Eamon Ryan says allegations of 'bullying' in Green Party are dealt with Green Party TD Bran Leddin was accused of being a member of a WhatsApp group that targetted Limerick councilor Elisa O'Donovan Irish Mirror · Jan 2, 2023
Energy crisis, water quality concerns and COP27 - Ireland's environmental wins and losses in 2022 We took a look back at the main environmental stories over the past 12 months to see what improvements have been made and where there’s still work to do Irish Mirror · Dec 30, 2022
Green Party leader Eamon Ryan denies he 'hates rural Ireland' or that people in rural Ireland 'hate him' 'I think actually there's a lot of people in rural Ireland just like urban people, they want us to be good at being green' Irish Mirror · Dec 30, 2022
Transport Minister hints at extension on cost of living supports such as cuts in excise for motorists “Michael McGrath (Finance Minister) will have the key decision on that" Irish Mirror · Dec 27, 2022
Contactless payments on public transport could start to be in place by Easter Mr Ryan also addressed the criticisms of public transport IT infrastructure Irish Mirror · Dec 25, 2022
WA's Hakea Prison suspends Christmas Eve visits amid COVID-19 outbreak Families have been left in the lurch after Hakea Prison, in Perth's south, cancelled family visits the day before Christmas Eve due to a COVID-19 outbreak. ABC News · Dec 25, 2022
Seven huge wind farms could be built off the coast of five Irish counties and power millions of homes The wind farms will be located off the coast of five Irish counties Irish Mirror · Dec 23, 2022
Government to consider reintroducing mandatory mask wearing as Covid spikes Transport Minister Eamon Ryan revealed the Government will consider reintroducing the measure Dublin Live · Dec 23, 2022
Government will consider re-introducing mandatory mask-wearing amid fears Covid is making Christmas comeback Covid cases are up 75% since the start of the month - and experts have advised people that they should wear masks. Irish Mirror · Dec 22, 2022
Eamon Ryan cannot rule out congestion charges for motorists in bid to cut carbon emissions “The plan rightly looked, in very detailed modelling assessment, at all the different options and we cannot rule [congestion charges] out” Irish Mirror · Dec 21, 2022
Details of new youth restraint method for Banksia Hill Detention Centre will not be made public, department says A new and undisclosed technique for restraining young people in detention in WA will not involve "a folding of the legs", but the Department of Justice says further details will not be released. ABC News · Dec 21, 2022
Leo Varadkar returns as Ireland’s taoiseach in rotation agreement Micheál Martin hands over to Fine Gael leader after two years at head of coalition government The Guardian - UK · Dec 17, 2022
Taoiseach Micheal Martin defends Eamon Ryan over Dublin Airport weather chaos Some Dublin Airport passengers were stuck on planes for up to six hours due to the cold snap Dublin Live · Dec 14, 2022
Taoiseach insists Eamon Ryan is 'not asleep at the wheel' and is handling Dublin Airport weather issues It comes following widespread issues at the airport in the last number of days Irish Mirror · Dec 13, 2022
Irish Mirror · Dec 13, 2022 Eamon Ryan warns energy prices and bills may not fall for two years The Green Party leader has launched a new €10m hardship fund as part of the Energy Poverty Action plan
Dublin Live · Dec 13, 2022 New €10m fund to help people pay energy bills going to Cabinet Eamon Ryan will seek Government approval for a new Energy Poverty Action Plan
France 24 · Dec 2, 2022 'We're at the start of a new industrial revolution': Ireland's environment minister Talking Europe speaks to Eamon Ryan, the leader of the Irish Green Party and minister for the Environment, Climate, Communications and Transport in the current coalition government in Dublin. We caught up with him after he attended a signing ceremony for the Celtic Interconnector, a project that will link the…
Irish Mirror · Nov 29, 2022 Irish Rail to get 90 new battery electric train carriages in major public transport boost It has been hailed as a major boost for public transport enabling further expansion of the DART and wider rail services while decarbonising the existing diesel fleet.
Irish Mirror · Nov 28, 2022 Ferghal Blaney: Down the Dail - Rural Ireland takes on Greens in fiery turf war 'The audience used jazz hands instead of clapping'
Irish Mirror · Nov 27, 2022 Government 'on track' to reach target of 950,000 electric vehicles The Government is expected to publish its revised Climate Action Plan soon
Irish Mirror · Nov 26, 2022 Ireland will be using nuclear power from France amid energy crisis and bridge plans "But the future for us won't be nuclear in my mind"
Irish Mirror · Nov 26, 2022 Eamon Ryan not ruling out return of tax breaks for property developers amid housing crisis “I won’t rule out further measures”
Irish Mirror · Nov 26, 2022 Eamon Ryan thinks 1 in 10 of us will vote for his Green Party in next election “The transformation we seek will come from the bottom up"
Irish Mirror · Nov 23, 2022 Varadkar says it's 'too soon to say' if energy firm tax will be used for more cost of living help for citizens It is estimated that these measures could raise between €300m and €1.9bn
Dublin Live · Nov 21, 2022 Eamon Ryan 'reluctant' to tackle toll increases if it takes money away from road maintenance The Transport Minister told RTE's Morning Ireland that he was aware the increases were coming either in November or December