Rising from his chair in the chamber of Dáil Éireann last Tuesday afternoon, Roderic O’Gorman stood to deliver his maiden budget speech as the leader of the Green Party. Budget 2025 was the first major political hurdle for O’Gorman to mount since elected as the party’s new leader in July. Speaking to The Currency in the run-up to that election race, O’Gorman outlined his vision of a more social justice-centred party and one as much for the people of rural Ireland as for urban dwellers.  And, in his budget speech, O’Gorman outlined how he felt it was progressive and aligned…

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