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.
Dundalk
During to the debate at Tuesday night's Council meeting Cllr . Mark Dearey insisted that the decision to rejuvinate Market Square remains the single biggest decision that will face the in coming council.
Local Councillor and Chairman of Nuclear Free Local Authorities in Ireland , Mark Dearey has called for a full and open explanation from the operators of the Sellafield Plant, Nuclear Management Partners following what he has described " a management failure that could have turned into the most serious incident at Sellafield since the 1957 nuclear fire"
The County Museum, Dundalk will host a series of introductory talks for those interested in growing their own vegetables in the coming weeks.
DUNDALK is now an immigrant-friendly town, according to a Nigerian who will contest local elections there. George Enyaozu of the Green Party will run in the western ward of Dundalk Town Council, and believes that relations between native locals and immigrants have improved immeasurably since he first arrived eight years ago.
Regarding Minister Ahern's "no quick fix" comments on cross border trade (Argus Jan 14th) , I would contest that there are in fact a range of measures that can be taken to reverse the trends that are so damaging the local economy this side of the border.
At a well attended monthly meeting of the Louth Green Party in Dundalk last night, members were told by Minister of State Trevor Sargent TD that the party, was continuing to work closely with the Minister for Education on finding ways of rolling back the worst effects of the cuts in education.
Property developers who own riverside lands in Dundalk, where the habitat of kingfisher birds and other wildlife was completely destroyed by a contractor clearing the site, have pledged to restore the habitat as much as possible. "We made a mistake and are here to fix it. We are as much to blame as everybody else," said Kieran Slevin of IBEX Construction at the site on the Ramparts Road in Dundalk yesterday.
Green Party Cllr Mark Dearey has welcomed €200,000 in funding for in youth and family focussed projects in the two RAPID areas of the town, Muirhevna Mor and Coxes Demesne. The funding has been allocated from the Dormant Accounts Fund for designated RAPID areas.
The next Louth Green Party Meeting tales place on Wednesday the 13th of March at 7.30pm in the Fairways Hotel Dundalk
The National Convention brochure is now available for download.
Dundalk, Green Party Councilor Mark Dearey has heartily welcomed the lunchtime announcement by Irish Business Against Litter that when it comes to being a litter buster, Dundalk is top of the league.
Green Party Minister Eamonn Ryan Meets Louth Community Groups - Gas Powered Generating Station & Concerns of Local Fishermen top the Agenda
The DkIT Young Greens will be hosting a live webchat with General Election candidate Cllr. Mark Dearey this Tuesday the 15th of May from 5 - 6pm. Update 14/5/07 - This has been postponed to facilitate Party Leader Trevor Sargents visit to Louth on Tuesday afternoon/evening 15th May. Details will be posted soon of new time for web chat.
A visit to Dundalk Fire Station this week by Green Party Leader Trevor Sargent T.D. and election candidate Cllr. Mark Dearey prompted Dearey to express his "deep admiration" for the work of the service. In particular he recognised the increased role that the Fire Service have in environmental protection.
“The people of Dundalk should not be left without hospital services, especially A&E and ICU” declared Trevor Sargent TD during his monthly visit to Louth with election candidate Cllr Mark Dearey. “With dramatic population growth projected for the town and a catchment area that includes rural and urban residents, removal of your community based hospital is a backwards step” said Deputy Sargent.
Cllr Mark Dearey has criticised the Ceann Comhairle of the Dail, Ruairi O'Hanlon, for " his lack of concern at the continued downgrading of services in the Louth County Hospital"
The fruits of the decision last March to unite the Green Party North and South into an all island party are beginning to show
Cllr Mark Dearey today commented on the Strike situation in DkIT
A private Green Party Poll in Louth which was leaked to the media has lead to the first salvoes being shot across the bows of sitting Deputies in the constituency a year ahead of the expected general election.
The huge increases in energy prices sanctioned personally by Noel Dempsey amount to yet another stealth tax by the Government on voters in the Louth region, says local Green candidate Mark Dearey
The Green Party in Co Louth have today welcomed the School Playground Marking Scheme 2006 being introduced this week by Louth Co Council.
Green Party Councillor expressed his surprise and disappointment at the lack of a seconder for his motion banning junk food from public places in the charge of the Town Council at last Tuesday night's meeting.
Transport 21 offers no relief for Louth Commuters.