“Sticks out like a sore thumb, doesn’t it” comments one lady as she passes. A Phibsboro resident has stopped to ask what I’m doing as I photograph a very obviously unused and unloved set of two terraced houses in the area. We chat about how long they have been in this state (she thinks it […]
Following the opening of the Luas Green Line extension in December the Green Party’s Dublin Central Dáil candidate Neasa Hourigan has called on Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), Transdev and Dublin City Council to work together to provide a fully functioning strategy for cyclists in the north inner city. Speaking this week Neasa Hourigan, a sustainable […]
Dublin Bus has announced that it is selling off a number of its depot sites to consolidate them into one area while freeing up those sites for housing. While making land available for housing is a great idea, and much needed, I will be working to ensure that this is not yet another sell off […]
The Green Party has welcomed the news that construction will start this Spring for the installation of fifteen new DublinBike stations, most of which will be located in Dublin’s north inner city. Councillor Ciarán Cuffe, Chair of the Council’s Transportation Committee said: “This is good news for Dublin, and for the tens of thousands of […]
The Retina Conference is an annual event organised by Irish patient-led charity Fighting Blindness, 2017 marks the 18th year of the conference. What began as the ‘All-Ireland Retinal Researchers Network (AIRRN)” Meeting in 2000 has grown from strength to strength over the years and is now a three day internationally renowned conference. I talked to […]
Myself and Edie met with the Irish Mirror to promote World Sight Day. There are some amazing leaps being made in medical research and solutions for sight loss at the moment. While they won’t directly benefit us preventable blindness is a massive issue in Ireland, made worse by delays due to patient waiting lists. Skip […]
In May we organised a petition around our Visitors Experience submission to the Office of Public Works (OPW) regarding its plans to redevelop the Phoenix Park . The OPW has now published their Analysis of the Submission Received document .… Streets Are For People is an event series organised by a number of advocacy groups […]
Neasa Hourigan is running in Dublin Central for the Green Party in the General Election on Saturday 8 Feb. 2020. We can do better in Dublin every single person should have a home, a roof over their head every child should have the option of walking or cycling to school cleaner air we should protect […]
A quick update on what Neasa has been doing in the constituency Link to newsletter here Neasa Hourigan is running in Dublin Central for the Green Party in the General Election on Saturday 8 Feb. 2020. We can do better in Dublin If any of that sounds good to you vote number one Neasa Hourigan […]
Dublin Port is running a public consultation on the future of cruise tourism at Dublin Port. Cllr Neasa Hourigan has made a submission covering environmental, financial and cultural impacts. Should constituents wish to make their own submission the deadline is 17th January 2020. Neasa’s submission can be found here in full [PDF, MS Word]. Constituents […]
There were some changes to the Dublin Central constituency boundaries ahead of the 2020 General Election. No changes were recommended in the 2023 boundary review. Please find below a map of the constituency as it stands for the upcoming General Election. In the next General Election the Dublin Central constituency will be a 4 seat […]
Neasa discussing the vital role of Local Authorities in addressing the need for increased public space throughout our villages, towns and urban areas in a post-Covid world. Transcript Neasa Hourigan TD: The Covid crisis has, for good or ill, led to a significant re-evaluation of what our communities can offer, what kind of public realm […]
Speaking today Neasa Hourigan, Finance Spokesperson for the Green Party, called for greater transparency and clarity to brought to the decision making process around reopening the Phoenix Park gates. In response to a Parliamentary Question answered by Minister of State, Patrick O’Donovan TD, on the reopening of the side gates of the Phoenix Park to […]
Neasa on the need to ensure a sufficient scale of funding to face the challenge that the EU and, specifically Ireland, face in addressing the economic impact of Covid-19 and the unfolding climate emergency. Transcript: Neasa Hourigan TD: As has been stated a number of times, the figures involved in these Revised Estimates are large […]
