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Local Events from Meeting on 6th June 2018

Posted on 08/06/2018 by Dave Gibson

Green Party Councillor Ossian Smyth was been elected Mayor of Dún Laoghaire – Rathdown on Monday 11th June 2018.   Councillor Smyth, who represents the Dún Laoghaire Ward on DLR County Council, becomes the first ever Green Party Mayor of … Continue reading →

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Freedom to Choose

Posted on 09/05/2018 by Dave Gibson

Hearing that Mr. Jean-Claude Junker, EU Commission president, was to be the keynote speaker at the 200th anniversary celebration of Karl Marx’s birth revived my memories of researching political philosophies of the 19th Century. The heated discussions on the roles … Continue reading →

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April 2018 Dolphins Barn Pitches

Posted on 06/04/2018 by Dave Gibson

Dublin South Central (DSC) Green Party, on behalf of our supporters, are concerned by the plans to sell part of the lands of Dolphins Barn used by local GAA clubs to raise funds to build a new clubhouse with meeting … Continue reading →

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September 2017

Posted on 12/09/2017 by Dave Gibson

Welcome to the September edition of the DSC Green Party group. The Dail constituency area is roughly bounded by the north bank of the River Liffey, Cunningham Road to Chapelizod village, Palmerstown is out but Ballyfermot is in, south along … Continue reading →

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August Blues

Posted on 26/08/2017 by Dave Gibson

Summer is almost over, the garden is full of ripening beans, potatoes, lettuce, peas, tomatoes, courgettes, blueberries, chillis turning red; the harvest is happening all around, and we’re winding down before starting a new cycle of life next month. One … Continue reading →

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The Camac Valley – Our Local History

Posted on 10/07/2017 by Dave Gibson

Universal Basic Income by Dr. Paul O’Brien – Published by The History Press Ireland   We are very pleased to announce that the launch of ‘Universal Basic Income’ will take place on Thursday 13 July @ 6pm in Hodges Figgis. … Continue reading →

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ZERO WASTE FESTIVAL IRELAND

Posted on 15/06/2017 by Dave Gibson

The Dublin South Central Green Party members are supporting the Zero Waste Festival in the CIE Hall Inchicore Sports and Social Club, Liberty Square, Inchicore on Sunday 25th June from 11am to 6pm. Join us for the first ever day … Continue reading →

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Reflections on the National Convention

Posted on 28/03/2017 by Dave Gibson

From Eamonn Ryan’s closing speech to the Convention this phrase caught my ear “Every Community is important and no Community will be left behind”. Attendance at the Convention in Waterford was impacted slightly by the withdrawal of labour of Bus … Continue reading →

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Green Party Convention 2017

Posted on 20/03/2017 by Dave Gibson

          This year’s annual Green Party Convention will be held in Ireland’s oldest city, Waterford! We’re holding a series of free public events on Friday 24th March. The highlight is Greenpeace Rainbow Warrior captain Peter Willcox … Continue reading →

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Proposed Cyclists ‘Left turn’ against red lights

Posted on 13/11/2016 by Dave Gibson

At our meeting in September, it was agreed to draft a motion on supporting a change in the law to allow for some traffic lights to be treated as “yield” or “give way” signals by cyclists, based on experience in … Continue reading →

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