Search Results for 'Green Party'

Green senator Niall Ó Brolcháin has challenged all candidates in Galway West to a public debate on job creation.

John Carey, Green Party General Election candidate for Mayo, said that Mayo’s employment future was green. He warned Mayo voters not to be taken in by Johnny-come-lately promises on the green economy from other party candidates.

Green Party deputy leader Mary White TD has called on RTÉ and other broadcasters to schedule debates between leading female representatives of political parties during the forthcoming election campaign.

When the Fianna Fáil party held their election convention last Sunday evening, it looked like the possibility that they would be running only one candidate in the county could become a reality. However the party left the nominations open until Wednesday night and at the last minute a new candidate was added to the ticket alongside sitting TD Dara Calleary. Lisa Chambers from Ballyheane, Castlebar will be joining Calleary on the ballot as Fianna Fáil look to retain the two seats they hold in the county at present. Chambers joins a field that has bloated since last week with five new candidates putting their names forward for election. Michael Kilcoyne ended the will he or won’t he suspense of putting his name forward at the weekend and the popular independent councillor who topped the poll last time out in the Castlebar area in the local elections will be a formidable opponent for the major party candidates. Also putting their names down on the ballot paper are two Ballina based independent candidates Martin Daly who is backed by the newly formed Mayo Reform Movement and Loretta Clarke. The Green Party will also be represented on February 25 with Kilmaine man John Carey being put forward by the junior partners from the last coalition government.

A 24-year-old trainee barrister has been added to the Fianna Fáil ticket in Mayo.

Political pundits may be predicting extinction for the Green Party after the next election, but the Green’s Galway West candidate Niall Ó Brolcháin is determined to be optimistic.

“Just commitment, no promises,” is the slogan of Green Party candidate John Carey who has declared his candidacy in the upcoming General Election. Mr Carey, who launched his campaign over the weekend, said he wants to see a complete overhaul of our political system.

Green Party Deputy Leader Mary White has welcomed Finance Minister Brian Lenihan’s announcement that he is not proceeding with bringing forward the ‘pay and file’ deadline for self-employed people.

Fine Gael Senator John Paul Phelan is hosting his general election campaign fund-raising lunch at Kilkenny’s Pembroke Hotel today, Friday, January 28, at 12.30pm.

Mary White Green Party TD for Carlow/Kilkenny has outlined why her party made the decision to leave government at such a critical time last weekend.