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Roderic O’Gorman defends objection by housing spokesman over major development
Roderic O’Gorman has defended the Green Party’s housing spokesman after he objected to more than 300 homes planned for a site next to his home. It has been reported that Dublin TD Francis Noel Duffy defended his objection because of...
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Greens used to ‘sniping’ from coalition partners, O’Gorman says
The Greens have dealt with “sniping” every day for four and a half years in Government, their party leader has said. Roderic O’Gorman made the remark as he reflected on the “large impact” the Green Party played in the coalition ahead of...
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Politicians respecting each other ‘the best armour’ for democracy, says Irish Tourism Minister
Tourism Minister Catherine Martin and Sports Minister Thomas Byrne speak in Dalymount Park in Dublin about protecting the democratic process as they announced 173 million euro in funding for 35 sports projects. The were speaking at at...
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Stephen Flynn and Carla Denyer react to Autumn Budget
SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn and Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer react to the Chancellor's Autumn Budget, suggesting 'mixed results' with both politicians believing the Government have not gone far enough.
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McDonald under pressure to apologise to teenager at centre of text controversy
Mary Lou McDonald is coming under further pressure to issue an apology to a teenager who was sent “inappropriate” texts by a former Sinn Fein senator. Taoiseach Simon Harris has accused the Sinn Fein leader of being “silent” on the calls...
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Election should be on November 29, O’Gorman says
The election should be held on November 29, Irish Green Party leader Roderic Gorman has said. Speaking on Friday, Mr O'Gorman said it was his preference to hold the election before Christmas. He said: "I think the 29th is the date to go....
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Tax cuts and child supports to dominate Ireland’s pre-election budget
Tax cuts and child-related supports will be among the key measures unveiled in Budget 2025 amid the prospect of a winter general election in Ireland. Interviews with Taoiseach Simon Harris, Enterprise Minister Peter Burke, Green Party...
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Budget will have a 1.2 billion euro package for childcare, says O'Gorman
Green Party leader and Minister for Children Roderic O'Gorman says the Budget will have a 1.2 billion euro package for childcare.
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Garvey says children are overweight due to being ‘driven everywhere’
Many Irish children are overweight “because they have to be driven everywhere”, the Green Party deputy leader has said. Roisin Garvey made the comments at the Green Party think-in in Dublin, where she said there was a need to expand the...
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Catherine Martin rules out challenging for leadership of the Green Party
Catherine Martin appears to rule out challenging Roderic O'Gorman for leadership of the Green Party. The Minister for Children and Integration, Roderic O'Gorman, was elected leader of Ireland's Green Party in July.
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UK riots were 'racist and Islamophobic' says Greens co-leader
Green Party co-leader Adrian Ramsay has visited a mosque in Manchester and speaks to members and trustees of the Altrincham & Hale Muslim Association. He said he wanted to make sure he engaged with the Muslim community during his party...
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UK riots were 'racist and Islamophobic, more needs to be done' - Green co-leader Ramsay
Footage of the co-leader of the Green Party, Adrian Ramsay, visiting a local mosque in Manchester and speaking to the members and trustees of Altrincham & Hale Muslim Association. Also includes with Mr Ramsay following the visit in the...
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Young Greens call for 'students and teachers wellbeing' and 'affordable social housing'
Footage of members of The Young Greens of England and Wales, the official youth branch of the party, addressing the autumn conference in Manchester on Sunday. Both Callum Clafferty and Luanne Thorton called for schemes in favour of...
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'Green transition must be a just transition' - Green Party's Anthony Slaughter
Green Party's Wales leader Anthony Slaughter addresses the autumn conference in Manchester on Saturday. He spoke about the party's plans in the Wales, the projects undertaken and the ambitions of the party in the country.
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Adrian Ramsay makes address to Green Party conference - full version
Green co-leader Adrian Ramsay addresses his Party's conference in Manchester, where he criticised Labour and renewed calls for a wealth tax.
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Labour knows ‘price of everything and value of nothing’, says Green co-leader
Labour “knows the price of everything and the value of nothing”, the Green Party’s co-leader Adrian Ramsay has said in a conference speech urging the Government to be “more ambitious”.
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New Green leader for Ireland vows to win votes ‘in every part of Ireland’
Ireland's Minister for Children and Integration Roderic O’Gorman has said his aim is for the Green Party to win votes in all parts of Ireland as he took over as leader of the Greens. At a press event in Bewley’s Cafe in Dublin city, it...
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Four newly elected Green MPs gather at College Green in London
Clips from gathering of the four newly elected MPs from the UK Green Party before entering Westminster for their first day in office. Interview with party leaders Carla Denyer and Adrian Ramsay.
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General Election 2024 – voting under way across UK
Millions of voters are heading to the polls to cast their ballots in the General Election. Party leaders including Rishi Sunak, Sir Keir Starmer, Sir Ed Davey and John Swinney also voted on Thursday morning.
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Green Party leader Carla Denyer votes in the General Election
Carla Denyer, co-leader of the Green Party, voting at a polling station on Whiteladies Road in Bristol.
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'The Tories are toast', says Green Party co-leader and questions the effectiveness of a Labour majority government
Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer campaigning in Bristol Central ahead of the Genral Election on Thursday. Ms Denyer urged voters to ask themselves how effective a Labour majority government would be and promised that Green party MPs...
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Northern Ireland’s Green Party ‘here to call others out’ – O’Hara
The Green Party’s leader in Northern Ireland has vowed to call out others for failures in the region and make their voice heard. Mal O’Hara described the environmental crisis in Lough Neagh, housing crisis, poverty and discrimination as...
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Roderic O’Gorman and Pippa Hackett to contest Green Party leadership
Minister Roderic O’Gorman has said he is really pleased to be on the ballot to contest the Green Party leadership, where he will compete with Minister of State and Senator Pippa Hackett.
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Roderic O’Gorman discusses leadership election
Ireland's Green leadership candidate Roderic O’Gorman discusses the contest. It comes after Eamon Ryan said he would be stepping down as party leader earlier this week.