Last night @rodericogorman.bsky.social was on Primetime about the deterioration in our water quality. We need access to clean water, not just for our health, but also because water is such a huge part of our economy, our biodiversity and increasingly our wellness and leisure. #speirgorm

...or farmers.

Jen Keane@zenbuffy.bsky.social · 7d ago

Wow, it's almost like all those protests weren't really about fuel... www.independent.ie/county/wexfo...

Both FF & FG promised €200 a month childcare before the election. Now that Simon Harris is Minister for Finance that promise must be kept. It can be done…here’s how

This is unacceptable and frankly unbelievable

Feljin Jose@feljin.ie · last wk.

Imagine my surprise when finding promised social homes on Daft.ie 🙃 140 apartments which should have been public homes now being advertised for €2400-4500 per month

On Newstalk The Claire Byrne Show this morning speaking about the need for more places to swim in Dublin. Especially outdoors, that are safe and accessible to all. #Dublin #swimming #seaswimming #swimmingpool www.newstalk.com/podcasts/cla...

The @greenparty.ie came off X at the beginning of the year, leading a group of other parties to quit, and we got Dublin City Council to stop posting there. It's past time all state and media organisations left X.

Sunder Katwala (sundersays)@sundersays.bsky.social · 2w ago

Elon Musk, owner of X, has called the editor of the Economist "a traitor to the West, plain and simple" after her recent interview with him. He now argues that "anyone who opposes remigration is a traitor" Musk has been socialising violence since Aug25: "fight or die, that's what it comes down to"

A missed opportunity to make all our lives better, all while creating a situation where infrastructure could be even more delayed. And blaming everyone else for his own Government’s failures.

Imagine what our towns and cities could be? Places to really live in, to enjoy.

Greens/EFA in the EU Parliament 🌍@greens-efa.eu · 2w ago

2050, done right: tree-lined streets, solar rooftops, quiet trams, flood-proof rivers, wind-powered homes. We must make it happen now. 🌿☀️ Send this card to someone special: act.greens-efa.eu/2050-postcar...

Find Green Party Ireland accounts to follow on Bluesky! go.bsky.app/4wEPMU9 Green Party Ireland Starter Pack

It was a real privilege to join the Irish Secondary Students Union summer school today and discuss how we can empower young people in Irish politics, alongside Mary Lou and Eoghan.

I've added a Transparency page to my website, with details of my income, expenses, assets, fundraising and spending. It is very boring - but now you can see just how boring it is.

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Feljin Jose@feljin.ie · 2w ago

Smyths have taken down their kids e-scooters today! They were marketed at children as young as 7 who will inevitably move onto more powerful e-scooters despite them being banned for children.

Great to meet up with @oliver.ie and @corkgreens.bsky.social yesterday, discussing our national and local @greenparty.ie work 💚

The Irish Language Commissioner, says that there are serious delays to the delivery of public services in Irish. We have a new generation of Irish speakers because of Gaelscoileanna over the last 20 years and other cultural reasons so there is a pool of young graduates who could be recruited from.

Next move has to be to make the sale or purchase, to or for a child, illegal

Irish Independent@independent.ie · 3w ago

Amazon Ireland and other major retailers pull e-scooters capable of breaking Irish speed limits www.independent.ie/irish-news/p...

Thanks to the Cork Independent for highlighting this issue. Since 2022, Cork City Council has written off over €15.5 million in commercial rates through vacancy relief. I've asked the Council to bring forward options to reform this scheme ahead of Budget 2027.

Council wrote off €15.5 million in rates since 2022 | Cork Independent

Between 2022 and 2025, Cork City Council wrote off €15,530,294.92 in uncollected commercial rates.

corkindependent.com

Thanks to the Cork Independent and journalist John Horgan for covering this important debate. I am deeply disappointed that the rezoning in Moneygourney has been approved.

260 hectares rezoned for housing in city | Cork Independent

Cork City Council has approved the rezoning of 263.43 hectares (ha) of land in Cork city, as part of a variation to the Cork City Development Plan 2022-2028.

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Thanks to the Irish Independent and Eoin Kelleher for covering this important issue. Cork desperately needs more homes, but we also need planning that communities can trust. Housing without the schools, transport, healthcare, parks and other infrastructure people need is not sustainable.

Cork residents say vote to rezone green belt land shows ‘fundamental weakness’ in system

A group of residents, who opposed a proposal to rezone land for housing, say the decision to proceed despite their concerns exposes “fundamental weaknesses” in the system.

independent.ie

A sad day for the planet. The Irish Minister for Climate Action 'delighted' that Dublin Airport can expand indefinitely and increase emissions in the midst of a catastrophic climate crisis.

Something that we were really pleased to see while we were in Government was the free schoolbooks scheme But we know that many schools are insisting that students have laptops and tablets. Along with uniforms, voluntary contributions and other costs, that puts a lot of pressure on many parents.

We are delighted to support the SF motion which would offer protection to artists against AI mining their work without recognition, payment or permission. And we got to catch up with @catherinemartin.bsky.social who was in Leinster House today with @ivorsacademy.bsky.social ahead of the motion.

The Green Party supports today’s motion which would provide legal protection for artists against the scraping of their work without permission, credit, or pay by AI companies.

Despite mounting evidence that data centres are putting our resources under strain and that households are paying the price, the Government is steam rolling ahead with its plans to allow massive expansion of the sector. @rodericogorman.bsky.social explains 👇

The Green Party continues to fight for our trans and intersex friends' rights to healthcare and bodily autonomy. They need your support against discrimination. Join us at 2pm

Don't pay your Vacant Homes Tax Fine, let's bring in 'Use It Or Lose It' so ... Then you won't have the hassle of trying to avoid the vacant home tax anymore Jude Sherry & my thoughts in todays The Journal on whats needed next to tackle #DerelictIreland www.thejournal.ie/housing-essa...

Our Cllr Conor Dowling spoke to Today with David McCullough @rteradio1 this morning about the holiday his young family had to abandon due to extreme heat. Listen back at rte.ie/todaydmc

e-scooters marketed at 6 year olds? No thanks! We need to tackle illegal e-scooters at the point of sale instead of trying to play catch-up once they're on the road. The law says it's illegal for anyone under 16 to use them on public roads and that they should be limited to 20km/h.

Tonight SF are bringing forward their legislation that would start the process of planning for the possibility of a constitutional change that would see Ireland return to being a 32 county country. That constitutional change must be by co-design with all sides of the North’s communities involved

Today, Taoiseach Micheàl Martin presented the Irish presidency plans to MEPs . German MEP Terry Reintke called out the Irish Government’s row back on climate action as co-chair of the Greens/EFA grouping, saying they can’t do the same in Europe