Ireland and the European Union should promote a new Clean and Green Trade agreement, which advances a better development model for our world. #SustainableDevelopmentGoals irishtimes.com/opinion/2025/0…

Pope Francis was an inspiration, in how he cared for migrants, through his historic writings combining theology with ecology and by promoting the ‘principle of synodality’ in debate within the Catholic Church. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a h'anam dílis #LaudatoSi vaticannews.va/en.html

Join an online celebration at 2pm this afternoon of how Pope Francis promoted care for our common home. #LaudatoSi m.youtube.com/watch?v=kJL1O1…

“The pathway out of climate hell is paved by renewables.” 💡 At a virtual global summit, United Nations SecGen António Guterres made clear his demands for #COP30: 🛑 #EndFossilFuels ⚡ Power up the renewable energy revolution ⚖️ Deliver justice and trillions in climate finance for the

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Honoured to be re-elected as leader of Green Party Ireland, and absolutely delighted that Janet Horner has been elected as Party Chair. We will continue to be an essential voice in Irish politics; for climate action, for helping families and for equality across our entire society.

Interested in helping improve the Dodder River? Then join a clean up tomorrow 3rd of May, meeting at the ‘Home Villas’ back entrance at 10am. maps.app.goo.gl/7aMPjth2PkQDbf…. dodderaction.org #DodderAction

Bad news from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Come on Leinster! #LeivNor

The Dodder Action wading team dig out a big plastic obstacle near Herbert Park. The river hasn’t been cleaner in ages. #MindOverMatter dodderaction.org

We need to come together in the fight against climate change. Religion and science both have a role. It will be vital for the new Pope to progress the work that Francis had begun. #LaudatoSi #AMDG irishtimes.com/opinion/2025/0…

I know Pope Leo XIV to be a kind, open, humble, modest, decisive, hard-working, straightforward, trustworthy, and down-to-earth man. A brilliant choice. May God bless him.

We have to stop burning fossil fuels. They are the reason our electricity is so expensive and as the UN Secretary General António Guterres said recently the road away from ‘Climate Hell’ will be paved by renewables.

It’s time to be more targeted in allocating active travel fundings. Those councils willing to build with ambition, speed and low-cost solutions should get most of the funding. Those who don’t should be asked to come up with more ambitious plans. #greenway irishtimes.com/opinion/2025/0…

Sea temperatures off the west coast of Ireland are again going beyond anything we have ever seen before. Climate change is happening faster than most models predicted. We need to #CoolTheOceans by urgently stopping polluting our atmosphere. bbc.com/news/articles/…

The latest ⁦EPA Ireland⁩ projections raise real alarm about the need for more climate action but some of the data could also give you hope. As this table shows in the last 5 years we came close to meeting our targets. Change is possible once you’ve the right political will.

We can better meet our energy security needs with interconnection, back up generation & battery storage, rather than relying on LNG. Our Just Transition Commission & Climate Advisory Council should conduct a public consultation looking at both options. irishtimes.com/opinion/2025/0…

On Radio Kerry this morning with Jerry O’Sullivan talking about a better solution to the floating LNG storage facility. radiokerry.ie/podcasts/kerry…

The global ethical stocktake held in London today could be a first step in stopping the climate cultural wars which threaten all our futures. irishtimes.com/opinion/2025/0…

I’m glad to have taken on a role as a high level advocate for the ccacoalition.org/content/climat…. It’s a partnership of Governments & NGOs convened by ⁦UN Environment Programme⁩ to work on cutting the short lived ‘Super Pollutant’ greenhouses gases which harm our health as well as heating our world.