I was delighted to put my name on the ballot for the Galway west bye-elecrtion. 17 names in total on the ballot now. So that means lots of transfers so remember to use the PR system and vote for me and then for left candidates in order of preference.

Thanks so much to the gang out canvassing Highfield this evening for the #galwaybyeelection

Pollution levels in Paris after 10 years of advancing sustainable transport.

Since friday the new entrance to Ceannt Station is in use, so enter from the 'other' side of The Hardiman Hotel - this tip will save you the three minute walk I did from the old entrance by the bus parking bays! New entrance looks great.

Today at 5.30 Make your voice heard!

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: my.uplift.ie/petitions/no... @uplift.ie

Galway West by-election transport hustings will be live streamed. Or attend in person 7pm, Park House Hotel. Wed 15th April youtube.com/live/0GNhjL8...

This is how you are supposed to react to high oil prices. We have just been bounced into do itn the opposite. Delaying carbon tax under pressure from the protestors will slow our move away from fossil fuel. In the long run we all lose.

The carbon tax increase is to be delayed until October. This tax is ringfenced for reducing reliance on fossil fuel- the level of irony here is immense. But now that we have taken damaging short term measures, it is vital that we have a conversation about the useful steps we are going to take. 1/3

Speakers at my Flood ebvent on Tuesday: Dr. Indiana Olbert from the College of Science and Engineering in @uniofgalway.bsky.social Ronan O' Reilly, senior executive engineer with @galwaycity.ie will discuss the Corrib go Costa project. Peter Butler is Chairperson of An Taisce Galway Branch

My full pres release on the ring road approval decision is available at greenparty.ie/news/ring-ro...

The ring road permission has been granted by An Coimisiún Pleanála. Here is my take.

Two exciing events next week. On the Tuesday the 14th April I am hosting a talk on Flooding in Galway at the Galway Bay Hotel 8pm. The following day myself and several other by-election candidates will debate traffic congestion at the Park House Hotel 7pm.

I can not believe that Minister Darragh O'Brien went on Prime Time yesterday and claimed that we need LNG in Shannon even more becasue of the oil price crisis. Increasing our reliance on fossil fuels now is the worst possible direction to take - for our economy, and for our climate.

I met up with some of my fellow candidates on Wednesday. Seen here are Mark Lohan (SF), Míde Nic Fhionnlaoich (SocDem), myself,Niall Murphy (Green), Denman Rooke(PBP), Sheila Garrity (Ind) and Helen Ogbu(Lab). Good luck to all ! @denmanrooke.com

Thanks you @galwayadvertiser.bsky.social for highlighting the funding concerns at Leisureland #galway.

As Green Party spokesperson for Balanced Regional Develpment I have made a submittion to the EU Islands Strategy ( www.oilean.ie/news/eu-isla... ). See our the full submission at galwaygreens.ie/assets/pdfs/...

We battled the changing weather to chat climate change! Good to catch up with Deirdre Duffy, CEO of @foeireland.bsky.social We’ve been colleagues and friends since working together in Comhlámh many years ago and then as repealers in 2018!

I joined Galway Palestine Solidarity Campaign at Pearse Stadium today - the GAA have to pay thier bills, but the sponsors they chose reflect the values of those that play and coach. Allianz represents big business funding the Gaza genocide. The GAA can find a better sponsor.

Galway deserves better: public transport, cycle lanes, footpaths, bus stops. #VoteGreen

"The only solution is to cut our reliance on fossil fuels" In this piece I spell out how the government is doing the opposite with their support for an LNG ( Liquified Natural Gas) terminal on the Shannon, and cutting public transport, and allowing new data centres to be powered by gas.

Today we turned out in force to support @niallgalway.bsky.social on the Big Green Canvas for Niall! @rodericogorman.bsky.social @hazelchu.bsky.social joined a team of Greens on a beautiful sunny day in Galway West

“…disabled people are actually less likely to drive than nondisabled people and more likely to get around by walking and rolling and taking transit. Car-heavy cities are also disproportionately dangerous for disabled folks…”— @nondriver.bsky.social Don’t use accessibility “as a political football.”

Thank-you Galway City Tribune for using my favorite photo from the Green Party Convention last weekend. And thank-you to all the other supporters in the photo. @greenparty.ie #galwaybyelection

Deputy @rodericogorman.bsky.social puts it to the Minister for Transport that while infrastructure takes time to build, the new BusConnects bus timetable for Galway already has many of the bus lanes - it just needs funding for buses and drivers. #galwaybusconnects

But we are still going to play them at soccer since they are obviously such good sports.

"The vast majority of residents across the State’s five main cities want increased investment in cycling infrastructure, even when that results in less road space for cars" share.google/YLe8AduqbGxw...

I will be one of the speakers at this event at 6pm today - please come out and show that Galway and Ireland do not support the continuing rampage of the US and Israeli military

By election candidates and the left are releasing this joint statement of solidarity with Cllr Helen Ogbu following disgraceful online abuse.

A winning team @niallgalway.bsky.social @greenparty.ie

@codohertynews.bsky.social gives a great summary of #climate politics in Ireland on the Irish Times political podcast. www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/ins...

Then UK Green Party have just won a by-election in Manchester and Hannah Spencer is now an MP. Now if we could just make that happen here...

There are allotments in 7 locations in Galway City but Knocknacarra is not in that list. I urge anyone in Knocknacarra to submit your possible locations to the council - and let me know your ideas in a reply also. Deadline 2nd March www.galwaycity.ie/news/2026/ar...

@speediecelt.bsky.social had a full house to discuss the NTA's U turn on the plans to bring the Clifden Railway bridge back to life as a walking / cycling route. We need to pressure the council and NTA to make this happen. Full plans at www.galwaycity.ie/services/act... @galwaycycling.bsky.social

#galwayflooddefences #galwayplanning The Irish Times are looking at one of the root causes of flood damage - bad planning. www.irishtimes.com/ireland/hous... @codohertynews.bsky.social

Soft day in Galway, but great to be out on the canvass for @niallgalway.bsky.social our candidate in the upcoming Galway West bye-election 🗳️

I atended Prof. Cathal O'Donoghue of #galwayuniversity talk on "Decarbonisation – The Challenge of a #JustTransition" and the most interesting thing I heard was ... 1/2

An opportunity to express Climate Action through Art. Applicationsshlould be submitted to www.creativeireland.gov.ie #SharedIsland

I picked up a tip at yesterday's woodland clenup at the bird sanctuary beside Ruseen Bay. If you sort the bottles at source then it saves you loads of time at the recycle centre. I also noticed very few plastic bottles - maybe the Re-turn scheme means they ended up back in the shop.

This sounds like the Executive Orders that Trump is so fond of. They just added a line saying 'Those laws do not apply to the stuff I have decided to do' The government have decided to do Michael O'Leary's bidding, and remove the airport cap- another nail in the cofin of our climate action.

Is Galway Ready for the Rain??? Read my thoughts here: galwaygreens.ie/assets/pdfs/...

Birdwatch Ireland are looking for some people to help us to clean-up the bird sanctuary near Rusheen Bay on Saturday next. It is Valentine’s Day so feel free to bring your husband/wife/lover/other. 1/5

@patmcgrath.bsky.social in @news.rte.ie this week… the project would have "a permanent moderate adverse residual effect on climate" over its lifecycle.

My letter today in @galwayadvertiser.bsky.social on alternatives to military spending

This is counter-intuitive: "It is clear that the benefits of cycling outweigh the risks, with helmet legislation actually costing society more from lost health gains than saved from injury prevention." theconversation.com/ditching-bik...

💥 Big polluters and reckless politicians are coming for Europe’s water protections. For 25 years, the EU’s water law has kept our rivers and lakes alive — now they want to take it apart. 🪓 Help defend your water. Add your name to our petition. ✋💧 #HandsOffNature 👉 https://f.mtr.cool/idwqdgltoj

"The R332 links the N17 Tuam bypass with the N84 at Kilmaine in Co. Mayo. Traffic on the route has more than tripled since the Tuam bypass opened, rising from about 860 vehicles a day in 2017 to roughly 2,800 in 2018." That's a 226% increase. #InducedTraffic www.con-telegraph.ie/2026/02/04/c...

This is quite a big court decision. It could have implications for the #GCRR if the road were to increase CO2. However the applicant says that the road will reduce CO2 emissions by 48% and therefore it is a climate friendly project. The real question is whether ACP will blindly accept this figure.

Darragh While I appreciate the invitation, I am afraid I have to decline. I have family in the US and lived there for a short time myself and have a great affection for the country, but I feel that attending an event like this could be interpreted as support for the current White House. 1/3