Activists are calling on the government to legislate against LNG terminals.
A protest was held in Dublin city this morning to bring attention to the issue.
Last week, An Bórd Pleanála granted planning permission to Shannon LNG to build a power plant with a total capacity of 600 megawatts on the Tarbert/ Ballylongford landbank.
Members of the climate group " Not Here Not Anywhere" gathered outside the Four Courts in Dublin today, where, inside, a hearing is taking place on the Shannon LNG Ltd versus An Bord Pleanála case.
It's around the LNG Floating Storage and Regasification Unit at the site of the Shannon LNG Ltd gas plant in Kerry.
This terminal would allow for fracked gas to be imported into Ireland.
Dylan Murphy, an activist with the anti-fossil fuels group, says areas in America where gas is fracked, are seeing serious impacts:
The group is calling on Government to keep Ireland LNG free and focus on more green approaches to energy instead.
Volunteer Angela Deegan says there are plenty of other options:
Planning permission for the LNG terminal in Kerry is being sought by a US company, New Fortress Energy.
Meanwhile, the High Court was due to hear today a case involving Shannon LNG and An Bórd Pleanála.
Last September, the court quashed the planning appeal's board to refuse planning permission for an LNG terminal.
It ordered An Bórd Pleanála to reconsider the planning application.
An Bórd Pleanála wants the High Court to now indicate what policies it must apply when considering the case again.
Earlier this month, the coalition ended the last government's policy which banned importing LNG pending the completion of an energy security review.
