What the frack?

Earthquakes and polluted water supplies are blamed on the gas extraction process ‘fracking’ now mooted for Ireland, says Investigative Correspondent Conor Ryan

FOR years, the village of Doonbeg in Clare was the epicentre of a fractious environmental stand-off.

This saw the promoters of a Greg Norman-designed luxury golf complex clash with campaigners fighting to retain the area’s natural heritage.