Uachtarán Catherine Connolly 🌈 Wishing President Connolly the very best as she embarks on her term of office.

The only chart that matters when it comes to housing — Between 2019 and Q2 2025, planning permission for 329,637 units granted, but only 213,790 started. There’s no issue with zoning, no issue with planning. They are just not being built — except 2024, then the new government crashed that.

As our new President-elected prepares to take the oath of office, we hail the start of her term in Arás an Uachtaráin. Greens are heartened by a presidency that will continue to focus on the worsening effects of our changing climate and destruction of natures life. greenparty.ie/news/greens-...

Love being reminded to do this every year. It's a win/win all round

The fact that rich people are buying up the media and politicians, and using up the remaining carbon budget is very bad for everyone.

We've transformed our city in many ways in the last five years. This street used to be full of cars. Now there's music, laughter, food, people sitting down. Life slows down a little bit on Parliament Street.

We were told the interchange would cost €100 million and solve the congestion and tailbacks. It cost €225 million, and it didn't. The people who were 100% wrong about this – and blew 9 figures of public money on it – have a new suggestion. More lanes. www.independent.ie/regionals/co...

FAI votes to suspend Israel from all Uefa competitions

Matt Cooper has upheld media impartiality here by replacing Yates with *drum roll* John Lee, husband of a current Fianna Fáil TD. On this week's podcast, they discuss disquiet among Fianna Fáil TDs and Jim O'Callaghan's FF leadership prospects. Next week will they have Miriam on the show?

I suppose it's nothing to worry about and carry on as we were. www.independent.ie/irish-news/c...

A man allegedly caught by gardaí with an explosive substance was planning a terror attack on behalf of a violent right-wing extremist group, a court has heard

The Taoiseach is telling world leaders at COP30 that they need to speak honestly to the public about climate change. Meanwhile his government is sitting on the land use review because he has no intention of telling farmers about the scale of change needed share.google/7UFl4nDNHxip...

Reminder that Tánaiste Simon Harris *still* hasn't condemned the arson attack that was carried out in Drogheda 6 days ago. As far as I know, he hasn't even issued any specific statement about it or the victims. Leader of Fine Gael & the Deputy Leader of the Irish Government. Unbothered.

The climate scientists are absolutely right. Unfortunately we're caught in this cycle of climate action being popular with the commentariat when it's not happening, and unpopular when it is. The vast majority of our elected representatives won't touch climate conversations with a barge pole.

The New York Mayoral election has received more in-depth coverage from the Irish media than last year's Irish local elections. Theories as to why that is?

In Micheál Martin's world, those responsible for the housing crisis: bats, Brussels and badgers. Not to blame: Taoiseach Micheál Martin, the FF housing minister, the last FF housing Minister

Why take accountability for housing failures when you can blame Brussels and bats? 🦇 Watering down environmental and housing standards is not in the best interest of anybody - only developers! greenparty.ie/news/greens-... @oisinoconnor.bsky.social @oliver.ie

Nobody is trying to shut down any debate on immigration. Simon Harris made a comment that emboldened the violent racists in this country. People criticised Simon Harris for making a comment that emboldened the violent racists in this country. That's the debate.

BREAKING: Green Party councillors have walked out of Belfast City Council’s meeting after the Lord Mayor blocked a member from speaking on the Gaza genocide and refused a recess to resolve it. This is a clear overreach of the Mayor’s duty to act impartially.

Centrism is the belief that society achieved perfection around the same time as you became a homeowner

Their emissions grew last year by 9% to 16 million tonnes of CO2, the most polluting airline in Europe. Media organisations make a choice to highlight their financials, but not their destruction of our stable climate.

"While Mr Martin has pointed to these regulations as a barrier to building, the Government has still not published its own housing plan." Just wait, they'll soon start blaming snails, and bats, and otters for the reason their cronies are no longer allowed to build on flood plains.

The attack in Drogheda is shocking, but not surprising. This government ignoring right wing violence has led us here, and without meaningful response will only lead to deaths

Is this new road the solution to traffic jams in Sandyford? Construction starts this week on the "Junction 14 Link Road" in Sandyford Business District. #sandyford #leopardstown #traffic #activetravel #induceddemand

Every far-right riot and protest that was tolerated, every racist dog whistle from public reps, every bit of hate and misinformation allowed to spread by social media companies, all led to this moment in Drogheda last night where someone felt emboldened enough to try to burn children alive.

This is not what someone does if they are a "concerned local". And every "protestor" at asylum seeker accommodation is part of the road leading up to something like this being done.

Local volunteers are fundraising for the victims of the attack in Drogheda last night. (I have verified the organisers are genuine) gofund.me/c78df2a6e

Explains Fianna Fáil's whopper of a campaign.

That's not how a ceasefire works. Boycott, divest and sanction every Israeli citizen and company now. IDF murders are done in the name of every single Israeli citizen who has a platform to speak out but watches this genocide in silence.

Completely normal website legitimised on the daily by politicos, hacks and people willing to turn a blind eye to what it is, and what its owner uses it for.

We'll be joining the National #Climate Demonstration on the 15th and want to see you there too. We need to send the message to the government and EU that #ClimateAction is needed now more than ever

The UN has estimated that nations' carbon-cutting pledges imply a far-from-sufficient 10% emissions cut by 2035, cautioning that it was unable to provide a robust global overview after most countries failed to submit their plans on time

Micheál Martin thinks it's too divisive to be ambitious. Darragh O'Brien looks a free pass on EU targets. Martin Heydon sneaks in a methane accounting trick to save Big Ag. James Browne dictates houses be built in more places that lock workers into a long daily car commute. Meanwhile:

"[Ireland] has the largest emissions per person in the EU for the sectors covered by the regulation." Fines could exceed the entire healthcare budget for a year. Meanwhile, Micheál Martin tells business events we cannot mitigate for climate change, reverting to form as the laggard of Europe.

It’s official. Catherine Connolly is our new Uachtarán na hÉireann - with a truly resounding victory in a campaign that has brought hope and unity to the fore once again. 1/3

Comghairdeas Catherine Connolly, congratulations Catherine Connolly! And a message for spoiled voters. #connollyforpresident #aras25 #spoiledvoters

Congratulations to our President Elect Catherine Connolly. An incredible result achieved by thousands of volunteers from parties, independents & people active in politics for the first time. Thanks to @greenpartyie.bsky.social reps & members around the country who campaigned as part of this movement

Congratulations Catherine Connolly, our next President of Ireland! Your Green team in Rathdown delighted to have a President that is serious about inequality, the climate crisis and calling out genocide. Final result in Dublin Rathdown: Connolly 51% Humphreys 40% Gavin 9%

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That was nothing but a racist riot last night in south west Dublin. Thank you to the Gardaí who did their jobs managing to quell the racist thugs by 10pm. And a reminder that usually the biggest risk to people's safety are the abusers who are in the riot.

We see plenty of homes being built in Sandyford and the wider Dublin 18 area but where are the community facilities to match? Imaginosity is now a vacant building here in BSQ in Sandyford Business District. The council need to be acting much faster to bring it into use as a community facility.

Agus cé a bheith linn Dé Luain ag Off the Scéal dlr LexIcon Venue ná - Baby Sicko! 💫🙌🏾 #OpenMicNight #Multilingualism

I know it's upsetting that Leinster lost yesterday but there's no need for this nonsense.

Having been both a candidate and an election agent, I can confirm that spoiled votes live a sad life: - put to one side during the sorting of votes - adjudicated on quickly by the returning officer - counted for record-keeping - discarded

Vótáil @catherinegalway.bsky.social #speirgorm #aras25

The Green Party are supporting Catherine Connolly *because* we care about nature, and because we have always said that climate justice and social justice are inseparable.

It’s pronounced cyclist.

Greens for Connolly left right and centre

Buried at the back of an article - current Director of the Irish Car Park Association; David Cullen admits they were wrong about the #TransportPlan “We’ve been embarrassed to say we got it wrong… some of our car parks are busier than ever”

"Irish Rail’s new commuter plan will make Thurles as accessible to Dublin as Greystones" Great for the people of Thurles, where 372 homes were built in the last 8 years. Meanwhile 2,758 homes built in Greystones. Should we be rewarding anti-housing parts of the country?