I SEE that Clare County Council, in response to a vocal minority of protestors, has decided to amend its county plan to ban the practise of “fracking” within its jurisdiction.

Environmental advisers have been called in to brief Government on the impact of the controversial method of gas extraction known as "fracking".

Donal Hickey reports on Ireland’s Atlantic oil basins.

Irish natural gas exploration and development company Finavera today announced that it intends to list on the TSX Venture Exchange (TSX-V) via the reverse take over of a public listed company GTO Resources.