In yet another instance of the data centre industry’s shocking disregard for transparency and accountability, Microsoft denied a UN expert access to their data centre facility in Dublin. Find out more in our blog👇 www.friendsoftheearth.ie/news/microso...

Jerry McEvilly, @foeireland.bsky.social at PLS hearings: “The choice before the committee is whether energy security is pursued in a way that strengthens climate law and public trust or undermines both” Their report is due soon - urge them to protect the climate! tinyurl.com/StopLNGPowerGrab

1/ CRU's recent report clearly states that energy demand from data centres is a major risk for Ireland's energy system with "inadequate capacity to supply this demand." This could mean energy shortages for the rest of us while Big Tech grows its portfolio.

Defending Greenland 🟰 defending democracy, climate action and communities. European leaders must step up! Our statement with @noah.dk ⤵️ friendsoftheearth.eu/publication/...

1/ Dublin Friends of the Earth is our local network group in Dublin. Next week, they are having their AGM and if you'd like to learn more please drop by. When: Wednesday, 28th January, 6.30-8pm. Where: Friends of the Earth office, 9 Mount Street Upper (please note - not wheelchair accessible)

1/ New policy enabling private electricity lines risks entrenching fossil fuel use and increasing electricity costs, primarily to benefit data centres.

Season's Greetings!

We strongly reject the CRU’s suggestion that climate law does not give it the remit to enforce pollution limits. And renewable energy should be prioritised for public good, especially housing and transport, not for new data centre demand. www.friendsoftheearth.ie/news/cru-dec...

Donate for a friend before Sunday 14th Dec and your money will be doubled. And your friend will receive one of these beautiful cards from SIÓG Botanicals. Donate today 👉 www.friendsoftheearth.ie/donate-chris...

There's still time to register for our event this Friday on cultivating a longing for the future. Details below 👇

We're at the Mass Climate TD Lobby today in Buswells Hotel. It's hosted by the Stop Climate Chaos and it is a crucial opportunity to meet your TDs face to face and tell them that climate action is important to you. The event runs to 8pm this evening.

this looks like a great event as someone who got to study with Rob Hopkins this year, use & share his open source technology on time travel I’m curious and excited to go to this event

We invite you to an event inspired by Rob Hopkins inspiring book 'How to Fall in Love with the Future: A Time Traveller's Guide to Changing the World'. Join us on Friday 12th December at 6pm sharp at the Teacher’s Club in Dublin City Centre. Register here 👉 www.friendsoftheearth.ie/events/how-t...

What better day than #GivingTuesday to launch our winter fundraising appeal. If you donate €20 or more in your friend's name this Christmas, we’ll pop a beautiful SIÓG Botanicals card your way to share with your friend. Donate here 👉 www.friendsoftheearth.ie/christmas-gift

🔊Have you asked your TDs to meet you on Lobby Day? Simply use our e-action to send them a message asking them to meet you on the day➡️ www.friendsoftheearth.ie/act/email-yo...

📢Hundreds of organisations and movements from different regions from around Europe are united in their call to national governments: “Fix the housing and climate crisis” Read the joint letter, which we have co-signed, here: buildbetterlives.eu/2025/11/26/n...

Our reaction to the COP30 outcomes. The agreement edges the world slightly forward but it’s not nearly enough. When COP happens next year in Turkey, Ireland will play a key role with EU Council Presidency and actions must speak louder than words. www.friendsoftheearth.ie/news/friends...

Wondering how to keep the momentum going after the climate march? Join SCC’s Mass Climate Lobby of TDs! This is another great opportunity to bump climate action further up political priority lists in early December.🌍✊ Register here: www.stopclimatechaos.ie/calendar/202...

This offer will end on Monday 24th November. To ensure your gift arrives in time, so don’t delay and donate for your climate justice t-shirt today. 👉 www.friendsoftheearth.ie/winter-t-shi...

🔊One day to go until the National Climate March! Will you join us tomorrow to march for climate justice?🌍✊ www.friendsoftheearth.ie/events/join-...

1/ We have the power to respond, to stand up, speak out, and be seen. Our ‘Climate Justice Now’ and ‘Save What We Love’ t-shirts are symbols of solidarity and our determined fight for justice and all we strive to protect on our shared home, planet Earth. 🌍

Comhghairdeas Catherine! Is áthas linn go bhfuil sé mar sprioc ag Catherine a bheith ina "guth a chuireann an bhunbhagairt a thagann le cliseadh aeráide in iúl". www.friendsoftheearth.ie/news/comhgha...

Real climate action means matching words with action to put people before big polluters. www.friendsoftheearth.ie/press/friend...

“If I do leave the country (and the outward march of the twenty-somethings is already happening all around me), the freezing dampness of Irish housing will be a major driving factor.” ~Colm, a private rental tenant in Dublin. Read his full blog here👇 www.friendsoftheearth.ie/news/what-is...

Join us at the National Climate March! We’ll be marching for climate justice, urging the Government to put people before big polluters ✊ Learn more ➡️https://www.friendsoftheearth.ie/news/lets-march-to-put-people-before-polluters/ 🧵1/

Politicians must act. The powerful hurricane bearing down on Jamaica is evidence of the folly of continuing to burn fossil fuels. Climate change increases the intensity of hurricanes. Politicians denying climate change or dragging their feet are putting lives at risk. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cv...

From the Amazon to Cabo Delgado to the Niger Delta, communities are resisting corporate climate criminals. Keep the #CorporateLobby out of the #BindingTreaty negotiations. Keep the foxes out of the henhouse. Read our latest joint report with @stoptncimpunity.bsky.social👇 bit.ly/48w1DiW

Today the Lancet reports heat-related deaths rising, a surge of 23% since the 1990s in their Ninth Lancet Countdown Report on Health and Climate Change. Join us later to hear how @foeireland.bsky.social is working for communities, justice and climate action as we celebrate our Impact Report 2025. 👇

"If Government chooses to protect communities & prioritise energy for housing & essential services by putting the brakes on Big Tech’s power grab, they will have the support of the public behind them" Rosi Leonard of FoE quoted in @irishexaminer.bsky.social www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...

New poll shows public want energy prioritised for housing and essential services, not data centres. People see data centre growth as threat to Ireland’s energy and water supplies, and ecosystems, and want Big Tech to be regulated www.friendsoftheearth.ie/news/new-pol...

Join us for the online launch of our impact report! 🎉 Thanks to your support, we’ve achieved a lot together. Let’s celebrate it!🥳 Register today to join us online at 12.30pm on Wednesday 29th October🌍 www.friendsoftheearth.ie/events/impac...

Our statement on Citywest. www.friendsoftheearth.ie/news/stateme... Now is the time for safety and solidarity and for communities to come together and reject the hate-driven incidents of recent days.

If you rent, you have no say in your home’s heating system & insulation level, but you do pay the bills. Minimum Building Energy Rating (BER) rules would change that—a Bill on this is being debated in the Dáil soon. Learn more⬇️ www.friendsoftheearth.ie/news/why-we-...

Taoiseach must be clear - no free passes for Big Tech in midst of climate crisis. www.friendsoftheearth.ie/news/taoisea...

🚨 Permission for Irish data centre megacomplex could send dangerous signal for Europe. Today we’re supporting a legal action taken by Friends of the Irish Environment and @foeireland.bsky.social.

Data Centres complain about the lack of infrastructure being built for them in Ireland, but won't even comply with rules around what the impact would be. Read more here www.thegreenwebfoundation.org/news/what-we...

This Govt shouldn’t dismiss expert analysis from state bodies or rely on avoiding EU obligations to paper over inaction, especially not on the climate crisis. 🧵1/2 www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2...

The test for this Budget was simple: will fewer people be left afraid to turn their heating on? Unfortunately there is little hope that the Budget decisions have moved that needle, despite some measures around the edges. @clareoconnor.bsky.social writes. www.thejournal.ie/readme/budge...

1/ Some quotes from our initial reaction to #Budget2026 Read our statement in full here 👇 www.friendsoftheearth.ie/press/imposs...

#Budget2026: Some initial reaction🔎 It’s impossible to “prepare for tomorrow” while ignoring the climate crisis Small steps towards addressing energy poverty welcome but overall Budget 2026 fails to tackle the interlinked climate & cost of living crises 🧵1/ www.friendsoftheearth.ie/news/impossi...

We have spotlighted five things to watch in Budget 2026 tomorrow to assess the Government’s commitment to tackling the interlinked climate and cost of living crises Read it here: bit.ly/5thingsBudge...

1/ Friends of the Earth and Friends of the Irish Environment have launched an appeal against the decision to grant planning permission for a major new data centre in Naas. www.independent.ie/business/tec...

We’re thrilled and grateful that our ‘Energy for Who?’ protest has been endorsed by many organisations!💚✊🏾 🔊This sends an unequivocal message to the Government - we won’t accept the choice they’ve made to put data centres before the needs of people. www.friendsoftheearth.ie/news/the-cho...

Anna Heussaff, our former Board Member, describes her journeys across Ireland by public transport and the gaps that still need to be addressed. Her article has some great tips for car-free trips too!

Make it easier for Irish households to get off fossil fuels and participate in the energy transition, says @clareoconnor.bsky.social, our Programme Coordinator-Heat. www.irishtimes.com/special-repo...

Our latest blog takes a deep dive into the systemic issue of poor quality, energy inefficient housing in Ireland through the lens of lived experiences. You can read it here👇 www.friendsoftheearth.ie/news/my-gaff...

We are part of the Irish Coalition for Business and Human Rights, a broad coalition of civil society groups, trade unions, and human rights organisations that are calling on the EU to stop the race to the bottom. Join us outside Leinster House Tue 23 @ 11am www.friendsoftheearth.ie/events/join-...

We’ll be joining @foeireland.bsky.social at their “Energy for Who?” protest outside Dáil Eireann on 30th September. It’s time to say that enough is enough. It's time to make our voices heard. It’s time stop more homes falling into energy poverty this winter. tinyurl.com/4webz56f

Get inspired to host a coffee morning ☕ raise funds and create change 🌍 Come along to our Cuppa for Climate taster on Wednesday September 24th at 12.30pm for an intro and refresher on how to host your coffee morning for Friends of the Earth. Register here 👇 www.friendsoftheearth.ie/events/cuppa...

Our local group in Dundalk are hosting an event on housing and climate solutions on Wednesday 24th September at 6:45pm Details and booking 👇 www.eventbrite.ie/e/climate-co...