Five years ago, solar energy output in Ireland would have been close to zero

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.

When we build more housing, as we are proposing to do in Kylemore, we need to provide schools for the children who will live there. Frustratingly, this is entirely out of our hands as councillors, and the Department of Education does not inspire confidence...

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

One of the main risks in the Kylemore project is that inadequate public transport provision would cause major traffic congestion, and send more cars down streets that couldn't cope. In the second part of my speech on Thursday, I talked about the need for Dart South West to be funded immediately...

The rezoning of lands at Kylemore took another step forward yesterday. I think this is a really important project - it needs to happen, and needs to be done right. I talked for so long about this I have to split it into a few videos, this is part one...

Last Reminder! The public consultation for the Chapelizod Road & Conyngham Road Active Travel Scheme closes today, 20th of March.  Click here to have your say: https://f.mtr.cool/vxatkbqyyj #ActiveTravelNetwork

A quick update on some issues people have reported to me in Walkinstown...

We do daytime culture brilliantly in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, but our night-time offering could be - and used to be - so much better

"Emissions remained almost within limit during first carbon budget" 2021-2025 Since 2018, Ireland’s total annual emissions reduced by approximately 13 per cent, while at the same time our economy grew by over one third and our population grew by 12 per cent. www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

Ireland can no longer afford a National Development Plan that merely "aims" for green targets or one that relies on fossil fuels. Green energy independence means that when global conflicts drive up the price of oil and gas, Irish families are protected because their power comes from renewables!

Big congrats to our Dutch colleagues on yesterday's local election results in the Netherlands @Groenlinks-pvda.bsky.social topping the polls, a real boost for Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Utrecht and elsewhere. Well done to leader @jesseklaver.groenlinkspvda.nl and team. europeangreens.eu/news/groenli...

Attention all animal lovers! Do you wish you could bring your pets on public transport? Now is the time to let the NTA know your feelings. They’re running a consultation until tomorrow, Friday the 20th of March. #Ireland #Dublin #PetsonPublicTransport #Dogs #DogsOnBuses

This Friday is Daffodil Day🏵️☀️ 🌱 In our lifetimes, 1 in 2 of us will receive the news that we have cancer. This morning we welcomed the Irish Cancer Society for our own coffee morning event in the House of the Oireachtas - thanks to all who attended.

We need more gas infrastructure for energy security

That links to the press release: full policy document is here: greenparty.ie/policies/ins...

Insurance in Ireland is a rip off. But it doesn't have to be that way. The Greens have just launched our 35-page plan to grind down insurance costs - you can read it here: greenparty.ie/news/green-p...

These buildings on Merchants Quay are going to be renovated and turned into artist workshop and cultural spaces - essential to the life of the city

Was the visit to the White House worthwhile? Yesterday's event has shown that the shamrock ceremony has become a charade where the main aim is appeasement, rather than diplomacy.

Was the visit to the White House worthwhile? I'm not convinced - yesterday's event has shown that the shamrock ceremony has become a charade where the main aim is appeasement, rather than diplomacy.

Over the next few years, a lot of the industrial and commercial spaces around the Kylemore road will be turned into housing. We need those homes, but we also need the schools, parks, shops, and public transport, that will make them working communities.

"Belfast has one of the most congested city centres in Western Europe, the way to solve that problem is not to provide free parking, but to get people onto the buses and the trains" - Cllr Anthony Flynn

We're not building a gas import terminal because it makes sense for Ireland. We're doing it to appease Trump.

‘Like drinking from a fetid-pond.’ A new report from Watershed Investigations (link in comments) detects superbug-creating genes at Lough Neagh. Commenting on The Nolan show, Green Party Leader Mal O’Hara raised his concerns that things at Lough Neagh are getting worse rather than better.

Amazing effort by the custodians of Lough Neagh to mark Patrick’s Day. Other Irish lakes, waterways also green today - and every day- to honour our national holiday.

It’s St. Patrick’s Day and half a million people are expected to be in Dublin today to take part in the celebration. Our fantastic street cleaners were out in force last night and this morning to make the city look its best.

The Shamrock Ceremony suggests Ireland and the U.S. share the same worldview - right now, that simply isn’t true. The Taoiseach should this year focus on diplomatic events outside of the White House in Washington.

A company with revenues over €300m pleads guilty but spared conviction because they donated €1000 to Little Flower Penny Dinners charity.

It was so lovely to speak to my mum about her time working in The Rotunda for Mother’s Day. It’s inspiring to see where Ireland has come on in our treatment of mothers, young mothers, single mothers, and to highlight where there’s still room for improvement. #Ireland #MothersDay #NorthInnerCity

My Mum has led a full life: volunteering in Pakistan, competing in tennis, being a social worker in the Rotunda, campaigning for women’s rights and raising 3 kids!

Love the signs and container garden at Christ the King Boy's National School

"The proposed data centre would emit 700,000 tonnes of greenhouse gases annually, as much carbon as over 500,000 people..." www.friendsoftheirishenvironment.org/news-archive... The High Court has just handed yet more of our land, energy and water over to big tech www.rte.ie/news/busines...

Ireland's new fossil-fuelled #Petrotech data center will increase Ireland's **total** (everything, not just the power sector) emissions by ~1% Absolutely nuts. A 1% national increase - for what? Come on boosters, explain why this is worth it 🫠 www.linkedin.com/posts/bgamaz...

Sad news - veg farm in Kilkenny is closing down, just when we need to have a resilient agricultural sector and be capable of feeding ourselves in an unstable world. www.agriland.ie/farming-news...

I've been out knocking on doors with the amazing @janetphorner.bsky.social I already knew how effective she is in the council chamber, and I've come to see how hard she works for her constituency. She would make a brilliant representative for Dublin Central!

Luckily Northern Ireland’s best are on it…

The Green Party is proposing - An immediate €200 payment for households in receipt of Fuel Allowance or the Household Benefits Package, - Further targeted energy credits, as delivered during the last Govt term. - An ongoing review of supports, for as long as is needed during this energy crisis (2/2)

The Government can and should support households burdened with increased energy and fuel costs as a result of the war in Iran. But it's important that the debate around how to do this deals with the facts (1/2)

Lebanon’s cities are being pummelled by Israel. Bombing dense city districts is inhumane and illegal. Better to strengthen their weak government than slaughter hundreds of innocent civilians. aje.news/5e311q

Fantastic energy at the meeting last night — and consensus to follow up in the next few weeks with a local planning meeting to bring this model of the home energy revolution northside. If you want to get involved, email me at [email protected].

AI will save us from the drudgery of talking to our children www.bbc.com/news/article...

Trump and Putin couldn't stay mad at each other for long

War in the Middle East and push-backs on the Green Deal from the Right means higher prices and more dependency on oil and gas. Now, more than ever Governments must help hard-pressed households to move to cleaner energy. europeangreens.eu/news/middle-...

Following the announcement that up to 150 research positions at Trinity College Dublin (TCD) are at risk @greenparty.ie has called for a fundamental overhaul of the Government’s approach to research funding

Casinos are a scourge on the city, we don't need more. Fair play, Janet, for opposing this

Disgraceful. A two week consultation that was not open to the public. A consultation of only those who benefit from a pay rise cannot be described as one at all.

Dublin City Council has said that efforts to enforce rules on Bull Island have "proven futile", a remarkable statement. Would we tolerate people running amok in the National Gallery or at Newgrange? Hardly, so why can't we have rules at important nature sites? www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

This is not a good news story. The data centre runs on fossil fuels.