Brian Leddin

Martin describes WhatsApp comments as ‘repulsive, demeaning, misogynistic’

Deputy leader disappointed by party executive’s attitude towards exchange involving Green colleague

Kathy Sheridan: The coarsening of political, public and private discourse has gone too far

Who decides when a taboo word slides into acceptable use?

Brian Leddin will not be sanctioned by Green Party over comment about female councillor

TD apologised at the weekend for ‘inappropriate’ remark in WhatsApp group

Government’s electric car plans are fundamentally flawed, says leading dealer

Denis Murphy claims emissions reduction policy ‘failing’ because of focus on private cars

Politicians urged to ‘bite the bullet’ and reduce size of Irish livestock sector

Climate action committee told farmers have few technical options to cut methane emissions

Limerick vaccination centre to close on horse racing days

Hospital insists move will not delay rollout of Covid-19 vaccines due to increased capacity

Call for cycling ‘superhighways’ and less car use to cut transport emissions

Oireachtas committee says costs of providing free public transport for all should be examined

Cabinet support for move on fracked gas likely to scupper Shannon terminal plan

Eamon Ryan says full ban on importation of fracked gas cannot be put in place at this time

An Taisce accuses agriculture sector of ‘flawed’ climate position on carbon leakage

Environmental body criticised by committee over attitude towards rural economy

Climate Action Bill will be good for rural Ireland, Ryan says

O’Gorman accuses dissenting TDs of performing for cameras but failing to do hard work

Costello ‘will consider’ Greens’ reservations about court action on Ceta

Party discusses TD’s challenge to Government plan to ratify trade agreement

Climate committee warned of €10 billion cost tied into EV strategy for 2030

Plan to reduce transport emissions by 51 per cent ‘daunting’

Michael Healy-Rae is Dáil’s biggest landlord and declares NYT shares

One-quarter of TDs are property investors or landowners

Focus on low-density development must change, climate committee hears

Policy on emissions providing ‘aspirin when patient needs triple heart bypass’

Ban on licences for new oil and gas comes into force following Cabinet decision

New appointments to Climate Change Advisory Council coinciding with enhanced role

All-party group calls for ban on fracked gas and mandatory methane target

Report includes 78 recommendations on ‘significantly strengthening’ Climate Bill

Shannon Estuary has ‘unique potential’ as offshore wind hub – study

State investment needed to capitalise on potential to make area a green energy industry leader

Climate advisory body risks being overloaded by proposed Bill

Overly presciptive legislation will not serve country well seeking carbon neutrality – Prof

Climate Bill a ‘significant milestone’ but firmer requirements needed, environment groups warn

New Bill sets course for ‘faster and fairer climate action’

Eighteen TDs nominated to chair Oireachtas committees

James Lawless, Fergus O’Dowd, Kathleen Funchion and Neasa Hourigan among appointees

Full line up of junior ministers unveiled as Taoiseach accused by one TD of snub

Jack Chambers and Niall Collins appointed Ministers of State as Jim O’Callaghan and Joe McHugh turn down roles

Many contenders for junior minister jobs, but not enough room in the tent

Party leaders yet to finalise list of ministers of State, but there will be disappointments

Most Read

1

Celebrities would make a ‘dog’s dinner’ of being Dublin mayor, Ahern says

2

Bono reveals he has a half-brother from his late father’s extramarital affair

3

Antimatter mystery solved by physicists at Queen’s University Belfast and Trinity College

4

Ireland’s most expensive postcode to buy a property — and the cheapest

5

Thousands take part in first Dublin Pride parade in three years as message of defiance and protest remains