A gamble with gas is a risk that Ireland can't afford to take

Government should be transparent withe the public about the supposed benefits of LNG infrastructure

Climate activists from the Stop Shannon LNG Coalition protesting outside Leinster House in July 2025 over government plans to establish liquefied natural gas (LNG) infrastructure in Ireland. File picture: Sasko Lazarov/RollingNews.ie

At a time of heightened geopolitical instability, soaring energy costs, and a deepening climate crisis, the Government is about to make one of the biggest energy decisions in our history. It is gambling with gas, a risk that Ireland simply cannot afford to take.

The Strategic Gas Emergency Reserve (known as the LNG Bill) is expected to advance in the Dáil on Thursday. Designed to pave the way for Ireland’s first State-led liquefied natural gas (LNG) emergency reserve, it is one of the most contentious climate and energy bills to come before the Oireachtas.