Green Party

He replaces outgoing leader Eamon Ryan. Roderic O’Gorman has been announced as new leader of the Green Party. He defeated fellow candidate Senator Pippa Hackett by a tight margin of just 72 votes. 1896 Green Party members cast votes over the past few days, with Minister O’Gorman earning a majority with 984, or 52%. O’Gorman […]

He replaces outgoing leader Eamon Ryan. Roderic O’Gorman has been announced as new leader of the Green Party. He defeated fellow candidate Senator Pippa Hackett by a tight margin of just 72 votes. 1896 Green Party members cast votes over the past few days, with Minister O’Gorman earning a majority with 984, or 52%. O’Gorman […]

1 year ago

Opinion: The not-so-green Green Party Leader

Amidst all the talk surrounding the housing crisis, the issue of transportation in the nation’s capital has fallen by the wayside. Dublin, Ireland. A city so rich in history and culture, but one that has also managed to seamlessly transition into a burgeoning tech hub for some of the globe’s most well-recognised corporations. Surely then, […]

Amidst all the talk surrounding the housing crisis, the issue of transportation in the nation’s capital has fallen by the wayside. Dublin, Ireland. A city so rich in history and culture, but one that has also managed to seamlessly transition into a burgeoning tech hub for some of the globe’s most well-recognised corporations. Surely then, […]

3 years ago

Sinn Féin streets ahead in newest public opinion poll

Bad news for the Green Party, in particular… It’s business as usual for Sinn Féin and Mary Lou McDonald as far as the mood of the nation is concerned – should you put your stock in opinion polls, that is. Yep, it’s that time of the month in which the various political parties go all […]

Bad news for the Green Party, in particular… It’s business as usual for Sinn Féin and Mary Lou McDonald as far as the mood of the nation is concerned – should you put your stock in opinion polls, that is. Yep, it’s that time of the month in which the various political parties go all […]

3 years ago

Ireland warned it is “not prepared for today’s climate and the climate of the future”

Pressure is being placed upon the Government to urgently act on climate emergency. Ireland is not ready to handle extreme heatwaves that will become more frequent and severe in the coming years, nor the climate conditions that we are currently experiencing. That’s the stark warning sounded by the Climate Change Advisory Council ahead of a […]

Pressure is being placed upon the Government to urgently act on climate emergency. Ireland is not ready to handle extreme heatwaves that will become more frequent and severe in the coming years, nor the climate conditions that we are currently experiencing. That’s the stark warning sounded by the Climate Change Advisory Council ahead of a […]

3 years ago

Almost half of Irish people do not trust the government to tell the truth, study finds

53% of people said they feel the government ignores them. A study has found that almost half of Irish people do not trust the current government to be honest. Research conducted by UCD, as part of its European Commission Horizon 2020 project, found that 48% of people do not trust the Government to tell the truth. […]

53% of people said they feel the government ignores them. A study has found that almost half of Irish people do not trust the current government to be honest. Research conducted by UCD, as part of its European Commission Horizon 2020 project, found that 48% of people do not trust the Government to tell the truth. […]

4 years ago

Dáil passes motion to secure public ownership of National Maternity Hospital site

Two Green Party TDs voted in favour of the motion, breaking the Government whip. The Dáil has passed a motion calling on the Government to secure public ownership for the new National Maternity Hospital on public land. The vote passed 56 votes to 10, with 69 abstentions on Wednesday (18 May). The motion was introduced […]

Two Green Party TDs voted in favour of the motion, breaking the Government whip. The Dáil has passed a motion calling on the Government to secure public ownership for the new National Maternity Hospital on public land. The vote passed 56 votes to 10, with 69 abstentions on Wednesday (18 May). The motion was introduced […]

4 years ago