People in Ireland have become less focused on climate change and more on social issues. O’Gorman’s interest in childcare, refugees and adoption chimes with this
Dublin West TD first canvassed aged 10 and was deeply for over a decade before election to Dáil in 2020
Minister for Children and Integration defeats Senator Pippa Hackett in contest to replace Eamon Ryan
O’Gorman says all Green Ministers will remain in their current posts after securing a narrow win over Senator Pippa Hackett in the leadership race
Roderic O’Gorman is the favourite to succeed Eamon Ryan but Pippa Hackett has mounted a strong campaign focusing on rural Ireland
Would the party’s climate agenda be better served in a strategic alliance, or is it stronger standing on its own two feet?
Contenders Roderic O’Gorman and Pippa Hackett have emphasised different priorities for the future of the party
Both candidates for Green Party leadership make their pitch to supporters in first hustings ahead of online vote
Leadership rivals Pippa Hackett and Roderic O’Gorman disagree on proposed ‘progressive alliance’ with Labour and Social Democrats
Hugs between old allies in Government Buildings but friction is building in another Blueshirt bastion
The ebbing of the green wave is not unique to Ireland. It happened throughout Europe in this month’s elections
Eamon Ryan’s replacement as Green leader - to be named on July 8th - is expected to assert themselves but there’s little time to make an impact before the next electoral contest
Senator and Minister are expected to be only two candidates to compete for Eamon Ryan’s former position
Your essential end-of-week politics catch up: Dublin City Council move shows impact of local elections
Nominations for the leadership contest officially opened on Thursday morning
Jack Chambers’s star on the rise in Fianna Fáil
Minister for Children has slight advantage as race begins to succeed Eamon Ryan
Roderic O’Gorman cites his accomplishments as Minister for Children, while Pippa Hackett says party needs ‘non-Dublin leader’
Nerve-jangling continues amid much-changed Dáil but sense of pre-prepped choreography to some of the political dance
Winner to face challenge of rebounding from the party’s poor results in the local and European elections
Expect a two or three-week campaign involving hustings in different locations and votes from across the island
Eamon Ryan, who resigned on Monday, said he would remain ‘completely neutral’ with majority of party’s councillors supporting O’Gorman
Potential candidates likely to include Roderic O’Gorman, Pippa Hackett, Ossian Smith and Steven Matthews
O’Gorman and Hackett possible contenders to succeed Ryan as Green leader
Minister can prioritise or not prioritise issues that might affect you in health, transport or housing
Ex-Green Party aide and one-time special adviser to Eoghan Murphy, Jack O’Donnell among names recruited by incoming taoiseach
Green Minister Pippa Hackett said this week wolves would be ‘shot’ if they were reintroduced, but how great a threat to farming would they be?
Pippa Hackett says State isn’t yet capable of coping with wolves amid debate over protection of the predators
Minister predicts officials will issue 4,200 licences in 2024
Problem threatens €1.3bn Government plan, says forestry industry
OPW intends to preserve all trees on the Leinster House campus ‘for as long as possible’
Department of Agriculture and Forestry criticised for failure to contain problem which could wipe out 90% of native ash trees
Government gives green light for a €1.3bn new afforestation programme
New Department of Agriculture report shows total afforestation struggled to exceed 2,000 hectares compared to target of 8,000
Approval covers planting between now and end of 2027 as Government seeks green light for wider €1.3bn plan
According to gardaí, the tractor left the road and entered a deep drain at Black Castle Bog
War in Ukraine exacerbating soaring inflation of energy and materials such as steel
New Department of Agriculture plan aims to tackle timber shortage
Bottleneck is hitting house building, slowing supply of timber, forcing many to import it
Miriam Lord: A young life needlessly ended. The world changed forever for those left behind
Minister announces €2.7m to expand National Agricultural Soil Carbon Observatory
President could be on the Bob Cratchit shift as Government leaves its shopping late
Former minister Finian McGrath joins team Shelbourne FC as public affairs officer
Scottish seed potato producer evokes Famine in letter to Minister for Agriculture
Cabinet approval to be sought for €66m decommissioning scheme to shrink the size of the whitefish fleet
Government forced to defend requirements for live music and late-night hospitality over weekend
Package includes a 50% increase in ‘co-financing’ by Government over the period
The rapid shutdown of the peat industry has brought a new focus on clean energy, though some workers are concerned about how the ‘just transition’ is managed
Micheál gets ratty in slugfest over housing, CO2 monitors and Belarus comparisons
‘Common sense’ urged in Border areas as cross-Border travel driving up Covid-19 rates
Understood Cabinet will be told borrowing increased from zero to €28m last year
Pippa Hackett says such a scheme should be considered after KBC and Ulster Bank moves
State strategy does not set target to reduce sector’s main source of carbon emissions - livestock
Tackling licence backlog for tree-felling and planting one of the key aims of Government’s strategy for forestry
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices
