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Dearey welcomes European Commission

Wednesday 9 April 2014, Louth. Green Party MEP candidate for Midlands

9th April 2014

Greens criticise inclusion of political who-knew-what-when in Commission of Investigation

Political theatre only serves to detract from theseriousness of allegations  Tuesday 8 April 2014, Dublin. Green Party Leader, Eamon Ryan, has today criticised theGovernment’s inclusion of the chain of events leading to Alan Shatter beinginformed of Garda taping in the Commission of Investigation. This is a politicalmatter which should be dealt with by the Oireachtas. […]

8th April 2014

Green Party welcomes ruling by European Court of Justice on Digital Rights Ireland case

The court’s ruling highlights needfor a Digital Bill of Rights Tuesday8 April 2014, Dublin. The Green Party hastoday welcomed the ruling by the European Court of Justice on a case brought byDigital Rights Ireland against the Irish Government. Digital Rights Ireland hadargued that provisions in the Data Retention Directive were a gross invasion ofprivacy, and […]

8th April 2014

Boyle questions why air quality monitoring ceased in Cork in 2013

  Tuesday8 April 2014, Cork. GreenParty local election candidate for Cork City Council, Dan Boyle, has todayreiterated his concerns regarding air quality in Cork, and has questioned whymonitoring of air quality in Cork ceased in 2013. Speakingthis morning, Boyle said: “Further to my concern that Cork City was the onlyregion nationwide listed as having poor […]

8th April 2014

“Are Dublin City Council

  GreenParty representative says Dublin City Council is “all over the place” when itcomes to managing Broadstone debacle   Tuesday 8April 2014, Dublin. The GreenParty’s representative in the Ballymun Ward of Dublin City Council, CarolineConroy, has criticised the Council for its poor performance in dealing withissues relating to the Maxol Filling Station in Broadstone. RTEreported […]

8th April 2014

Greens propose new Public Bank to lend to the Small Business Sector

Greens propose new Public Bank to lend to the Small Business SectorWhat we need is a modern day ACC or ICC for the local enterprise sector Monday 7 April 2014, Louth.The Green Party’s European Candidate for the Midlands North West, Cllr Mark Dearey, said today: “Public banking has been an important driver of economic development in our past, and […]

7th April 2014

The GAA/SKY TV deal is bad for the fans and bad for Irish broadcasting

The GAA has decided to sell the rights to a number of football and hurling championship games to SKY TV, changing the previous arrangements where all games had to be shown on ‘Free to air’ channels in Ireland.  Green party leader Eamon Ryan said today “    The SKY deal goes against everything that the […]

4th April 2014

Grace O

  GraceO’Sullivan, Ireland South Green Party MEP candidate,put herself in the firing line of Japanese harpoonists intent on killing whales Thursday 3 April2014, Waterford. Grace O’Sullivan,Green Party MEP candidate for Ireland South, has today welcomed theannouncement that the government of Japan have cancelled plans to hunt whalesin Antactic waters this year. Celebrating thenews, Grace O’Sullivan […]

3rd April 2014

Government parties don’t trust the people to decide whether or not they have an elected Mayor in Dublin

They are sticking to the annualcircus where a ceremonial role is rotated but no real power exists at a locallevel Monday31 March 2014, Dublin. Followingthis afternoon’s vote by Fingal County Council to block a plebiscite on aDirectly Elected Mayor, Green Party Leader, Eamon Ryan,stated, “Today’s vote is a major step backwards for local governmentreform in our […]

31st March 2014

IPCC Report Demonstrates that Climate Change Risks are Real and Will Affect us All

Investing in the solutions to thischallenge can still bring us a more vibrant and secure future Monday31 March 2014, Dublin. GreenParty Leader, Eamon Ryan, said today, “The International Panel on ClimateChange (IPCC) have described their work as ‘some of the most ambitiousscientific undertakings in human history.’ Thescience is now certain and dramatic

31st March 2014