Fine Gael’s frontbench spokesperson for energy, Deputy Simon Coveney, had his private members motion to improve Ireland’s energy security voted down by government recently.
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Government rejects call for greater energy security
Posted in Electricity, Energy Supply, Gas, Ireland, Oil, tagged Electricity, Energy Security, Fine Gael, Gas, Ireland, Oil, Simon Coveney on May 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
UCD Environmental Week, Bailout Tuesday, & Social Entrepreneur Awards
Posted in Advocacy, ASPO, Ireland, News, tagged Ashoka, Mary Robinson, Rob Hopkins, Transition Towns, UCD on March 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
ASPO Ireland was invited to give a lunchtime lecture on Peak Oil as part of UCD’s Environmental Week: “What is Peak Oil? And why should I care?”
SEI Rebrands without mention of Energy Security
Posted in Advocacy, ASPO, Comment, Ireland, News, tagged Energy Security, Policy, SEAI, SEI on March 12, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Last Wednesday, March 10th, SEI rebranded the organisation Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) and launched their 5 year strategic plan.
Unfortunately, neither the term ‘Peak Oil’ nor the term ‘Energy Security’ got a single mention, unlike Climate Change.
Cork Environmental Forum Award for outstanding individual contribution goes to Dr Colin Campbell
Posted in Ireland, News, tagged Awards, Cork Environmental Forum on December 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Dr. Campbell’s award was presented last night in the Firkin Crane in Cork city by Declan Waugh, last years winner.
Peak Oil workshop with the Union of Students of Ireland
Posted in Ireland, News, tagged John Gormley, Minister, NAMA, TCD, USI, Workshop on October 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
ASPO Director, Richard O’Rourke, delivered a workshop on Peak Oil to a group of university students in Trinity College Dublin.
Minister Ryan publishes report on security of Ireland’s oil supplies
Posted in Ireland, News, tagged Eamon Ryan on February 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Findings point to over-dependence on imports and need for improvement of distribution and storage infrastructure.

Frontline – Energy in Ireland
Posted in Comment, Ireland, News, tagged Eddie Hobbs, Frontline, Ireland, Pat Kenny, RTE on May 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Ireland’s national broadcaster, RTE, put out an hour long programme on Ireland’s energy future on Monday night [Apr 26]. Pat Kenny’s weekly Frontline programme featured our Minister for Energy, Eamon Ryan, with personal wealth management guru and author of Energise, Eddie Hobbs.
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