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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 1d

Our movement is living rent free in the heads of Telegraph journalists at the moment.

Join me in being ‘a threat to the right that they never saw coming’.

join.greenparty.org.uk

The greens may be the threat that the right never saw coming.

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Cllr Hazel Chu @hazelchu.bsky.social · 1d

2/2 Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund which was earmarked for climate crisis we are undergoing.

It is literally robbing Peter to pay Paul to offset lack of ambition in a sustainable future!

#budget26 #budget2026

@greenpartyie.bsky.social @younggreens.ie

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Cllr Hazel Chu @hazelchu.bsky.social · 1d

€2.377bn for public transport vs €1.724bn for roads in #budget26 is NOT a 2:1 investment ratio for public transport infrastructure over roads as previously committed.

The Government can claim the €2bn for MetroLink more than balance that equation BUT the €2 billion was taken from the 1/2

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Green Party / Comhaontas Glas @greenpartyie.bsky.social · 1d

Despite ambitious promises in their manifestos and Programme for Government, the Government parties have failed to invest adequately in childcare in this Budget cycle.

@rodericogorman.bsky.social speaking on RTÉ Budget coverage today 👇

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Cllr Hazel Chu @hazelchu.bsky.social · 1d

2/2 operators got more so that they could survive.

That would have costed a fraction of spend. The remainder could have gone into a second tier child benefit to help the most marginalised. Or under 12 free travel. Or more childcare spaces.

But instead we wanted to support the Big Mac.

#budget2026

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Cllr Hazel Chu @hazelchu.bsky.social · 1d

The truth is today's #budget2026 VAT cut at a cost of €700m to the taxpayer would have helped my mum's now closed restaurant only a little.

What would have helped her & so many small restaurants a lot more was a sliding VAT rate. Where the likes of McDonald's get a lot less reduction & smaller 1/2

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Michael Pidgeon @pidgeon.ie · 1d

I still can't believe that they're doing this. Giving a massive VAT tax break that'll do very little for small cafés and restaurants, while giving millions to big chains.

Weak, unfocused governance. They're too comfortable chucking out our tax money.

Green Party / Comhaontas Glas @greenpartyie.bsky.social · 1d

It's official. They're giving big restaurant chains a massive tax cut, costing nearly €700m in the #VAT cut to hospitality.

For that kind of money you could:

👨‍👩‍👦‍👦 Bring in a second tier of child benefit - lifting 55,000 children out of poverty
🚌 Make public transport free

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Roderic O’Gorman TD @rodericogorman.bsky.social · 1d

Over the summer, the Government raided the Climate & Nature fund to pay for gaps in their infrastructure bill. Today's Budget could have fixed that and committed new investment for nature and the environment.
Unfortunately, there has been no change in their approach. A wasted opportunity.

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Cllr Hazel Chu @hazelchu.bsky.social · 1d

2/2 Go around the country and you will the blight on our communities from land hoarding.

With a stroke of a pen we are rolling over to developers, and rolling backwards on delivery of new housing.

#Budget2026

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Cllr Hazel Chu @hazelchu.bsky.social · 1d

We fought tooth and nail for the the Residential Land Tax for a reason. We knew that it was a game-changer for delivery of new land for much needed housing.

But this #budget2026 undercuts the RZLT by bringing in loopholes to allow more and more landowners to postpone payment. 1/2

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Green Party / Comhaontas Glas @greenpartyie.bsky.social · 1d

The Residential Zoned Land Tax #RZLT is essential to take land hoarders to task and ensure that our many empty sites lying idle in the country are put to use.

Government loopholes are gutting the Land Hoarding Tax. Empty sites stay empty. Hoarders keep winning.

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Roderic O’Gorman TD @rodericogorman.bsky.social · 1d

The Land-hoarding Tax (RZLT) was introduced last year. It's been a success. 2,000 returns filed. Over €40 million eared to the State.
Why is the Government allowing another year for landowners to seek an exemption? Land zone for housing needs to be brought into use now.

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Green Party / Comhaontas Glas @greenpartyie.bsky.social · 1d

It's official. They're giving big restaurant chains a massive tax cut, costing nearly €700m in the #VAT cut to hospitality.

For that kind of money you could:

👨‍👩‍👦‍👦 Bring in a second tier of child benefit - lifting 55,000 children out of poverty
🚌 Make public transport free

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Johnny Ryan @johnnyryan.bsky.social · 1d

After 8 years of inaction, the DPC now claims that RTB adtech does not provide location data to dodgy firms.
Wrong.
Meet "Patternz" for example:
An Israeli surveillance tool built on RTB data that provides a targeted individual's coordinates and "driving path" www.iccl.ie/wp-content/u...

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Cllr Hazel Chu @hazelchu.bsky.social · 1d

On this Budget Day, let's talk about childcare spaces or the lack thereof.

The State needs to become an Early Childcare Provider while working with private providers. This was the model we had started building that this Government is squandering.

#childcare #children #budget #budget2026 #education

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Cllr Hazel Chu @hazelchu.bsky.social · 3d

Some lighter content! Tomorrow is Mid Autumn Festival or "Moon Festival" as I used to call it as a child.

And what better way to celebrate than eat mooncakes! Especially homemade ones from the little one!

#mooncakes #mooncake #midautumn #moonfestival #midautumnfestival

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Cllr Hazel Chu @hazelchu.bsky.social · 4d

A BIG thank you to all the lovely messages & three asks:

1) Check your breasts!

2) Write to the Minister of Health to ask her to fund cancer supports & reduce waiting times.

3) Support the various breast cancer charities this Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

#breastcancer #cancer #cancerawareness

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Green Party / Comhaontas Glas @greenpartyie.bsky.social · 5d

We’re deeply saddened to hear of Manchán’s passing. A candidate for the party in 2016, he was more importantly a passionate and skilled advocate for Irish language and culture, and an appreciation for the beauty and importance of nature.

Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam

RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 5d

The writer, broadcaster and documentary maker Manchán Magan has died at the age of 55, his family has confirmed

Broadcaster and scríbhneoir Manchán Magan dies aged 55

The writer, broadcaster and documentary maker Manchán Magan has died at the age of 55, his family has confirmed.

www.rte.ie

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Green Party / Comhaontas Glas @greenpartyie.bsky.social · 6d

Ireland's enviable budget surplus should be spent on essential capital infrastructure - that includes projects like DART+ and Metrolink, but also investment in public-built housing, water and energy infrastructure.

@hazelchu.bsky.social shares one element of our alternative budget proposal.

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Michael Pidgeon @pidgeon.ie · 6d

A big blanket VAT cut? It's a bad idea. Better to give smarter, more targetted supports for cafes and restaurants.

We've set out a way to give more to small businesses while spending about a third of what the government are planning.

Be smart: do more, spend less!

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Cllr Hazel Chu @hazelchu.bsky.social · 6d

Time to build baby build!

Long have we pushed for it since we need better long term sustainable transport not short terism!

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Cllr Hazel Chu @hazelchu.bsky.social · 7d

2/2 In the hope that it will encourage more people to check. Early diagnosis saves lives!

So among my ask to the Minister is to lower the age of screening to 40 (it's currently 50).

Please tell others to check and share this post if you think it will help. Take care-Hazel x

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Cllr Hazel Chu @hazelchu.bsky.social · 7d

1/2 Recently I was diagnosed with breast cancer. Today marks the start of Breast Cancer Awareness Month so PLEASE check yourself. And if you find anything no matter how small, please go to get a referral.

I wrote about my experience in @irishtimesnews yesterday 👉

www.irishtimes.com/health/your-...

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Caroline O'Doherty @codohertynews.bsky.social · 27d

As @greenpartyie.bsky.social meets, leader @rodericogorman.bsky.social talks political violence, rebuilding the party, the 'do-nothing' government & how its 'raid' on the Climate & Nature Fund will hurt farmers, schools & small businesses
www.independent.ie/irish-news/p...

Green Party leader Roderic O’Gorman calls for curbs on social media firms amid fears of growing political violence

Green Party leader Roderic O’Gorman has said he fears political violence is nearing a tipping point where a politician in Ireland could be seriously hurt.

www.independent.ie

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Roderic O’Gorman TD @rodericogorman.bsky.social · 27d

The Green Party is ready to rebuild.

Recent Government backsliding on climate, as well as the progression of trade deals like Mercosur in the EU, show the need for elected Green voices at all levels.

We will be ready to win back more seats in the EP and Dáil when the time comes.

Green Party / Comhaontas Glas @greenpartyie.bsky.social · 27d

💡 Think In 2025 💡

This morning, we opened our annual Think In with a media briefing, highlighting our work on holding this Government to account for its inaction and backsliding on key climate and social policies in recent months.

Read more: shorturl.at/UnbGA

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