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Campaigning for social justice, climate action, grassroots democracy and a fairer, greener, cleaner Northern Ireland.

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Published & Promoted by Green Party NI, PO Box 369, Bangor, BT20 9FJ
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Having written off 4 years of carbon tax revenue (and no indication yet how that hole will be filled) the Tanaiste spends a section of his speech talking about how important energy transition is to his Government.

But what the the measures he is actually announcing?
October 6, 2026 at 12:42 PM
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Renters are spending up to 40% of their income on rent.

Here’s our plan to change that in 30 seconds.
October 5, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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Abortion rights are human rights & while the DUP can delay the lighting up of City Hall, that doesn't negate the need to still mark International Safe Abortion Day.
October 2, 2026 at 10:37 AM
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The residents of the Garvaghy Road have a right to live in peace. That shouldn't be a controversial thing to say.

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October 2, 2026 at 5:51 AM
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Garvaghy Road residents have called for independent international mediation in the Drumcree dispute. We agree: this can't be fixed by the same institutions that caused it.

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Green Party graphic reading 'Time to mediate,' over a photo of a large crowd gathered outside Drumcree Parish Church, with its stone tower and spire visible above a graveyard, and a police vehicle in the foreground. Green Party logo, NI publisher's imprint, and photo credit to Peter Morrison/PA below.
September 29, 2026 at 11:32 AM
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Thank you all for your support over these difficult few weeks, we won’t let the wreckers destroy what we've built.
So let's continue that momentum, let's get out and get our 6th MP, let's get @zackpolanski.bsky.social elected!
September 25, 2026 at 3:09 PM
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Independent mediation now.

Green Party Deputy Leader Lesley Veronica said: "What we have seen at Drumcree is a failure of politics, a failure of process, and most importantly, a failure to properly listen to the people who have lived with the consequences of this dispute for decades.

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Green Party graphic reading 'Our institutions have failed. It's time for independent international mediation,' over a photo of a large crowd gathered outside Drumcree Parish Church, with its stone tower and spire visible above a graveyard, and a police vehicle in the foreground. Green Party logo and NI publisher's imprint below.
September 27, 2026 at 7:50 PM
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Lough Neagh is part of our shared home.

Today we stood with others at Stormont to call for clean water and urgent action to protect one of our most important natural resources.

Toxic algae cannot be allowed to become normal.

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September 27, 2026 at 6:28 AM
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“Today, the Parades Commission allowed a restricted parade down the Garvaghy Road, first time in almost 30 years. This is not a moment for triumphalism, but responsibility. We owe the next generation a broken cycle, not a repeated one.”

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Aerial photograph of a rural road in Drumcree, Portadown, lined with hedgerows and green fields, leading past a cluster of houses toward a stone church with a tall spire and adjoining graveyard. Overlaid text reads “This road doesn’t have to lead us back.” A “Swipe” arrow icon and the Green Party logo appear in the bottom corner, with the imprint “Published & Promoted by Green Party NI, PO Box 369, Bangor, BT20 9FJ.” Green background graphic with white and yellow text of a statement from Brian Smyth, Green Party Group Leader, Belfast City Council, responding to the Parades Commission’s decision to allow a restricted parade down the Garvaghy Road for the first time in almost 30 years. Key highlighted lines read “This is not a moment for triumphalism or provocation, but for responsibility” and “Cultural expression should never come at the cost of community cohesion.” The Green Party logo appears at the bottom with the imprint “Published & Promoted by Green Party NI, PO Box 369, Bangor, BT20 9FJ.”
September 25, 2026 at 5:36 PM
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"The most severe impacts will be when climate shocks intersect with weak health systems, limited access to health care, food insecurity, displacement & humanitarian crisis"

#ClimateEmergency = #PublicHealth emergency
phys.org/news/2026-09...
UN warns super El Niño a 'significant' threat to world health
El Niño represents a "significant" threat to global health, the United Nations warned Tuesday, as the world braces for a cycle of the climate phenomenon predicted to be the most intense on record.
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September 23, 2026 at 12:20 AM
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Good to see Foreign Secretary presenting the findings of the suppressed Joint Intelligence Report on ecosystem collapse to other governments.

But when is it going to be shared with the rest of us? We can’t prepare for what we don’t know - it should be published in full
UK shares findings of damning climate crisis national security report suppressed under Starmer
El Niño poses critical threat to nations’ defences, says Ed Miliband in presentation to global foreign ministers
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September 23, 2026 at 8:06 PM
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Belfast City Airport wants 13,000 extra flights a year and later take‑offs to 10.30pm over east Belfast and Holywood.

If you live under the flight path, this is your chance to say no - sign the petition: greenpartyni.org/stop_belfast...
Aerial view of Belfast City Airport and Belfast harbour with the Green Party logo at the top. Overlaid text reads: ‘13,000 extra flights a year & later take-offs; 78% say aircraft noise hits their sleep; More traffic & more pollution.’ A bold pink banner across the runway area says ‘STOP BELFAST CITY AIRPORT EXPANSION’. Below, white text on a green overlay says ‘This expansion piles more noise and pollution onto local families, so the airport can squeeze in more short‑haul flights.’ At the bottom is a red button labelled ‘SIGN OUR PETITION’ and a small line stating it is published and promoted by Green Party NI with a Bangor address.
September 22, 2026 at 5:56 AM
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We’re hiring two people to join our team from October 2026 in fixed-term roles:

Communications & Events Officer, 25 hrs/wk
Regional Organiser, 30 hrs/wk

No party experience needed. If you’re ready to make an impact, apply by 12pm on Monday 21 Sept 2026.

Request info pack: leader@greenpartyni.org
Green Party NI hiring graphic: Communications & Events Officer (25hrs/wk) and Regional Organiser (30hrs/wk), fixed-term contractor roles from Oct 2026. Apply by 12pm Mon 21 Sept 2026 via leader@greenpartyni.org.
September 16, 2026 at 7:57 PM
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North Belfast can choose different. Mal O'Hara's out leafleting and canvassing across the constituency, and he wants you alongside him. Every door knocked gets us closer to Stormont. Join the campaign. greenpartyni.org/join
September 14, 2026 at 5:59 AM
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Spot on from @georgemonbiot.bsky.social
North Sea drilling makes no economic or energy security sense - but “the policy could scarcely be better designed to give the final push to voters who are minded – after so many disappointments since 2024 – to abandon Labour for a progressive alternative”
Is Burnham trying to appease Trump? Or Reform? What other reason is there for these North Sea oil plans? | George Monbiot
Climate catastrophe is on our doorstep – yet Labour’s impending approval of further drilling will bring more pain for negligible gains, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
September 10, 2026 at 5:38 AM
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People don't just fall through the cracks. Sometimes the cracks are left there on purpose.

Underfunded mental health services. Poverty. Homelessness. Isolation. Discrimination. Years-long waiting lists. A benefits system that punishes disabled people for being disabled.

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Green Party Northern Ireland flyer. Purple and teal bold text reads: 'People don't just fall through the cracks. Sometimes the cracks are deliberately left there. Underfunded mental health services. Poverty. Homelessness. Isolation. Discrimination. Waiting lists. A benefits system that punishes disabled people. A society that tells people to be resilient while systematically removing the things that make resilience possible. Suicide prevention means more than crisis lines. It means changing the conditions that make people believe there is no way out. Today, we remember those we have lost. And we keep fighting for a world where fewer people are left asking whether they can survive it.' A purple and teal suicide prevention awareness ribbon sits beside a helpline list: 'If you're struggling, please reach out. Lifeline: 0808 808 8000 (free, 24/7). Samaritans: 116 123 (free, 24/7). PIPS: 0800 088 6042. Shout: text SHOUT to 85258. You are not alone.' Hashtag WorldSuicidePreventionDay at the bottom, with the Green Party Northern Ireland logo at the top.
September 10, 2026 at 9:31 AM
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Paul Givan says fairness means scrapping priority for disadvantaged children in pre-school admissions. Real fairness means finishing the job first. Only 65% of children currently have a full-time pre-school place. This is not a universal system yet, whatever the Minister calls it.

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BBC headline reading 'Children with a parent on benefits no longer eligible for priority pre-school place' above a photo of Education Minister Paul Givan. Text overlay reads: 'Givan cuts protection for disadvantaged kids before the system's even finished.' Green Party logo and promoter imprint below: Published & Promoted by Green Party NI, PO Box 369, Bangor, BT20 9FJ.
September 9, 2026 at 10:36 AM
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£5,500. That’s how much worse off every household in Northern Ireland could be, every year, by 2040, if our water infrastructure isn’t fixed. That’s not our modelling. That’s industry itself, sounding the alarm.

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Aerial photo of a wastewater treatment plant in blue tones, with the Green Party logo at the top. Bold white headline reads "The cost of doing nothing, £5,500." Body text reads: "Every year we wait, the price goes up. £5,500 a household by 2040 isn't a warning, it's the bill for a government that keeps choosing rationing over repair." Footer text: "Published & Promoted by Green Party NI, PO Box 369, Bangor, BT20 9FJ."
September 8, 2026 at 3:31 PM
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“Stormont must take responsibility for Translink cuts” - Cllr Anthony Flynn, Assembly candidate North Down.
September 8, 2026 at 7:46 AM
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We’re hiring! 2 fixed-term roles from Oct 2026: Communications & Events Officer (25hrs/wk) and Regional Organiser (30hrs/wk). No party experience needed. Apply by 12pm Mon 21 Sept 2026.
Request an info pack: leader@greenpartyni.org
Green Party NI hiring graphic: Communications & Events Officer (25hrs/wk) and Regional Organiser (30hrs/wk), fixed-term contractor roles from Oct 2026. Apply by 12pm Mon 21 Sept 2026 via leader@greenpartyni.org.
September 7, 2026 at 2:45 PM
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Green Party councillor Anthony Flynn has welcomed the permanent closure of Drumbo Park greyhound track, following its final meeting on 29 August.

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Green Party Northern Ireland campaign graphic showing two racing greyhounds wearing muzzles and racing jackets, kicking up dust on a sand track. A large red ‘CLOSED’ stamp overlays the image. Text reads: ‘No more excuses. No more dead dogs. Ban greyhound racing now.’ Green Party logo and ‘Published & Promoted by Green Party NI, PO Box 369, Bangor, BT20 9FJ’ appear at the bottom, along with the link greenpartyni.org/join.
September 3, 2026 at 3:17 PM
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Last night Brian challenged the DUP on housing. 20 years in government, & working class Loyalist communities are still waiting on the secure, affordable homes, jobs & investment they were promised. Twenty years is long enough to judge a party on delivery, not promises.

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Calling out DUP nonsense
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September 2, 2026 at 6:15 PM
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8,383.

That’s every graduate vacancy advertised across the UK last month: down 45% in a year and the lowest number on record. Employers are already pointing to AI adoption as part of the reason.

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Graphic showing the cover of Northern Ireland’s Artificial Intelligence Strategy. Large text reads: “THEY WROTE THE CONCLUSION BEFORE THEY ASKED THE QUESTION. THEN THEY TOLD YOU, OUT LOUD, THAT THEY’RE NOT INTERESTED IN YOUR ANSWER.” Green Party NI branding and legal imprint appear at the bottom. Graphic with a dark blue and green background. Two tilted BBC-style news screenshots appear in the centre: one headline reads “Stormont suggests AI could automate public sector admin,” and the other reads “Graduate job vacancies drop by almost 50% in a year, survey suggests.” White dotted lines connect the two headlines. Text on the right says “JOIN THE DOTS.” Green Party NI branding and legal imprint appear at the bottom. Graphic with a blurred green and blue background. Two highlighted quotations from Northern Ireland’s draft AI Strategy appear in white and lime-green text: • Page 4: “This strategy is grounded in the premise that… AI can unlock significant opportunities.” • Page 7: “Debate will inevitably persist… but the purpose of this strategy is not to pronounce on those debates.” Below the quotations, large text reads: “They made up their minds before they asked you — then told you your answer would not change it.” Green Party NI branding and legal imprint appear at the bottom, with a hand icon and number 3 indicating the third slide in a carousel. Graphic containing four highlighted quotations from the draft AI strategy: • Page 4: AI can “create higher-quality jobs.” • Page 26: Public servants can be freed up by “automating routine public-facing tasks.” • Page 33: Workers are “at risk of AI-displacement,” particularly people already facing inequality. • Page 38: A “marketing campaign” could answer the question “why AI?” The quotes appear in white and lime-green text over a blurred green and blue background. A hand icon indicates swiping left. Green Party NI branding and legal imprint appear at the bottom.
August 31, 2026 at 7:56 AM
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Cregagh Glen should be a place for fresh air, clean water and wildlife - not repeated pollution incidents. The river has already been hit multiple times in just a couple of years.

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August 29, 2026 at 7:43 AM
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Race hate crime in NI has hit its highest level ever recorded, and we’ve now had three summers of racist pogroms. This was avoidable. Two years ago, after the first summer of racist pogroms, the Green Party set out five things Stormont needed to do.

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Graphic with a background photo of a residential street engulfed in fire and smoke, with a burnt-out car and a car alight in the foreground, and rowhouses on either side. Overlaid in green and white text: “Piecemeal. Ad hoc. Frustratingly slow. That’s Stormont’s answer to rising hate.” The Green Party logo and “Published & Promoted by Green Party NI, PO Box 369, Bangor, BT20 9FJ” appear at the bottom on a green background.
August 28, 2026 at 11:00 AM