Category Archives: Green Politics

Step Backwards for Ireland, Step Forward to the World

Posted on 02/11/2018 by Dave Gibson

There are two types of people in Ireland. One type is Gaelic and Ulster-Scots, religious, traditional and insular – our way or no way. Second type is people who want a progressive modern republic taking advantage of new ideas and … Continue reading →

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Dark Green Thoughts

Posted on 09/09/2018 by Dave Gibson

I attended a Stop Climate Chaos/350.org meeting recently. A topic caught my attention ‘Are we all climate change deniers?’ Closer to believing Trump’s beautiful MAGA world for winners behind walls while ignoring Brussel’s eco-socialist Europe attempt to save the world. … Continue reading →

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Core Bus Corridors through DSC

Posted on 13/06/2018 by Dave Gibson

DSC Green Party broadly welcomes the report on future plans for Dublin Bus, pedestrians and cycle routes called the Dublin Core Bus Corridor project. However at times this reads like another report in 50 years of reports by the “more-roads … Continue reading →

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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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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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