Welcome to The Sperrins: Mining, Power & Community in Northern Ireland
A podcast examining the realities behind a proposed goldmine and the decisions shaping one of Ireland’s most contested landscapes.
From the heart of the Sperrin Mountains, this series follows the intersection of mining, political power, and community experience, unpacking what happens when global demand meets local lives.
Through in-depth conversations, we explore:
the public inquiry process and who it really serves
the environmental and health risks of extractive industry
the voices of those living with the consequences
the wider questions of accountability, transparency, and justice
This is a story about how decisions are made, who bears the cost, and what is at stake for communities, land, and future generations.
If you’re interested in environmental justice, planning systems, or the realities behind large-scale development, this podcast offers insight, clarity, and lived experience from the ground.
For the air we breathe, the water we drink, the earth that supports us and the health of community now and for generations to come we hold the line.
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#No.42 Dalradian’s New Marketing Campaign: A Reality Check
Saison 2 · Épisode 42
samedi 11 avril 2026 • Durée 09:42
In this solo episode of the Save Our Sperrins Podcast, Save Our Sperrins responds to the latest marketing campaign released by Dalradian Gold, offering a calm and forensic examination of the claims being made about jobs, prosperity, and regional regeneration.
Set against rising living costs, pressure on public services, and growing climate instability, this episode explores how extractive industries use narrative, timing, and emotion to position private mining projects as solutions to public crises. The episode contrasts promotional messaging with documented evidence from Ireland, highlighting what is often omitted from corporate storytelling: environmental risk, public cost, long-term liability, and community impact.
Sos is calling for honesty, evidence, and long-term thinking in decisions that will shape landscapes, water systems, and communities for generations.It is if you like, a clear-eyed reality check and a reminder that some lines are worth holding.
#dontmineus #SaveOurSperrins #notoxicmining
#EnvironmentPodcast #JusticePodcast
#ActivismPodcast
#IrishPodcast
#HumanRights
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Mining in Ireland is a contentious issue, with 19% of the Republic of Ireland and 27% of Northern Ireland’s land area issued in prospecting licences. While mining companies claim to bring jobs and development, communities like those near Tara Mines and Gypsum Ltd have faced significant environmental and social impacts. Communities Against the Injustice of Mining (CAIM) is an all-island network resisting prospecting and extraction.
The Yes to Life, No to Mining website is a global hub for communities resisting destructive mining projects. It shares stories from the frontlines, practical resources for local campaigns, and research that exposes the true costs of extraction. The network connects people around the world who are protecting their land, water, and ways of life, and promotes alternatives grounded in care for nature and community wellbeing.
Do Irish people know that Ireland has been selected as a Green sacrifice song for the so-called green technology, renewable energy transition from the beautiful wilds of Clare, Wicklow and Leitrim to the outstanding natural beauty of the Sperrin mountains of Tyrone. Rural Ireland is on Big Mining's chopping block.
This podcast is about the power of community, about how communities of Ireland are organising to stop this disaster happening. For short term returns, the government wants to sell Ireland to mining interests as silently and quietly as possible. Let's make some noises. We will try to unravel why the Irish government is doing this
LINKS TO Greencastle People’s Office(GPO) Facebook Page - and the site of the GPO ( The GPO is a humble caravan which has become a hub for the campaign against the goldmine )
#No.40 Voice, Value and Who Gets Heard: A Conversation with Dermot Devlin
Saison 2 · Épisode 41
dimanche 5 avril 2026 • Durée 52:02
In this episode, I sit down with disability rights advocate, TEDx speaker, and campaigner Dermot Devlin to explore what it means to be heard in systems that aren’t always designed to listen.
Originally from Greencastle, Dermot brings a powerful mix of lived experience, sharp insight, and every day honesty working across grassroots activism, practical change, and policy influence.
This conversation opens up bigger questions about voice, power, and participation in society.
🔍 In the episode, we explore:
What “access” means beyond the obvious
Who gets included in decisions and who gets left out
The reality of consultation vs genuine participation
Parallels between disability advocacy and community struggles
Why economic arguments so often override everything else
What a truly inclusive, healthy community might look like
🎧 Listen now and share this episode with anyone interested in environmental justice, public participation and the future of the Sperrins.
💬 Share your thoughts on the public inquiry process
What does public participation actually mean when major environmental decisions are being made?
In this episode I’m joined by Laura Neale, a senior lawyer with Friends of the Earth . She is based in the organisation’s Belfast office and works on strategic litigation relevant to the issues that affect Northern Ireland. She is passionate about working alongside communities in the region to protect people, planet and place.
Today Laura unpacks two international agreements that are designed to protect the public’s role in environmental decision-making: the Aarhus Convention and the Espoo Convention.
In this conversation we explore:
What the Aarhus Convention actually guarantees ordinary people
What meaningful public participation should look like in practice
How the Espoo Convention applies when environmental impacts cross borders
The difference between participation in theory and participation in reality
What happens when practical barriers no online access, no recordings, restrictions on attendance limit who can take part
Whether international environmental rights are being fully realised on the ground
At its heart, this episode asks a simple question:
When decisions affect the air people breathe, the water they drink and the land they live on who gets to be in the room?
🎧 Listen now and share this episode with anyone interested in environmental justice, public participation and the future of the Sperrins.
💬 Share your thoughts on the public inquiry process
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#dontmineus #SaveOurSperrins #notoxicmining
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#No.38 The Bog Is Not Empty A Conversation with Artist Emily McFarland
Saison 2 · Épisode 40
samedi 21 mars 2026 • Durée 01:02:11
What if the land we call empty is anything but?
In this episode, artist Emily McFarland brings the bog into focus, as a living archive of memory, water and deep time.
Why peatlands are far more than “marginal land”
The bog as witness holding carbon, history and story
How art can challenge the language of progress and development
What gets lost when landscapes are reduced to resource
A different way of seeing and listening to the land beneath our feet
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#No. 37 The Sperrins at a Crossroads: Wind Power , Extraction and the Green Transition
Saison 2 · Épisode 38
samedi 14 mars 2026 • Durée 52:20
Ann-Louise Bresnahan of Save The Moat – Save The Sperrins joins me to talk about the proposed industrial-scale wind development on the Moat, part of the Mullaghs in the central Sperrins , an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty now facing major upland industrialisation.
What begins as a conversation about turbines opens out into something much wider. We discuss peatlands and carbon capture, water, grid infrastructure, data centres and the rising energy demands of Big Tech. We look at extractivism in its modern form, how rural landscapes are being redesignated as energy zones and what that means for biodiversity, cultural heritage, community health and democratic process.
This episode asks difficult but necessary questions about the so-called green transition: who benefits, who carries the burden, and what kind of future is being shaped for the Sperrins.
#dontmineus #SaveOurSperrins #notoxicmining
#EnvironmentPodcast #JusticePodcast
#ActivismPodcast
#IrishPodcast
#HumanRights
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LINKS FOR THIS INTERVIEW
1. Mullaghclogher/ Save The Moat objection link
Mullaghclogher Wind Factory – Save The Moat campaign. Background on the proposed Mullaghclogher wind factory in the central Sperrins, why local people are opposing it, and how to submit an objection or get involved.
No New Data Centres in NI – petition
I’ve signed this petition calling on the NI Executive to stop power-hungry data centres in Northern Ireland and put communities, climate and energy security first.
Updates, events and resources from our community-led campaign to protect The Moat and the wider Sperrins from industrialisation.
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A podcast to link to; is my conversation with Gerry McGovern where he talks about the myth of the green transition in more detail . Episode No. 31
#No.36 Mount Polley, Indigenous Land Rights and the Real Cost of Mining – with Nuskmata
Saison 2 · Épisode 37
samedi 7 mars 2026 • Durée 51:47
In this episode, I speak with Nuskmata , Jacinda Mack Indigenous land defender from the Nlaka’pamux and Secwépemc peoples, and a long-standing advocate for reform in the global mining industry.
We return to the 2014 Mount Polley mine disaster, when a tailings dam collapsed into the Fraser River watershed. More than a decade on, the consequences are still unfolding. Communities lost food sources that had sustained them for generations. Questions remain about water quality. How the clean up is only partial and the effects of the dam burst that will last for hundreds of years if not for ever .
We talk about what it means when a mine waste tailings facility within twenty years. How the promised prosperity for the mine did not materialise in the way it was sold. Higher-paid jobs largely went to those flown in and out, while local people were left with the social strain increased alcohol, drugs, prostitution and the fracture of community life.
Nuskmata shares her experience as spokesperson for the Northern Secwépemc Tribal Council after the disaster, her work shaping Indigenous mining policy, and her ongoing efforts to centre Indigenous rights, environmental protection and accountability in extractive industries worldwide.
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Dr. Ray Kostaschuk, a geoscientist specialising in sedimentary processes in rivers, lakes and estuaries, presented to the PH Wildlife Society on February 21st, 2023 the environmental impacts of the Mount Polley Mine tailing dam catastrophe.
#No.35 When “Public” Isn’t Public . A conversation with Gerard Moyne and Sean Gallagher
Saison 2 · Épisode 36
samedi 28 février 2026 • Durée 56:45
In this episode, I speak with Gerard Moyne and Sean Gallagher, residents of Donegal living downstream from the proposed Dalradian gold mine in the Sperrins.
Our conversation centres on the transboundary issues that led to the suspension of the recent Public Inquiry and what that moment reveals about fairness, participation and environmental governance.
We explore the principles behind the Aarhus Convention and the Espoo Convention, and what they require when a project in one jurisdiction may affect communities in another. What does meaningful public participation actually look like? When is a Public Inquiry truly public?
Gerard and Sean share their experience of preparing a submission on potential cross-border impacts and the decision to bring that submission directly to the Planning Appeals Commission in order to highlight what they believed were gaps in the consultation process.
We also reflect on a deeper question that has surfaced repeatedly during this planning application: why are ordinary citizens so often the ones raising concerns about compliance with environmental law? Why does it fall to members of the public to scrutinise the fundamentals the safety of water, land and air?
#dontmineus #SaveOurSperrins #notoxicmining
#EnvironmentPodcast #JusticePodcast
#ActivismPodcast
#IrishPodcast
#HumanRights
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LINKS FOR THIS INTERVIEW
#No.23 Dr Steven H. Emerman – The Science of Failure: Truth, Risk, and Responsibility link below
#No.34 Peatlands, Carbon, and the Public Inquiry with Alessandra Accogli & Elena Aitova
Saison 2 · Épisode 34
samedi 21 février 2026 • Durée 48:49
In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Alessandra Accogli and Elena Aitova post graduate researcher to talk about peatlands, carbon, and the role of evidence in the public inquiry process.
Between them, they’ve contributed legal analysis and scientific work to submissions examining how peatlands are treated within planning decisions, and how those decisions line up with climate commitments. Elena brings her research on measuring greenhouse gas emissions from Irish raised bogs, and on what restoration and re-wetting actually change over time. Alessandra brings a legal perspective, looking at how policy, climate obligations, and planning processes intersect and where the gaps can open up.
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Alessandra Accogli is a postdoctoral researcher and lecturer at Dublin City University, School of Law and Government. She currently teaches Climate Change Politics and International Human Rights Law. Prior to joining DCU, she completed her PhD at University College Dublin, Sutherland School of Law, where her research focused on the legal protection of peatlands as ecosystems that function as carbon sinks.
In addressing this issue, Alessandra adopted a holistic approach, examining peatlands not only as carbon stores but also as spaces of ecological, social, and cultural importance. Through her work, she seeks to promote an approach in which climate change mitigation measures go hand in hand with ecological integrity, social justice, and human rights considerations.
Building on her research on peatlands, Alessandra contributed to the rebuttal submitted to the Save Our Sperrins Public Inquiry by co-authoring an expert report with Elena. The report highlighted the inconsistency between Dalradian’s claim of climate neutrality and the significant impact that its proposed mining activities would have on peatland ecosystems.
Elena Aitova, PhD Researcher and Senior Scientist in Tetra Tech RPS
#No.33 Pat and Nuala: Living 5 Miles from Europe’s Largest Aluminium Plant
Saison 2 · Épisode 35
samedi 14 février 2026 • Durée 01:49:53
In this episode, I speak with Pat and Nuala Gheoghegan, who share the story of their lives, their farm, and their community. They talk about what it meant to live just five miles from the Aughinish Alumina Refinery, and how its presence shaped everyday life over many years.
The conversation moves through memory, place, and experience, and was recorded in more than one setting, with others present at moments. Those sounds and interruptions remain part of the episode. It is longer than usual, and I chose to let it run as one piece, allowing the story to unfold in its own time.
What Pat and Nuala share is carried with great care and honesty. The effects they speak of are still present in their lives today, and this episode holds that with respect.
#dontmineus #SaveOurSperrins #notoxicmining
#EnvironmentPodcast #JusticePodcast
#ActivismPodcast
#IrishPodcast
#HumanRights
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Links to The Aughinish Incident is a hard-hitting investigative documentary uncovering the hidden risks, missing oversight, and decades of unanswered questions surrounding Aughinish Island.
Mining in Ireland is a contentious issue, with 19% of the Republic of Ireland and 27% of Northern Ireland’s land area issued in prospecting licences. While mining companies claim to bring jobs and development, communities like those near Tara Mines and Gypsum Ltd have faced significant environmental and social impacts. Communities Against the Injustice of Mining (CAIM) is an all-island network resisting prospecting and extraction.
The Yes to Life, No to Mining website is a global hub for communities resisting destructive mining projects. It shares stories from the frontlines, practical resources for local campaigns, and research that exposes the true costs of extraction. The network connects people around the world who are protecting their land, water, and ways of life, and promotes alternatives grounded in care for nature and community wellbeing.
Do Irish people know that Ireland has been selected as a Green sacrifice song for the so-called green technology, renewable energy transition from the beautiful wilds of Clare, Wicklow and Leitrim to the outstanding natural beauty of the Sperrin mountains of Tyrone. Rural Ireland is on Big Mining's chopping block.
This podcast is about the power of community, about how communities of Ireland are organising to stop this disaster happening. For short term returns, the government wants to sell Ireland to mining interests as silently and quietly as possible. Let's make some noises. We will try to unravel why the Irish government is doing this
LINKS TO Greencastle People’s Office(GPO) Facebook Page - and the site of the GPO ( The GPO is a humble caravan which has become a hub for the campaign against the goldmine )
If this topic interests you, you might also want to check out:
Episode #7 – Human Rights in the Hills: Defending the Defenders https://buttonsoptions4u.podbean.com/e/human-rights-in-the-hills-mary-lawlor-on-defending-the-defenders/
Episode #35 – When Public Isn’t Public https://buttonsoptions4u.podbean.com/e/no35-when-public-isn-t-public-a-conversation-with-gerard-moyne-and-sean-harkin/
Mining in Ireland is a contentious issue, with 19% of the Republic of Ireland and 27% of Northern Ireland’s land area issued in prospecting licences. While mining companies claim to bring jobs and development, communities like those near Tara Mines and Gypsum Ltd have faced significant environmental and social impacts. Communities Against the Injustice of Mining (CAIM) is an all-island network resisting prospecting and extraction.
The Yes to Life, No to Mining website is a global hub for communities resisting destructive mining projects. It shares stories from the frontlines, practical resources for local campaigns, and research that exposes the true costs of extraction. The network connects people around the world who are protecting their land, water, and ways of life, and promotes alternatives grounded in care for nature and community wellbeing.
Do Irish people know that Ireland has been selected as a Green sacrifice song for the so-called green technology, renewable energy transition from the beautiful wilds of Clare, Wicklow and Leitrim to the outstanding natural beauty of the Sperrin mountains of Tyrone. Rural Ireland is on Big Mining's chopping block.
This podcast is about the power of community, about how communities of Ireland are organising to stop this disaster happening. For short term returns, the government wants to sell Ireland to mining interests as silently and quietly as possible. Let's make some noises. We will try to unravel why the Irish government is doing this
LINKS TO Greencastle People’s Office(GPO) Facebook Page - and the site of the GPO ( The GPO is a humble caravan which has become a hub for the campaign against the goldmine )
Mining in Ireland is a contentious issue, with 19% of the Republic of Ireland and 27% of Northern Ireland’s land area issued in prospecting licences. While mining companies claim to bring jobs and development, communities like those near Tara Mines and Gypsum Ltd have faced significant environmental and social impacts. Communities Against the Injustice of Mining (CAIM) is an all-island network resisting prospecting and extraction.
The Yes to Life, No to Mining website is a global hub for communities resisting destructive mining projects. It shares stories from the frontlines, practical resources for local campaigns, and research that exposes the true costs of extraction. The network connects people around the world who are protecting their land, water, and ways of life, and promotes alternatives grounded in care for nature and community wellbeing.
Do Irish people know that Ireland has been selected as a Green sacrifice song for the so-called green technology, renewable energy transition from the beautiful wilds of Clare, Wicklow and Leitrim to the outstanding natural beauty of the Sperrin mountains of Tyrone. Rural Ireland is on Big Mining's chopping block.
This podcast is about the power of community, about how communities of Ireland are organising to stop this disaster happening. For short term returns, the government wants to sell Ireland to mining interests as silently and quietly as possible. Let's make some noises. We will try to unravel why the Irish government is doing this
LINKS TO Greencastle People’s Office(GPO) Facebook Page - and the site of the GPO ( The GPO is a humble caravan which has become a hub for the campaign against the goldmine )
Mining in Ireland is a contentious issue, with 19% of the Republic of Ireland and 27% of Northern Ireland’s land area issued in prospecting licences. While mining companies claim to bring jobs and development, communities like those near Tara Mines and Gypsum Ltd have faced significant environmental and social impacts. Communities Against the Injustice of Mining (CAIM) is an all-island network resisting prospecting and extraction.
The Yes to Life, No to Mining website is a global hub for communities resisting destructive mining projects. It shares stories from the frontlines, practical resources for local campaigns, and research that exposes the true costs of extraction. The network connects people around the world who are protecting their land, water, and ways of life, and promotes alternatives grounded in care for nature and community wellbeing.
Do Irish people know that Ireland has been selected as a Green sacrifice song for the so-called green technology, renewable energy transition from the beautiful wilds of Clare, Wicklow and Leitrim to the outstanding natural beauty of the Sperrin mountains of Tyrone. Rural Ireland is on Big Mining's chopping block.
This podcast is about the power of community, about how communities of Ireland are organising to stop this disaster happening. For short term returns, the government wants to sell Ireland to mining interests as silently and quietly as possible. Let's make some noises. We will try to unravel why the Irish government is doing this
LINKS TO Greencastle People’s Office(GPO) Facebook Page - and the site of the GPO ( The GPO is a humble caravan which has become a hub for the campaign against the goldmine )
Mount Polley is the most significant environmental mining disaster in Canadian history. Seven years later, there have still been no charges or fines issued against Mount Polley for the disaster. Instead, Mount Polley has received permits to pollute by being allowed a mine wastewater discharge pipe into Quesnel Lake. Concerned Citizen of Quesnel Lake want the pipe removed.
Mining in Ireland is a contentious issue, with 19% of the Republic of Ireland and 27% of Northern Ireland’s land area issued in prospecting licences. While mining companies claim to bring jobs and development, communities like those near Tara Mines and Gypsum Ltd have faced significant environmental and social impacts. Communities Against the Injustice of Mining (CAIM) is an all-island network resisting prospecting and extraction.
The Yes to Life, No to Mining website is a global hub for communities resisting destructive mining projects. It shares stories from the frontlines, practical resources for local campaigns, and research that exposes the true costs of extraction. The network connects people around the world who are protecting their land, water, and ways of life, and promotes alternatives grounded in care for nature and community wellbeing.
Do Irish people know that Ireland has been selected as a Green sacrifice song for the so-called green technology, renewable energy transition from the beautiful wilds of Clare, Wicklow and Leitrim to the outstanding natural beauty of the Sperrin mountains of Tyrone. Rural Ireland is on Big Mining's chopping block.
This podcast is about the power of community, about how communities of Ireland are organising to stop this disaster happening. For short term returns, the government wants to sell Ireland to mining interests as silently and quietly as possible. Let's make some noises. We will try to unravel why the Irish government is doing this
LINKS TO Greencastle People’s Office(GPO) Facebook Page - and the site of the GPO ( The GPO is a humble caravan which has become a hub for the campaign against the goldmine )
Mining in Ireland is a contentious issue, with 19% of the Republic of Ireland and 27% of Northern Ireland’s land area issued in prospecting licences. While mining companies claim to bring jobs and development, communities like those near Tara Mines and Gypsum Ltd have faced significant environmental and social impacts. Communities Against the Injustice of Mining (CAIM) is an all-island network resisting prospecting and extraction.
The Yes to Life, No to Mining website is a global hub for communities resisting destructive mining projects. It shares stories from the frontlines, practical resources for local campaigns, and research that exposes the true costs of extraction. The network connects people around the world who are protecting their land, water, and ways of life, and promotes alternatives grounded in care for nature and community wellbeing.
Do Irish people know that Ireland has been selected as a Green sacrifice song for the so-called green technology, renewable energy transition from the beautiful wilds of Clare, Wicklow and Leitrim to the outstanding natural beauty of the Sperrin mountains of Tyrone. Rural Ireland is on Big Mining's chopping block.
This podcast is about the power of community, about how communities of Ireland are organising to stop this disaster happening. For short term returns, the government wants to sell Ireland to mining interests as silently and quietly as possible. Let's make some noises. We will try to unravel why the Irish government is doing this
LINKS TO Greencastle People’s Office(GPO) Facebook Page - and the site of the GPO ( The GPO is a humble caravan which has become a hub for the campaign against the goldmine )
Elena Aitova is a peatland scientist specialising in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from peatlands. During her PhD, she monitored CO₂ and CH₄ at Cloncrow Bog (a domestic peat-extraction site in Co. Westmeath) and All Saints Bog (an industrial cutaway in Co. Offaly). She now works at Tetra Tech RPS, supporting peatland restoration projects across Ireland. She published a national review of Irish peatland GHG studies that is now used at the Ireland’s National Inventory Report.
For Save Our Sperrins, Elena contributed to the Curraghinalt/Dalradian submission by assessing potential carbon losses and restoration measures.
In addition to her research, Elena is also actively engaged in local and regional outreach and education incentives related to peatland use. Elena and Alessandra are members of the interdisciplinary Irish Peatlands Early Career Research (ECR) Action Team, within the international PeatECR network (peatecr.com)
Mining in Ireland is a contentious issue, with 19% of the Republic of Ireland and 27% of Northern Ireland’s land area issued in prospecting licences. While mining companies claim to bring jobs and development, communities like those near Tara Mines and Gypsum Ltd have faced significant environmental and social impacts. Communities Against the Injustice of Mining (CAIM) is an all-island network resisting prospecting and extraction.
The Yes to Life, No to Mining website is a global hub for communities resisting destructive mining projects. It shares stories from the frontlines, practical resources for local campaigns, and research that exposes the true costs of extraction. The network connects people around the world who are protecting their land, water, and ways of life, and promotes alternatives grounded in care for nature and community wellbeing.
Do Irish people know that Ireland has been selected as a Green sacrifice song for the so-called green technology, renewable energy transition from the beautiful wilds of Clare, Wicklow and Leitrim to the outstanding natural beauty of the Sperrin mountains of Tyrone. Rural Ireland is on Big Mining's chopping block.
This podcast is about the power of community, about how communities of Ireland are organising to stop this disaster happening. For short term returns, the government wants to sell Ireland to mining interests as silently and quietly as possible. Let's make some noises. We will try to unravel why the Irish government is doing this
LINKS TO Greencastle People’s Office(GPO) Facebook Page - and the site of the GPO ( The GPO is a humble caravan which has become a hub for the campaign against the goldmine )
If you are interested in this conversation you might like to learn more about tailings dumps by listening to episode 23, a conversation with Dr Steven H. Emerman, The Science of Failure: Truth, Risk, and Responsibility. In that episode, Steven speaks in detail about mine tailings dams and slag heaps, and about the long-term risks they carry for people and places.
Mining in Ireland is a contentious issue, with 19% of the Republic of Ireland and 27% of Northern Ireland’s land area issued in prospecting licences. While mining companies claim to bring jobs and development, communities like those near Tara Mines and Gypsum Ltd have faced significant environmental and social impacts. Communities Against the Injustice of Mining (CAIM) is an all-island network resisting prospecting and extraction.
The Yes to Life, No to Mining website is a global hub for communities resisting destructive mining projects. It shares stories from the frontlines, practical resources for local campaigns, and research that exposes the true costs of extraction. The network connects people around the world who are protecting their land, water, and ways of life, and promotes alternatives grounded in care for nature and community wellbeing.
Do Irish people know that Ireland has been selected as a Green sacrifice song for the so-called green technology, renewable energy transition from the beautiful wilds of Clare, Wicklow and Leitrim to the outstanding natural beauty of the Sperrin mountains of Tyrone. Rural Ireland is on Big Mining's chopping block.
This podcast is about the power of community, about how communities of Ireland are organising to stop this disaster happening. For short term returns, the government wants to sell Ireland to mining interests as silently and quietly as possible. Let's make some noises. We will try to unravel why the Irish government is doing this
LINKS TO Greencastle People’s Office(GPO) Facebook Page - and the site of the GPO ( The GPO is a humble caravan which has become a hub for the campaign against the goldmine )
