Neasa will be holding a Constituency Clinic on Friday 15th November from 10:30 to 12:00 in the Woodstock Cafe in Phibsborough. Come down for a chat if there are any council issues you would to discuss with Neasa. Skip back to main navigation
Speaking today Neasa Hourigan, Finance Spokesperson for the Green Party, expressed disappointment at the OPW’s decision to reopen the perimeter gates to the Phoenix Park and the manner in which that decision was announced. Deputy Hourigan, TD for Dublin Central… Motor traffic going through the Phoenix Park should be stopped, according to local Green Party […]
Neasa will be holding a Constituency Clinic on Thursday 5th December from 10:00 to 11:30 in Restaurant 104 at 104 Drumcondra Rd Upper. Come down for a chat if there are any council or broader issues you would to discuss with Neasa. Skip back to main navigation
Neasa spoke to Catherine Gallagher from Dublin City FM about why she is running in the Local Elections, what her priorities are and what she is doing about those priorities right now. There is a recording of Neasa’s interview with Catherine Gallagher from Dublin City FM available here. Neasa’s segment starts at the 21:30 point. […]
Here’s my 3 point plan to green-up our local neighbourhoods and make sure all our families and friends have access to green space, clean air and a healthy environment. We need to protect and expand the green areas we already have. This means fighting for our existing mature trees, insisting on well tended and biodiverse […]
Speaking today Deputy Neasa Hourigan has called on the Department of Education and the Department of Health to undertake a joint approach to the provision of services for mental health in school settings at both primary and post primary levels in Budget 2023. She said, “As we move out of the Covid crisis we are […]
Following the violent eviction of housing activists from Take Back the City a sit down protest took place on the 22nd Sept. The rally highlighted the housing shortage and the amount of vacant buildings in the city. A huge crowd came out and shut down the city for approximately 2 hours. The Garda support for […]
As spring turned into summer the campaign to repeal the 8th was a whirlwind and we still can’t believe the result. The legislation is all important though so all of us organisers with Dublin Central Together4yes will be keeping our eyes peeled and our ears open. It was a rainy cold February when we started […]
In August I went along to what I thought was a standard housing protest, how wrong I was. After gathering everyone together on O’Connell Street we marched up the street to a row of vacant buildings in Summerhill. These buildings had been rented by a huge number of people up to the point that fire […]
So I started a little campaign in the last few months. As you may know my 6 year old is a white cane user. As we try and encourage her to use it on the street it has become very apparent that our public streets and civic environment isn’t actually very friendly to people with […]
On September 8, hundreds of thousands of people worldwide displayed the growing strength and diversity of the climate movement. Together they showed the world what real climate leadership looks like. People everywhere are turning away from the age of fossil fuels and it’s time for politicians to follow. There’s no time to lose. I spent […]
Neasa Hourigan TD has today published the Citizens’ Assembly on Evidence Informed Drugs Policy from a Harm Reduction Perspective, which proposes a framework for how the upcoming assembly might approach its work. The paper calls for people’s lived experience to be made central to the Citizens’ Assembly. Harm reduction and recovery strategies are most effectively […]
Neasa questioning the Government in relation to recycling policies, how to enable the food sector to end their use of single-use plastic, and whether the Circular Economy Bill can be strengthened further. Transcript: Neasa Hourigan TD: I would like to ask the Minister his views on how quickly the food sector will be enabled to […]
Green Party councillors on Dublin City Council have written to the Council’s Chief Executive, Owen Keegan to call for reallocation of road space for walking & cycling during COVID-19 including: cones to widen footpaths; temporary road pedestrianisations; bollards to create quiet-ways. All in order to make social distancing and 2km zone easier and safer for […]
