Rain Check

Expert takes on Ireland's response to the climate crisis

Rain Check is a news podcast hosted by Red Alert Dublin, with 5 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Red Alert Dublin hosts Rain Check, a news show with 5 episodes published.

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  Episode #1

  A grid under pressure: Talking data centres with Paul Murphy TD

  Mar 31, 202528 minS2

  <p>This week’s episode is a dive into data centres. Across Europe they consume about 3% of the grid’s electricity, but in Ireland, that figure is over 21%. Eirgrid expect that to rise to 30% in the next 5 years. Can our grid and our water system cope with that, and should it? What’s the link between data centres and plans to import fracked LNG? And what will AI mean for data centre demand? Paul Murphy was in studio to discuss this and more.</p><p>Video clips on instagram https://www.instagram.com/redalertdublin/</p><p><br/></p><p>‘Data centres...

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  Episode #4

  Energy policy after the ESB: Sarah Cullen, 18for0

  Sep 28, 20231h 4mS1

  <p>Energy systems engineer Sarah Cullen on the break up of the ESB, the impacts of extreme weather, the power of trade associations, and the case for a Department of Energy: a critique of how energy policy is made in Ireland. </p><p>Sarah Cullen has worked in solar, nuclear, and public consultation. </p><p>She co-founded the group 18 for 0 which calls for the government to commission science-based models of how to decarbonise Ireland’s energy system and to consider all available technologies including nuclear power. </p><p> </p><p>https://www.18for0.ie/ </p><p> </p><p>This interview was reco...

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  Episode #3

  Will the Green Party hold the line? Talking LNG with John McElligott

  May 15, 202332 minS1

  <p>Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) is sometimes framed as a necessary evil to guarantee energy security and a better alternative to coal. This interview with Kerryman Johnny McElligott tackles those questions head-on. McElligott also gives the inside story on so-called ‘good faith’ payments to Kerry Co Council and the impact of the war in Ukraine. <br/><br/></p><p><b>To find out more</b></p><p>John McElligott ‘s website    http://safetybeforelng.ie/    features updates on the proposed LNG development, original sources and the proposal’s history.<br/>Twitter @SafetyBeforeLng</p><p>2019 Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action debate on hydraulic fra...

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  Episode #2

  John Gibbons

  Apr 29, 20231h 13mS1

  <p>John Gibbons on how RTE cover climate change, the weather in Europe, the citizens assembly on biodiversity loss, and the years ahead. </p><p>John Gibbons is a regular contributor to the Buisness Post and the Irish Examiner.<br/>He has featured on Newstalk, RTE, Virgin, the Mario Rosenstock podcast, Eamon Dunphy’s podcast and 2day FM where his weekly climate slot on the Matt Cooper show has been running for over 2 years. <br/>He’s the choice candidate of Irish EVs to replace Ryan Tubridy on The Late Late Show.</p><p><b>Featured on the episode</b></p><p>4...

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  Ireland's three big bets: Barry McMullin interview

  Apr 10, 202351 minS1

  <p>Ireland has declared a climate emergency.<br/>In this interview Barry McMullin looks at what can be learned from other emergencies in Ireland’s history. He does the maths on carbon budgets, discusses the growth of Irish dairy, green growth, the distortions of per capita emissions and Ireland’s three big bets. </p><p> </p><p>Barry McMullin was co-Principal Investigator on a EPA-commissioned 5-year assessment on the potential of Negative Emissions Technologies (NETs) in Ireland. <br/>He is an electronic engineer and long-time professor at DCU. <br/>He has given evidence to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Environment and Clim...

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