Northern Ireland

We support communities fighting harmful resource extraction, such as mining and fracking. Learn about our current campaigns and our past wins.

Together with the No Gas Caverns campaign group, we stopped huge gas storage caves being mined under Larne Lough, a stunning marine protected area. Read about the Larne Lough case.

People power played a vital role in securing climate change legislation for Northern Ireland. Watch our film about the race to get a Climate Act.

Lawyer Acland Bryant explains our legal intervention against mineral prospecting on the grounds of environmental damage and transparency.

Our response to the consultation on Northern Ireland’s 2030 and 2040 Emissions Reduction Targets and First Three Carbon Budgets.

Publications from Friends of the Earth Northern Ireland, including policy briefings and consultation responses.

The High Court in Belfast has confirmed that the voices of children and young people will be heard as part of a milestone environmental case on air quality in Northern Ireland.

Northern Ireland's high levels of ammonia emissions are highly damaging to the environment, but the draft strategy to lower them will only reduce them by about 25% and only 2 Special Areas of Conservation (SAC) will have reductions to below damaging levels.

Book onto an event with local groups across Northern Ireland.

Failure to test diesel car emissions to be heard by High Court