North West Greens welcome planning permission refusal for Shannon LNG plant
The decision not to grant planning permission to the 650m euro Liquid Nitrogen Gas plant in the Shannon Estuary has been welcomed by the North West Green Party. It was confirmed last week by An Bord Pleanála that permission would not be granted, as the use of LNG as a…
Sinn Féin remains most popular party as Social Democrat support grows
Sinn Féin remains the country’s post popular party according to the latest Business Post/Red C Poll. Mary Lou McDonald’s party remain unchanged on 31 per cent. Support for two of the three coalition parties has dropped meanwhile. Support for Fianna Fáil is down 2 points to 15 per cent, while…
Social Democrat support surges as Sinn Féin remain most popular party
Support for the Social Democrats has seen a surge in the latest opinion poll. Following the appointment of Holly Cairns as leader, the Social Democrats have reached their highest ever rating- up 5 to 9 per cent in the latest Sunday Independent/ Ireland Thinks March Poll. Sinn Féin remains the…
Green Party rep concerned at funding amounts being spent on walking and cycling projects
It’s been revealed that more than 50% of funding made available in 2021 to Donegal for walking and cycling infrastructure was not spent. Figures released by the National Transport Authority shows that Donegal was allocated over €5,311,000 for walking and cycling projects in 2021. However, according to figures…
Friday Panel, Leslie O’Hora and Sean McGloin
This week’s Friday panel discusses the banning of turf, availability of rural transport, the Green Party in Government, and the Eurovision. Guests are Leslie O’Hora of the Green Party and Sean McGloin from Glenade. OceanFM Ireland · The Friday Panel, Leslie O’Hora, Sean McGloin
ROI leader describes turf ban as a knee-jerk reaction to dealing with climate change
A suggestion by Green Party Leader and Environment Minister Eamonn Ryan to ban the selling and distribution of turf from September 1st is another knee-jerk, no common sense approach to dealing with climate change. That’s according to the leader of the Rural Ireland Organisation, Gerry Loftus, who says that…
Love Leitrim movement urge all local TD to support Hourigan motion
A Love Leitrim representative has called on all local elected Public representatives to follow in the footsteps of former Sligo Leitrim TD Tony McLoughlin and support a complete ban on fracking. The comments come as the DUP have called for a complete ban on Fracking in Northern Ireland. …