Green Party Senator Mark Dearey has welcomed new regulations to control recreational activities in sensitive nature areas like along the River Boyle, in the Baltray Boyne estuary area and on Bettystown and Laytown sand dunes.
Drogheda
"I can't sing like Susan Boyle" declared election candidate Rachel Pearson "but I think our Councils could learn a lot about communications from reality TV."
Supporting local enterprise was the focus on Minister Eamon Ryan's visit to Drogheda last Friday. Accompanied by local election candidates Rachel Pearson and Michael McKeon, Minister Ryan met with a number of local businesses in the West Street, Laurence Street and Scotch Hall area of the town.
John Gormley, Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local government visited Drogheda recently to meet with local election candidates, Rachel Pearson, Yinka Dixon and Michael McKeon. At a meeting in the Westcourt Hotel the minister addressed members of the new Irish community on local elections and the role of local government in Ireland.
Yinka Dixon has welcomed today's announcement by the Minister for Housing and Local Services, allocating funding for essential repairs of €3.5m to the Health Service Executive for 2009.
"Get Growing" is the message from Local Election Candidate Rachel Pearson. Her campaign to get the people of Drogheda growing their own fruit and vegetables is gathering momentum. "Growing your own is a great way of saving money and staying healthy. It is also a way of doing your bit for the environment as it eliminates the air miles caused by transporting fruit and vegetables from thousands of miles away. For some people it is also an opportunity to learn a brand new skill."
The Green party has selected Ms Yinka Dixon to represent them towards a better community development in Drogheda Borough Council in the coming Local Elections. The Party's Electoral Executive Committee has recently approved and ratified Ms Dixon's nomination. Ms Dixon will represent the party in Drogheda South on 5 June as running mate to Michael McKeon for an effective multicultural integration.
Drogheda Local Green Party candidate Michael McKeon has welcomed the news by Green Party Energy Minister that energy prices are to fall by at least 10% over the coming year. Minister Ryan said he has asked the Commission for Energy Regulation to undertake an immediate review of options to reduce energy prices and said he expected a double digit decrease in electricity and gas costs to be implemented this year.
Speaking at the Green Party's national convention in Wexford last Friday, candidate for Drogheda north, Rachel Pearson appealed to the local community to support a campaign to create safe walking and cycling routes to school in Drogheda, starting with the Ballymakenny Road.
In just a few weeks time, the new Women's and Children's Refuge Centre in Drogheda will open it's doors for the very first time. Over the past year, thanks to the amazing generosity of local people who have supported our Fundraising Events, and the kindness of local groups and organisations who arranged their own fundraising events to help us, we have raised a substantial amount of money. These funds will help us meet the deficit in the funding we received and allow us to complete the building.
Fuel and energy prices are soaring. Consequently our car dependent society is becoming less sustainable. It's time to re-think how we design our buildings, our services, our towns and our transport options. You have an opportunity to hear some of the latest thinking on "Urban Planning for the Energy Crunch" when two of Ireland's leading planning commentators come to Drogheda on Tuesday 27th May at 8.00pm
Louth Councillor Mark Dearey today condemned outright, the decision by An Bord Pleanala to grant Indaver Ireland permission for an expanded incineration facility at Carronstown Co. Meath.
At a packed monthly meeting of Louth Green Party members in the Boyne Valley Hotel, Drogheda last Thursday Senator Dan Boyle and Paul Gogarty T.D. reaffirmed the Green Party's opposition to incineration and it’s intention to move it off the agenda as a waste management option. The meeting, chaired by Cllr Mark Dearey, was a forum for lively discussion on the issue.
Trevor Sargent TD and Cllr Mark Dearey meet Aine Walsh and Ollan Hehir of the Anti-Incinerator Alliance for an update on the status of the campaign. Mark addressed the Oral Hearing on the proposed Carronstown Incinerator in March 2007 and has been consistently active in support the Alliance.
Mark Dearey brought Party Leader Trevor Sargent to meet the members of the Drogheda Senior Citizens Group. This very active group welcomed the broad range of policies presented by the Greens on issues of Aging.
- A range of clever, innovative policies aimed at stimulating competition and improving Ireland’s Research and Development - Dearey
Green Party Leader, Trevor Sargent joined Cllr Mark Dearey in Drogheda to celebrate the opening of his local office.
Local Tourism Entrepreneur Gavin Collins today revealed the latest strand in his plan to make Drogheda an eco tourism destination
Today, Cllr Mark Dearey praised the opening of the stunning new Highlanes Gallery in Drogheda
“Louth is the key battleground for Irish education policy”, Green Party General Election candidate Cllr. Mark Dearey declared after hosting a forum on education in the county in Drogheda
This week sees The Green Party turn its attention to Co. Louth where Drogheda will play host to the parties pre-election “Think In”. Delegates will include the parties T.D.’s and their General Election candidates including Cllr Mark Dearey, candidate for Louth
Responding today to proposals from the Mayor of Drogheda on reform of the borough boundaries Green Party Cllr Mark Dearey claimed that any such changes without a fundamental reform of local government will amount to little more than window dressing
Attending Friday’s official opening of the new Drogheda Recycling Centre on the Collon Road.
Green Party to drive solutions to commuter problems.
Green Party Councillor, Mark Dearey has welcomed many ofThe Lourdes Hospital the recommendations contained in the consultants report on emergency services in Our Lady of Lourdes hospital but cautions against any suggestion that in the long term the hospital should leave Drogheda.
Following representations from the residents of Wheaton Hall regarding traffic gridlock