NEWS

Greens launch Bill to ensure community ownership of energy projects

Bill enshrines right of communities to take 30% stake in local energy developments

2nd November 2017

Greens on election footing as first 10 General Election candidates selected

The Green Party have today unveiled their first 10 selected candidates for the next General Election, stating that the party is ready to build on their return to the Dáil in 2016 and increase their representation. The Party hopes to field a Green candidate in every constituency, as it did in 2011 and 2016, to offer […]

1st November 2017

Greens: Fine Gael local government proposals ‘an austerity approach to democracy’

The Green Party has called on the government to clarify reports that it is planning to cut local government constituency sizes and refuse to restore town councils.   The party says this will reduce the quality of local government and concentrate power among a smaller number of politicians from the larger parties.   Speaking this […]

31st October 2017

European Ideas Lab comes to Dublin for the weekend

170 campaigners and green politicians come from across European will attend

27th October 2017

Green Party and ISPCA make pet safety Halloween plea

The Green Party and the ISPCA today issued a call to pet owners to take extra care of their animals as Halloween approaches.   ISPCA CEO, Dr Andrew Kelly said: “The noise and activity of Halloween can distress pets and the ISPCA strongly recommend that you keep your pets indoors to ensure you have all […]

25th October 2017

Greens: Humphries’ sentencing shows need for sentencing guidelines

Green Party Justice spokesperson, Cllr. Roderic O’Gorman has stated that the lenient sentence imposed on Tom Humphries following his conviction for child sexual offences demonstrates the need for a Sentencing Council to provide clear guidelines to judges, in order to have better consistency in sentencing. He called for the strengthening of the role of the […]

25th October 2017

Greens: Continuing water quality issues threaten health, tourism and the environment

The Green Party said today that continuing water treatment issues threaten tourism, public health and the environment. The party called for more urgency from Government in addressing water quality issues, following the publication of the EPA’s latest waste water report.   According to the report, raw sewage is being discharged into the water at 44 […]

24th October 2017

Green Party welcome climate change court case against Irish Government

Lawsuit by Friends of the Irish Environment mirrors cases taken by citizens in Netherlands and US

23rd October 2017

Green Party: Don’t touch our parks!

The Green Party today stated that parks are a crucial part of Dublin’s amenities and deserve protection from development.   It stated that the Chief Executive Owen Keegan must concentrate his efforts at obtaining funding from Central Government for lands that are already zoned for housing. The Party said that there was ample room for […]

20th October 2017

Green Party welcomes release of Ibrahim Halawa

The Green Party this morning welcomed the release of Ibrahim Halawa from detention in Egypt.   Speaking in response to Ibrahim’s release, Green Party Leader Eamon Ryan TD said: “We were delighted to hear this morning that Ibrahim Halawa has been released after 4 years in detention in Egypt. We’re thrilled that his ordeal has […]

20th October 2017