I'm on the 16.25 Waterford to Limerick Junction service. Nicely re-fitted interior, power sockets and wifi - but a handful of us on it.
Why? There are just 2 services a day in each direction. THOUSANDS commute on the N24 every day and would love a usable service.
After reading the entire PfG and listening to both the pros and cons, I'm going to be voting NO.
I ran to help both the people AND the planet.
On the latter, we've made progress - no doubt. But I can't support the same social policies- steered by FF & FG. We deserve better.
Bit of a stinger that 48 out of my 100 posters had been taken down before I got to them.
At a tenner each, that's a significant loss for me - particularly as I hope to use them again.
Hoping some nice community groups / individual just took them down and will throw back my way?
Middle-aged men coming out and blaming the Greens for the state of rural Ireland is a boring trope.
Get over yourselves.
The Greens have been in power for a total of 4 years in the history of the state, and until this year had a maximum of 6 TDs. FFG policy led us here.
"If the Green Party thinks that they’re going to come along and destroy rural Ireland and that I’m going to stand idly by, that won’t happen," Michael Ring on Midwest Radio.
And I'm out with 768 votes in the end. Not too shabby for a Green in rural Ireland!
Thanks to all who gave me their support via the ballot box and on the campaign.
And now I have my life back! 😁
COVID-19 needs to signal the end of Direct Provision. We know that facilities are totally inadequate but the attitude shown in these times to residents really shows the inhumane nature of the system.
She was only given self isolation space in the Direct Provision centre after getting her test results. She continued sharing intimate living spaces with other when she was symptomatic
#COVID19
🎉A little birthday announcement....
I'm running for election to
#Limerick
City & County Council!
If you're able to give a hand out with canvassing or sharing my message in, please give me a shout!
DONATION LINK:
Not going to lie, it's a hard day to be a green.
I'm very sad that
@saoirse_mchugh
and friends have left today. Saoirse was the reason I got up of my ass and signed up to a party whose policy I liked.
As was
@cathmartingreen
. Her day will come.
I'm staying for now.
Sad to see this happening AGAIN in Tipp Town. I remember waiting for a bus years ago and seeing an otter in this exact spot, hard to imagine how such an eco-system can survive repeated releases like this.
The Green agenda may need to be "pushed aside" for the next few years to protect and create new jobs post-Covid 19, according to Junior Minister John Halligan
We need to legislate for exclusion zones. I believe that no matter what your own personal opinion on abortion is, it should always be a woman's right to choose. Demos outside hospitals are not acceptable -we need to move forward from Repeal to ensure women's healthcare is assured
Article after article and numerous reports slated the Galway- Limerick line and never predicted the demand that is there now (even with its speed issues).
People like rail - so build it and they will come (and develop our South Tipp towns in tandem!)
🌈 No Pride on a Dead Planet! 💀
Remember: the fight for equal rights and climate justice are intertwined - and its the same actors who promote hate and division that are against these progressive movements and a fairer future for all.
Fuck 'em! And happy Pride 😉
How do people feel that a 7% reduction is even up for debate? It is the BARE MINIMUM we need to achieve, following the advice of experts, and it CAN go hand-in-hand with innovative solutions to better quality of lives.
First day doing the new commute - Limerick Junction to Cork.
Really hopeful with new trains coming on track we can have a service with an arrival before half 9 in the morning for Munster's biggest city!!
(And a later last departure too plz
@IrishRail
)
Our inspirational recent member
@RobODonnellGP
has been selected to run for the Green Party in Tipperary in the upcoming General Election! Ádh mór a chomrádaí 💚👊🤞
Tipperary Green Party select candidate for next year's general election
🚶♂️And we keep on canvassing.....
Road safety and speed reduction measures, footpaths, amenities for teens and eventually getting an 'every village, every hour' bus service all on the cards here in Murroe.
Let's work towards it!
It's honestly exhausting having to react to this again and again.
We know what works to make cycling safer - it's segregated cycling lanes. We can take best practices from places like the Netherlands and Denmark. Why do Irish politicians and CoCos insist on "debating" this? 😡
Pallasgreen and many of the towns and villages in East Limerick have a rail line running right through them.
Progressive climate action means planning for the reopening of the stations on these lines and the sustainable development of the villages in tow.
Something that absolutely has blown my mind is find out that Sviatlana
@Tsihanouskaya
spend 8 summers in TIPPERARY throughout her childhood, even working in the local meat factory for a while!
This woman ran against LUKASHENKO in the 2020 Belarussian Presidential race.
Myself and a pal are cycling up the West Coast for the next week!
If anyone is on our route or has any recommendations of spots to visit hit us up!
#Gaeilge
againn freisin agus an craic saor in aisce!
Ellie Goulding expresses bewilderment that there are no train stations between Limerick Junction and Limerick City.
“What if I live between them, where the hell do I go?” the singer said
While I can understand people's frustration about services not existing NOW, everything is in motion to create better and new services and unfortunately that just takes time.
We are starting from so far behind from where we should be after decades of under investment.
“The MetroLink is going to public hearing in the next two weeks.”
Minister for Environment, Climate, Communications and Transport
@EamonRyan
tells
@MiriamOCal
that he expects the troubled rail line to get permission this year.
WATCH:
@rtenews
|
#rtept
Píosa nuacht - delighted to be taking on the role of Irish Spokesperson for the Greens. With
@cathmartingreen
as Minister I know we can do some great work in this area and I'm hoping my perspective can bring some fresh ideas to the room.
DMs open for any Irish-related queries!
“I want our Gaeltacht regions to be maintained and to flourish, and networks of Irish language speakers to grow throughout the entire country.” Green Party appoints
@RobODomhnaill
as Irish Language Spokesperson
There's a storm brewing! Caught a few of our posters that were hanging low, please dm if you see any more in danger!
And most importantly MIND YERSELVES
Signed myself up for another few months of this stuff!
Over the past few months I really did consider leaving the Green Party and devoting my volunteer time into other activist things. There are still so many things I think this Government can do better on, but I do strongly
Congratulations to our newly-elected Executive Committee members!
Chairperson: Rob O'Donnell
Secretary: Sam Geraghty
Policy Coordinator: Copper Pigot
International Liaison Officer: Cathal Mac Reamoinn
OCMs: Róisín Rainey, Thomas Walsh, Rory Sheehy
First train into Waterford arrives at 11.30. Last train out of Waterford goes at 16.25. There's a bus service that is reasonably well-used, but rail is key to enticing commuters to use public transport.
'Monaghan and Cavan have the highest suicide rates in the country which I think is just not good enough'
At 21,
@TateForTD
is the youngest candidate running in
#GE2020
. He told JOE why this election is so important for young people.
Very proud to be working with this amazing lady in Brussels.
Grace truly made the move from activist to political change maker, this being the latest thing she has brought over the line.
And she's a legend too!
Proud day, as I oversaw the ambitious Environment Action Plan being signed into EU law.
I was the
@Europarl_EN
lead negotiator on the legislation, which was signed into law this afternoon by
Parliament President
@RobertaMetsola
and Minister Clément Beaune for
@EUCouncil
On Thursday I asked the Minister for Agriculture about clusters of COVID-19 in beef plants as well as the bigger more fundamental problems in the agri-sector that have lead to this one - the power of the beef lobby and the industrialisation of agriculture.
This ⬇️
Unfortunately it seems Grace will lose out by 4,000 votes to Cynthia Ní Mhurchú on her elimination.
Non transferable votes from Lorna Bogue were 1,832,
5,255 from Niamh Hourigan and
6,747 from Susan Doyle.
There are plenty of 10-15th preferences on display now as John Mullins transfers are being sorted. Voting as far down the ballot as you can is important. Those voters will decide this election.
#IrelandSouth
Our train lines are back open in Tipperary at the end of this month. On a day where DART expansion moved forward in Dublin, we can breathe a sigh of relief that our lines are safe - but more services need to be introduced to make them truly viable
@EamonRyan
Good news, the Limerick-Waterford rail service is re-opening next week, as is the line to Nenagh and Roscrea. Now to make services faster and more frequent. Thanks to
@MarcKC_Green
and
@BrianLeddin
for pushing this.
Can we turn this train mural in Oola into a reality?
The local community wants it!
Oola is noted in the Limerick Shannon Metropolitan Area Transport Strategy to 2040 as having the potential for a future rail station.
But we need the Councillors elected who will plan for this!
My favourite part of Christmas 2022 was that the Aladdin Panto in Liberty Hall was sponsored by Des Kelly Interiors and everyone got a free carpet to go home with them 😂
Spent the day canvassing in Carrick-on-Suir, another forgotten town in Rural Ireland. We need innovative solutions and long-term vision for what our rural towns and villages can be in the 21st century.
The status quo isn't working. We need CHANGE and new voices.
#VoteGreen
So FF and FG are in favour of publicly funded education then? 😅
But seriously, the gall of these reps to put these expenses back on the taxpayer, when they deny it to so many others 😡
🚍NEW BUS ROUTES IN
#TIPPERARY
🚍
The NTA has announced its
#ConnectingIreland
plans, bringing a regular bus service to more villages and increasing services on current routes. Check out the changes on their map and recommendations for routes in the list!
Things have changed very quickly in the past few days, and we need unity and cooperation to get through this crisis.
We cant play politics with this. Let's work together to minimise the effects of COVID-19 and save lives
@greenparty_ie
.
@IrishRail
has marked a major milestone on the Foynes to Limerick Rail Freight line project, with track laying commencing on the route.
It's hoped the line will be operational by next year
@BrianLeddin
@QuinlivanTD
Full story:
Later services from Cork to Dublin are also needed, if not to Dublin then at least to Limerick Junction - there is no public transport connection between Cork and Limerick after 8.25pm, and even this last train requires an hour wait in Limerick Junction.
🚨PUBLIC CONSULTATION🚨
IÉ are calling on submissions on their new proposed timetable changes. These will take effect from December 10th.
We've set out ideas for each county below. Use what you wish, but just make sure to make a submission!
LINK:
@thesuir
Tbh, without going for another election (we dont need that) I think a SF- GP - FF (maybe also SD or LP) is what needs to be explored. I see SF housing and health policy as very compatible with my views, and that's the big stickler in this PfG.
Since the election I have thought numerous times about my membership of the Greens. A lot of friends and people I look up to have left. But I'm staying as long as people like Tara are about - this is not just a party but a Green Movement, and we want to steer it back on track.
About a fifth of my Leaving Cert year would drop out of college or realise they were in the wrong course.
In 2012 ringfenced & ratiod guidance counselling hours were cut - this was a failure to students and a false economy.
A motion today from
@RoisinGarvey
will now change that
UCD -along with most third-level institutions in the county - is being run as a business.
New student accommodation being built is seen purely as a financial asset and cash cow.
All while the Cassells Report is parked there 🤬
This is *wild*.
Even the more basic accommodation in UCD will cost €8,059 for the next academic year, compared to €3,694 in 2007-08.
That’s an increase of 118%, for a period when the RTB’s figures show Dublin apartment rents have risen 47%.
Thanks to
@rodericogorman
for reaching out for this meeting with the YGs. I'm now much more confident that Green priorities within his Dept will be achieved, and there is a real willingness to listen to YG concerns and views.
Great meeting with Minister
@rodericogorman
to discuss Direct Provision, reducing the voting age to 16, access to youth & disability services, and public transport for young people. Vital that YGs are included in these discussions!
This is yet another reason why we need to move away from GDP as an indicator of the health of the country.
Looking forward to seeing
@neasa_neasa
and
@greenparty_ie
Wellbeing Indicators being used to direct real change in Irish policy in the future.
It’s official: Ireland’s economy is the only economy in the EU to grow in 2020.
Careful management of the public finances over recent years means that Ireland has entered the
#Covid19
pandemic from a position of strength.
A priority for me. We have two railway lines in Tipp that are totally under-utilised; Limerick - Ballybrophy and Limerick Junction to Waterford. The services are rare and unusable, and times slow. We are the party that will prioritise investment in public transport.
@RobODonnellGP
@CjnEcovillage
@greenparty_ie
What is your policy in relation to the struggling Nenagh Cloughjordan Ballybrophy rail line? It is in need of serious investment asap or it will be closed. People wont use it in its current state, the train is too slow and has terrible timetable.
The line needs to be upgraded.
Tipperary and rural Ireland need a total rethink of how we are doing things.
We need to stop the decay and think longterm about how rural Ireland is going to look in the 21st century, and build towards that. We need a vision and innovative thinking. Vote
#Green
@LornaBogue
is a dear friend I was her campaign manger for the 2016 election. I thought that she would lead
@greenparty_ie
in the future. The fact the party is losing people like her
@saoirse_mchugh
, &
@sineadmercier
is a sign of just how badly we have lost our way already. 1/17
Gaelainn anseo - is mór an onóir dom a bheith ceaptha mar Urlabhraí Gaeilge ag an gCG.
A lán le déanamh sa Ghaeltacht, leis an gcóras oideachais agus chun obair le Pobal na Gaeilge chun ár teanga a chur chun cinn- ag tnúth go mór leis!
“Tá mé ag iarraidh go dtacófaí i gceart agus go gcuirfí borradh faoin nGaeltacht, agus go gcothófaí líonraí cainteoirí Gaeilge ar fud na tíre.”
@RobODomhnaill
ceaptha ina Urlabhraí Gaeilge ag an gComhaontas Glas
Very happy to be a Trinity Grad today knowing I'll be able to vote for Hazel in the upcoming bye-election!
Hazel is competent, compassionate, extraordinarily hard-working and will shake up the Seanad - exactly what I want to see.
Ádh mór Hazel!
Honoured to be nominated by so many Trinity graduates for the Seanad Byelection. After overseeing our capital during the worst crisis of our time I want to bring this leadership to the Seanad. Fighting for inclusion, climate action, housing & green economic recovery.
#ChooseChu
Similarly first service into Limerick arrives at 10.02, but at least with a respectable 17.50 last return service (so you can't get to work but you can come home!). So many people are driving to Limerick Junction where the service is frequent and usable towards Limerick.
believe that some very good things are only happening because of green policy in the Prog. for Govt.
The Young Greens will remain an independent group and call out what needs to be called out, but we will also work with our elected reps to achiever the greater green goals.
There's a certain nostalgia about our railway lines that is so wonderful to hear about, but I believe that rail can be the FUTURE for East Limerick - if we plan for it.
(1/2)
One little quirke I like in Irish politics is the fact that progressive lefty candidates can get elected as President.
While I'm sure
@catherinegalway
has plenty more to give in the Dáil, would love to see her in the Áras in 2024.
Why is Michael Lowry fake-flying a plane over Tipperary hospitals that are in utter meltdown, because of the policy of a government he has continuously supported?
One thing at home, another when voting in the Dáil. We need more honesty, less hypocrisy from our representatives.
Thanks
@tippcomhairle
for the mention, I learned so much in my time on the Youth Council. Check our my Instagram Story
@RobODonnellGP
to see more about my history with the Council!
Former Tipp Comhairle Chairperson Rob O’Donnell was recently selected as the Tipperary Green Party candidate for the upcoming general election 🎉Comhghairdeas mór Rob agus go n-éirí leat with the election 😁
Another cracking result for Limerick today 😁
A great atmosphere in town this weekend too.
Something I'd like to see is later bus services so that people can stay in the city longer past 8pm.
They could take the train too - if we plan for it!!
Happy to have nominated
@cathmartingreen
to run for Leader of the Green Party as the nomination period comes to a close this wknd. I believe Catherine has the perfect rural / urban mix and understanding and has done a fantastic job over the last 9 years as Deputy Leader.
U
The Rural Young Greens have written to Catherine Martin today to pledge their support for her should she run in the upcoming Green Party/Comhaontas Glas leadership election.
See our full letter below
Delighted to welcome
@pippa_hackett
to launch my campaign in Tipp Town in 2 weeks! We'll be well on the road by then meeting people and canvassing, putting forward our vision for Tipp. Would love to see as many there as possible!
Hello from Bethlehem, Palestine, where I've been for the past week and will be for 5 more!
I'm volunteering here in the areas of sustainability and biodiversity - taking it all in and also experiencing this amazing culture.
Any recommendations / connections welcomed!
Very special to return back to my old primary, Tineteriffe NS in Cappamore with the boss
@GraceOSllvn
in tow!
Principal Kitty Sheehan had even managed to root up a few old photos of me 😁
One potential solution to bike theft in Dublin would be the introduction of a scheme like Velhop in Strasbourg.
You pay a pretty low annual fee (even less for students) and get a bike that is yours. Because it is stylised and generic, nobody wants to steal it (who would buy it)
#Tipperary
really is at the forefront of creating a green, sustainable rural Ireland.
The need for a climate transition in agriculture and other sectors here is really getting through to people.
Ever apparent today at
@farmbrookfield
#FieldExchange22
with
@cathmartingreen
Guest who's back at
@issu4u
for
#ISSU24
? 😉
Hundreds of students online having their voices heard for Day 1 of debates and policy making - the kids are doing alright!
Ag obair le
@BarrySiochru
mar Chathaoirlighan Comhdháil Bhliaintiúil 👯♂️
Kicking off here soon in
#Kilmallock
to discuss the town's train station.
Closed in the 70s, there have been many attempts over the years to kick-start a reopening.
The All Island Rail Review notes that (with nearby Buttevant) it should join the intercity network.
We need a better solution to tackling our drugs crisis.
The current government policy is doomed to fail, as drugs continue to creep into our towns and villages, affecting all families.
We need a progressive, radical solution that is proven to work, (1/3)
Will there be justice for Limerick Junction? 😅
Thoroughly enjoyed this ambitious brainstorm of what our much maligned train station could be.
Have a look!
So I’ve been seeing a lot of people on here conflating cheap clothes and fast fashion over the last few days, and some pretty crazy conjecture about the objectives of the Waste Action Plan that simply aren’t backed up by a reading of the document. THREAD.