Decision to back fracking bill welcomed by all parties

The news that a private member's bill calling for the banning of fracking, brought by Deputy Tony McLoughlin, passed its first stage in the Dail yesterday has been welcomed by all parties.

To the forefront of the campaign to have fracking banned in Ireland have been the Love Leitrim group and they were warmly congratulated by many for their hard work and perseverance in recent years.

Great to see @LoveLeitrim get due credit in Dáil for incredible longstanding activism on #fracking campaign #backthebill #KeepItInTheGround

— Ruairí McKiernan (@ruairimckiernan) October 27, 2016

A major win for the environment & for Irish politics! My Bill to ban #Fracking has received the full support of #Dáil #Éireann #BacktheBill pic.twitter.com/JLRGZWh8pG

— Tony McLoughlin TD (@TonyMcLTD) October 27, 2016

The reason the anti-fracking bill has reached the #Dáil is due to the people of Leitrim who campaigned against it for years. #fracking

— Martin Kenny (@Martin_Kenny) October 27, 2016

Well done everyone in Leitrim. You have a historic win which is of international significance. #KeepItInTheGround #NoDAPL #BanFracking @350 https://t.co/HxI3J0jtsA

— Eamon Ryan (@EamonRyan) October 27, 2016

We cannot afford to remove billions of litres of water from our water cycle forever #fracking https://t.co/E4fch8a7Cq

— Eamon Scanlon TD (@EamonScanlonTD) October 28, 2016

Deputy McLoughlin received a warm welcome from anti-fracking campaigners when they bumped into one another on their way home from Dublin last night.

You never know who you'l meet at the half way pt on route back west. @TonyMcLTD @blainesligonew getting a great reception #backthebill pic.twitter.com/QDlpdi9z00

— Love Leitrim (@LoveLeitrim) October 27, 2016