_"The Government’s consistent cheerleading for data centre expansion has reached a point of reckless disconnect from the economic reality of Irish citizens... Irish families are paying nearly double the electricity rates of these industrial facilities, effectively subsidizing the massive energy consumption of global tech giants while struggling with a punishing cost-of-living crisis." https://greenparty.ie/news/uncritical-expansion-data-centres-will-fuel-social-inequality-and-energy-crisis-cllr-hazel-chu

Data centres uses 32% of Ireland's total electricity supply but pay almost less than half of the residential rate. So we're effectively subsidizing tech giants during a cost of living & energy crisis. Meanwhile this Govt continues to cheerlead their expansion & continue to fail in their obligations.

Is the Minister for Media, Patrick O'Donovan, going to haul the media in every time he disagrees with their coverage of his Government's mismanagement?

It is inappropriate for the Minister to interfere in the independence of media when their reporting does not suit his Government.

Statement from Green Party leader @rodericogorman.bsky.social

Picture of an article in the journal and the caption can the carbon tax be cut by government

@rodericogorman.bsky.social contributed to this article on @thejournal.ie today.

It looks at the effects of removing the carbon tax, and how we’d only end up paying anyway

www.thejournal.ie/carbon-tax-f...

Ring Road approved, but Galway deserves more than just another road, says Greens’ Murphy | Green Party Responding to the decision of An Comisiún Pleanala (ACP) to grant permission to the Galway ring road, Niall Murphy, Green Party candidate for Galway West, said: “Today, the Galway City Ring Road has been granted permission. Clarity has been given on this project, but Galway deserves more than just a ring road. “The most important thing to do now is to start pushing forward the other transport projects which have been delayed by the Government as the ring road planning process has been ongoing.

Ring Road approved, but Galway deserves more than just another road, says Greens’ Murphy

greenparty.ie/news/ring-ro...

Roderic, Jilan, Janet and Malcolm at the entrance hall of Leinster house in front of a fireplace. There is a green accent on two corners of the image

Roderic, Jilan, Janet and Malcolm in front of Leinster House, with a yellow accent on two corners of the image

It was good to catch up with Palestinian Ambassador Jilan Wahba Abdalmajid again today in Leinster House. We were briefed on the latest ongoings in Palestine and reaffirmed our support for sanctions and the Occupied Territories Bill.
#Ireland #Palestine #Solidarity #SanctionsNow #SpéirGorm

Critical Infrastructure Bill will be the death of the Climate Action Act - O’Gorman | Green Party The Chair of the Green Party in Ireland, Councillor Janet Horner, has welcomed the news that Enable Ireland has been awarded a contract for the provision of clothing and textile recycling services by ...

The Critical Infrastructure Bill will be the death of the Climate Action Act

greenparty.ie/news/critica...

The Critical Infrastructure Bill means that projects that definitely will have a climate impact; big energy projects like liquefied natural gas and electricity sucking data centres, these projects will no longer have their climate impact assessed when they're going for planning permission.

C'mon Ireland!!!!

My testimony at the Oireachtas (Irish Parliament) Justice Committee yesterday evening: new documents reveal serious problems in the recruitment process for Ireland's Data Protection Commissioner.

Group of smiling Green party members

Niall talking to two women

Niall smiles while people hold up phones with a picture of him and the slogan Vote Niall

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

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!

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.

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.

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.

I supported the motion this month at Cork city council calling on Government to end discrimination in inheritance tax against childless citizens, single people and their families.
Everyone deserves fairness. Our laws must reflect that.
It’s time for change.

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

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.

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!

25+ years derelict. In Dublin City Council ownership since 2019. No funding from the Department of Housing to rebuild.

The two derelict houses on 19 & 21 Connaught Street have been abandoned by the state. They're now structurally compromised and a risk to the neighbouring houses on the terrace.

Happy International Women’s Day! I’m genuinely blown away by the amazing women who support me every day, knocking on doors and making the case for me to be the next TD for Dublin Central.

Janet and a group of canvassers smiling and raising leaflets in the air

Janet and a group of canvassers smiling in the sun

Janet speaking to someone at their door

Janet at a long table in Tang with lots of smiling people

What a fantastic day in Dublin Central! Had a mega canvas in Stoneybatter covering 450 houses with tons of amazing people, and a super positive reception on the door, followed by a delicious lunch in Tang on Abbey Street organised by Mná Glasa 💚! #JanetForThePlanet #DublinCentral #Politics

As we look to celebrate International Women's Day this weekend, let's look at how we can protect all women and girls from online toxicity and violence.

Turn off automatic recommender systems, safeguard against AI and hold big tech to account rather than pander to them.

#internationalwomensday #IWD

“Business as usual” won’t build a world-class research sector: Green Party responds to Research Ireland’s newly launched strategy | Green Party

Ireland cannot outsource its future to FDI alone. Research Ireland’s long-anticipated strategy does not match the scale of the opportunity that exists in Ireland, nor the urgency, given the ongoing geopolitical disruption

www.greenparty.ie/news/busines...

Green representatives outside Leinster House

Politicians protest with the National Women's Council outside Leinster House

@nwc.bsky.social protest at the Dáil calling for better-paid, & more, family leave & public childcare.

With our chair @janetphorner.bsky.social are @lourdascottgreen.bsky.social, @malcolmnoonan.bsky.social @hazelchu.bsky.social, @carolynmoore-ie.bsky.social & @ray-cunningham.bsky.social

Statement on Rotunda Hospital Remaining in Parnell Square accompanied by an RTÉ headline Government drops plan to move Rotunda to Connolly Hospital

As a board member of the hospital, I welcome the decision by Government to drop the planned relocation of the Rotunda to Connolly hospital. The Rotunda has been at the heart of Dublin City for over 280 years, and is a key part of the inner city's built and social heritage. Women deserve quality healthcare, in a hospital that is up to the highest standards. A new planning application must be submitted as soon as possible for the critical care unit expansion, so that mothers and new born babies can receive the care they deserve in an appropriate, fit for purpose setting.

Great news! As a board member I’m delighted to see this hospital remain a part of our community, where it has been for literal centuries.

#RotundaHospital #ParnellSquare #NorthInnerCity #Dublin #Ireland

Darragh O’Brien drafts in state agencies to find solutions to traffic congestion in the capital Transport Minister ‘not writing anything off’ in bid to ease problem in urban areas

Has he considered not shelving rail projects? Not cutting funding for expansion of public transport could be worth looking at too.

Roderic O’Gorman Green Party Convention

Hazel Chu Green Party Convention

“This Government is failing on climate, on housing, and on caring for our most vulnerable.

We are the Party with the track record of solutions.

We are the Party with a positive alternative for the voters of Galway West and Dublin Central

Let’s make Hope happen“

#Greens2026

A dark, dramatic political campaign graphic from Green Party NI. The background shows a close-up photograph of Donald Trump in a white USA baseball cap and dark suit, lit in teal-green tones against a near-black background, with a serious, downward expression. In bold white capital letters at the top: “TRUMP’S WAR / NETANYAHU’S WAR / NOT OURS” — with “NOT OURS” in the largest text. To the lower right, in smaller white italic-style text: “A desperate president. A genocidal ally. And a British Prime Minister hiding behind ‘defensive operations’ while British planes fly in a war zone, without a vote, without a mandate, without shame.” The final phrase is in bold. At the bottom centre, the Green Party logo — a stylised leaf above the words “greenparty” in lowercase teal text. Below that, in small white text: “Published & Promoted by Green Party NI, PO Box 369, Bangor, BT20 9FJ.”

“Tonight civilians in Iran and Palestine are paying the price for decisions made by those who will never face the consequences. That has to stop. De-escalation now. Diplomacy now.” — Mal O’Hara, Green Party NI Leader

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Janet Horner and Hazel Chu surrounded by May women in front of a Green Party banner

Mná Glasa at our 2026 Green Party Convention. Proud to stand with so many strong women. #Greens2026 #Kilkenny #Ireland #Politics @greenparty.ie