After the Goldrush by Gerry McGovern
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 organizing to stop this disaster happening. For short term returns, the government wants to sell iron 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.
- Update frequency
- every 10 days
- Average duration
- 51 minutes
- Episodes
- 7
- Years Active
- 2023
Episode 6: Degrowth is the only hope
In this final episode, we’ll hear from Caroline Whyte, an ecological economist, who has a clear set of steps that can help us heal at least part of the damage we’ve done. We’ll also explore the Degro…
Episode 5: Mountains into valleys
Ghanian environmental protector Perk Pomeyie tells us about how mining for aluminum is devastating the tropical forests of Ghana. Pietro Jarre, a mining waste engineer, with thirty years’ experience,…
Episode 4: Living and dying with mining
What’s it like to live with mining? Since the 1990s, Pat and Nuala Geoghegan, their family, neighbours, animals and environment in county Limerick, have suffered the consequences. We’ll hear their tr…
Episode 3: Tell the locals nothing
In this episode, we’ll hear from Anthony McNulty in Wicklow about what the local community is doing to oppose lithium mining there, and how the government is trying to tell them as little as possible…
Episode 2: A Greedy Goldrush
There’s a word that kept coming up in practically every conversation I’ve had with environmental protectors up and down the country of Ireland. That word was “gold”. According to my analysis, of the …
Episode 1: After The Goldrush
Ireland is the 13th worst country in the world for biodiversity. We are internationally recognized as an ecological desert. “Ireland is one of the worst places on the entire planet for nature,” accor…
Introduction to After the Goldrush
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…