Irish Energy Narratives in the Transition (IE-NARR)
The Irish Energy Narratives in the Transition (IE-NARR) project will bring together scholars and communities interested in narratives of just transitions, to probe how energy shifts are being narrated by focusing on three sites of energy transition and potential friction in rural and urban Ireland: Kilrush, Co. Clare (the shift from coal at Moneypoint to offshore wind), Carna, Co. Galway (peat, fossil fuels, and the Sceirde Rocks offshore wind project), and West Dublin (fossil fuels and emergent renewable infrastructures tied up with data centres).
The team will organise workshops at each of these sites to probe how energy narratives are being shaped, discussed and understood at key moments of energy transformation, confronting together extractive energy pasts, contemporary local action, and desired energy futures.
More information about the project team, methodology, workshops, and staying connected can be found on the linked pages.
IE-NARR is a UCD Earth Institute Strategic Priority Project for 2023-2025.
Coffee morning talk
On November 23rd, 2023, IE-NARR leads Treasa de Loughry, Tomas Buitendijk and Patrick Brodie gave an introduction to the project as part of the weekly UCD Earth Institute coffee morning. You can watch the recording here.