Four new centres for water activities to be built in the region
Four new modern centres for beach and lake goers are to be built in the region. Each centre will provide facilities such as secure storage, hot showers and changing and toilet facilities. Under a €19m investment from Failte Ireland, 22 new centres in total are to be built nationally. Acres…
Green Party seek increase to social welfare payments
The Green party are proposing to increase social welfare payments by 50 euro per week. The suggestion has been made by Minister of State at the Department of Rural and Community Development with special responsibility for Community Development and Charities Joe O’ Brien. National Coordinator and Chair of…
Green Party plan for planting trees along rivers, watercourses
Grants may be offered to farmers to plant trees along rivers and watercourses to act as a ‘carbon sink’. There’s also be to be a new focus on preventing pollution of rivers and streams by fertilisers and pesticides. The Green Party idea was approved in principle at a Cabinet sub-committee…
North West Green Party welcome formation of new Forestry Strategy
A North West Green Party representative says the likes of Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal have suffered the worst due to no clear plan for the nations forests and woodlands. National Coordinator of the Green Party and former General Election Candidate, Dr. Bláithín Gallagher is welcoming the formation of a new…
Green Party to vote today on programme for government
The national coordinator of the Green Party has said it’s too early to say yet whether the members of the party will accept the programme for government. The party will stage a special convention today to vote on the details contained in the programme for government document which has…
Green Party leadership contest would not be ideal during government talks
A leading north west based member of the Green Party says recent media speculation surrounding the party leadership has been over hyped. Four Green Party councillors wrote to deputy leader Catherine Martin “urging” her to challenge Eamon Ryan for the leadership of the party. National Coordinator of…
Green party still waiting for Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael response
It’s expected Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil will formally respond to the Green Party’s letter on government formation today. It’s been 80 days since the general election and there’s still little sign of a government being formed. The Greens have made a 7 per cent annual reduction in…