A new bike unit was launched by the Irish Red Cross Limerick City Branch on Thursday March 18th after their public debut at the St. Patrick’s Day parade. This is only the second such unit in the country, the Irish Red Cross in Cork having introduced a similar unit in 2007. The unit currently has [...]
New Irish Red Cross bike unit launched in Limerick City
Posted on April 9, 2009 by Trish Forde-Brennan
Electric Cars
Posted on April 6, 2009 by Trish Forde-Brennan
“Electric cars will be on Limerick streets within two years, and will lead to significant changes in the Irish Transport system,” according to Green Party election candidate for the Castleconnell Area, Trish Forde-Brennan. Thanks to an historic deal, the Memorandum of Understanding, signed between Energy Minister, Eamon Ryan and by Padraig Ryan (for the ESB) [...]
Funding for Care of the Aged
Posted on April 6, 2009 by Trish Forde-Brennan
Green Party candidate for the Castleconnell Electoral Area, Trish Forde-Brennan, welcomed the good news that funding of €2,21700 for the Castleconnell Ahane Care of the Aged as good news for older people wishing to access socially monitored alarm systems, and small items of security equipment such as sensor lighting, window and door locks, door chains [...]
Greens call for Negotiations for Government of National Unity
Posted on March 6, 2009 by Trish Forde-Brennan
Green Party election candidate, Trish Forde-Brennan, has called for the Green party to enter into negotiations with all other parties with a view to establishing a Government of National Unity. This follows on from a motion debated at the Green Party Convention which took place at the weekend in White’s Hotel, Wexford. At first glance [...]
Opportunity to save on cost of electricity
Posted on February 26, 2009 by Trish Forde-Brennan
Green Party’s Trish Forde-Brennan welcomes the news that the public can now avail of a scheme to produce and sell electricity back to the ESB for distribution to the National Grid. This has real potential for us to reduce our electricity bills and to provide extra monies to both individual homes and farms.It is a [...]
Incredible Edibles campaign launched to encourage kids to eat their greens
Posted on February 10, 2009 by Trish Forde-Brennan
Green Party election candidate, Trish Forde-Brennan has welcomed the launch of a campaign today by Food Minister Trevor Sargent to encourage school children to grow five Irish fruit and vegetable crops in the classroom. The Incredible Edible packs, prepared by Agri Aware, are being sent to schools nationwide this week. Ms. Forde-Brennan said: “This is [...]
