Between 2026 and 2030, the party is “reclassifying” €700m a year in spending. The money is still being spent, but the party says it will sit outside the state spending rules, and as such, it is not counted in its overall budgetary package.
Budget 2025 was the starting gun for the election campaign but also the first test of Roderic O’Gorman's Green leadership. Is there enough there to win over new voters?
Pippa Hackett is not certain of winning a Dáil seat in the next election, but she says nobody is. She pleads for a party leadership that would focus on translating big green policy ideas into practical improvements in people’s lives.
Ahead of Green leadership ballot, Roderick O'Gorman talks about his vision for a more social justice-driven party, shedding its urban-centric tag, and how a challenging four years as minister stand him up as the best candidate for the job.
The Green leader’s resignation lets his party present a new face after participation in government did not result in the usual electoral wipe-out.
In a way, the smaller parties and the independents reflect the patchwork landscape that is today’s Ireland. This is the cohort worth watching in the context of the local, European and general elections.
Hazel Chu’s decision to run for the upcoming Seanad by-election, despite fervently believing the votes aren’t there for her to win, has been the latest thing to send the Green Party into a frenzy. Chu spoke to The Currency about why she ran, her future with the party and the issues within it.
Stricter environmental auditing requirements are coming, and the next government should help business get ready to turn Ireland into a climate technology leader, says the Green Party’s leader – but he sees no need to reform planning laws to facilitate this.
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