THE CONTROVERSIAL method of gas exploration known as fracking is set to divide communities across the northwest if it gets the go-ahead and will effectively end a rural way of life, according to campaigners.
About 500 people who attended a public meeting organised by the Lough Allen Conservation Association were told the Shannon water system could be at risk of pollution if the Government grants exploration licences in the Lough Allen basin, stretching across Leitrim, Sligo, Cavan, Donegal, Monaghan, Roscommon and Fermanagh.
Posted Date:
3 September 2011