Fracking sets alarm among Ireland's farmers

2,202 views · Published 30 March 2014 · 2:14 · Indexed 12 November 2026

Channel: Al Jazeera English · 2014 · News & Politics

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Fracking could be disastrous for farming and tourism in Ireland.  The country's most powerful agricultural lobby says plans for shale gas extraction will also set back plans for Ireland's economic recovery.  People who farm organically here have terrible fears about chemicals from fracking getting into the water supply.  Al Jazeera's Laurence Lee reports from Ireland.

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