Protesters demonstrate last March against Government plans for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal to meet the country's energy needs. Photograph: Stephen Collins/Collins Photos
Ireland should not remove the Dublin Airport passenger cap or permit the building of more data centres without considering their effects on the environment, a United Nations (UN) special rapporteur on environmental rights has said.
Neither should the Government import liquefied natural gas (LNG) or prolong the nitrates derogation, allowing pollution on farmland, without weighing the impact on the climate.
Astrid Puentes Riaño also expressed concern over moves to restrict access to judicial
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