It is hard to concentrate on other issues given the turbulence in the international financial markets and the impact this is having on financial institutions, taxpayers and consumers in Ireland. I welcome the action of the Minister for Finance on protecting Irish banks because the interests of Irish taxpayers and consumers will as a result [...]

Parliamentary elections in Belarus were neither free nor democratic
OSCE Report says elections fell short of democratic standards  
The European Green Party has expressed disappointment that, according to international election observers, the parliamentary elections held in Belarus on September 28th in no way lived up to international democratic standards, in spite of some minor improvements. [...]

-Registration system needed for management companies and fund managers Green Party Senator and Dublin European candidate Deirdre de Burca has supported the call by the European Green Party for greater regulation of the international financial market in light of the current financial crisis.   Senator de Burca said: “The recent turbulence in the financial markets shows that the [...]

Green Party Senator and candidate in the European Elections Deirdre de Burca will take part in an election monitoring mission for the parliamentary elections in the Republic of Belarus, which take place this Sunday 28 September. The Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) was invited to observe the elections by Belarusian Minister for [...]

Nationwide theatre tour to highlight breast cancer awareness

The Green Party has welcomed the start of a nationwide tour of a play that raises breast cancer awareness. ‘Unravelling the Ribbon’ is a moving play about the impact cancer has on women and will tour in theatres all over Ireland.

Green Party Women’s Affairs spokesperson Mary White TD [...]

Green Party Castleknock ward candidate, Roderic O’Gorman has welcomed the selection of Senator Deirdre De Burca as the party’s candidate to run in the Dublin Constituency in the Euro Elections next year. At the selection convention in Liberty Hall, Roderic O’Gorman was chosen as the party’s ‘first replacement’ for Senator De Burca. 
Speaking after the selection [...]

L to R: Roderic O’Gorman, Senator Deirdre de Burca and David Geary