillar of the #CETA trade deal that would allow for big corporations to sue Ireland in investor courts for huge sums of money?

Register now for the webinar on Thursday, 15 Jan, 7:30-9pm: ow.ly/eaRb50XU0xP

Ireland is dangerously off track on its climate targets, facing fines of €26 billion.

An Coimisiún Pleanála are currently considering a planning application for a commercial LNG terminal in north Kerry. The potential consequences are stark.

👉Learn what's at stake: www.trocaire.org/news/climate...

An Coimisiún Pleanála's decision for a commercial Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminal at Tarbert, north Kerry is due by January 13th.

If approved, this would be absolutely devastating for Ireland's climate and human rights obligations - let us explain why ⬇️

Thanks to Irish Aid, Minister for Foreign Affairs & Trade, Helen McEntee, and Minister of State for International Development & Diaspora, Neale Richmond for their recent announcement of funding for 2026.

This will allow us to continue providing life-saving and life-changing aid around the world.

In 2026, the people of Sudan wish for the guns to fall silent Trócaire’s country director for Sudan, Mary Wamuyu, writes of the difference that Irish solidarity can make in what has become ‘the forgotten war’

irishexaminer.com/opinion/commentanalysis/arid-41767205.html - Trócaire’s Sudan Country Director, Mary Wamuyu, writes of the difference that Irish solidarity can make in Sudan.

'People are not starving because food does not exist. They are starving because food cannot reach them.'

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