Greens renew call for microbead ban as UK law comes into effect
Government must ban microbeads, introduce a deposit refund scheme, and phase out single-use plastics
There will be more plastic in the ocean than fish by...
Vegan food festival set to hit the streets of Dublin this month
January 10th, 2017
A weekend-long Vegan Foodie Festival is coming to Dublin this month to showcase the best of Irish vegan food.
The first of its...
Greens: Minister Ross must speed up roll-out of longer Luas trams
Dublin Rathdown TD and Green Party Deputy Leader has called on the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Shane Ross, and Transport Infrastructure Ireland...
Greens: Property Tax reforms should aid homeowners of defective properties
Properties with fire safety, waterproofing, pyrite and mika defects should be exempt from LPT
Green Party Deputy Leader and TD for Dublin Rathdown Catherine Martin...
Greens call for first fully electric bus fleet for Kilkenny
Bus scheme for regional towns is welcome but must shift away from diesel
The Green Party today called on the Minister for Transport, Shane Ross,...
Animal welfare groups slam IFA’s call to increase live animal exports
January 9th, 2018
International animal welfare groups have slammed the “disgraceful” calls from the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) to increase the live export of Irish...
Green Party calls for Ireland’s first electric bus fleet pilot in Kilkenny
January 9th, 2018
The Green Party has called on Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) to use Kilkenny City to pilot the first fully electric bus fleet...
Green Party calls for leadership from Naughten on China Waste Crisis
The Green Party has called on the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment, Denis Naughten TD, to take decisive action on waste. The...
We must face up to climate change in the wake of Storm Eleanor, says...
January 4th, 2017
Ireland must face up to its responsibilities to cut greenhouse gas emissions and take more action on environmental issues, the mayor of...
Storm Eleanor causes flash flooding in Galway and power cuts across island
January 3rd, 2017
Galway City suffered severe flash flooding yesterday evening as storm Eleanor swept in from the West Coast.
The first storm of 2018 left...
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