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Cllr Barry McKee @barryndgreen.bsky.social · 17h

Thankful to have had the opportunity to sign this open letter.

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Shauna Corr @shaunacorr.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

GOLD MINE: Inquiry latest as company argues their project will reduce water pollution levels amid plans to use 44,000 tonnes of ammonium nitrate explosives which could add to nitrogen pollution of groundwater, that already breaches conservation limits #environment #pollution #mining

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Cllr Brian Smyth @briansmyth99.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Green Party statement on Drumcree. It's time for independent international mediation.

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ash Anraí-Jones @looseyleftie.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

i can't help but feel like the DUP and SF have deliberately let this escalate, putting residents' (and regional) peace at risk because they're facing a tough upcoming election

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Cllr Brian Smyth @briansmyth99.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I wish the urgency and fight on both sides of the Garvaghy Rd row was the same around the demise of Lough Neagh. Sure, it's only our drinking water. Stormont couldn't care less.

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Cllr Anthony Flynn @antoflynnser.greenpartyni.org · 26/09/2026

Lough Neagh belongs to all of us. Today we gathered at Stormont to demand urgent action to protect it. We need to tackle pollution, invest in our water infrastructure & properly enforce environmental protections. 💚 Save Lough Neagh.

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 25/09/2026

Hey Jonathan Reynolds.. we've found a few...

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Green Party Northern Ireland @greenpartyni.org · 25/09/2026

“Today, the Parades Commission allowed a restricted parade down the Garvaghy Road, first time in almost 30 years. This is not a moment for triumphalism, but responsibility. We owe the next generation a broken cycle, not a repeated one.” 1/2

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Shauna Corr @shaunacorr.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Investigations into our chicken waste problem continue. With Lough Neagh high on the agenda this week maybe you’ll have a read of this very important work with @tbij.bsky.social Andrew Wasley @tommygreene.bsky.social and myself 👇 www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2026...

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The Muck Files: Dishing the dirt on the UK’s chicken waste trade

UK farm animals produce a monumental amount of waste. But where does it all go?

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Cllr Barry McKee @barryndgreen.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Can you give five minutes to help badgers from culling? Please use the guide at the link below (put together by the NI Badger group), to answer all the questions in the consultation. consultations2.nidirect.gov.uk/daera/potent... storage.googleapis.com/mailerlite-u...

Photograph of badger. Text that encourages people to have their say in DAERA consultation on badger culling in NI.

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Cllr Nick Hartley - Green Party @nickhartleygreen.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

A new report from my @greenparty.org.uk colleague @jamiedriscoll.bsky.social is out today. How comparing our country’s finances to a household budget has created a myth that keeps us hostage to an economy that makes most of us poorer. Here’s Jamie’s plan to get us out of this mess 👇

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Green Party Northern Ireland @greenpartyni.org · 22/09/2026

Belfast City Airport wants 13,000 extra flights a year and later take‑offs to 10.30pm over east Belfast and Holywood. If you live under the flight path, this is your chance to say no - sign the petition: greenpartyni.org/stop_belfast...

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Sian Berry MP @sianberry.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Are the Royal Family public servants or not? And if they are, then why do they have a blanket exemption on rules that others have to follow? In July I introduced a Bill to end outrageous Royal exemptions in the Freedom of Information Act. You can read it here: bills.parliament.uk/bills/4267

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Peter Walker @peterwalker99.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

By coincidence, I was asked by our opinion desk to write about the current panic over e-bikes, and so I wrote this, pointing out that if we're going to discuss e-bikes we should at least know what we're talking about. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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When is an ebike not an ebike? When it has a powerful illegal engine. Get this menace off our roads | Peter Walker

As a cyclist I want the authorities to act with clarity. Lime bikes and renters can be annoying, but the true threat is those who dangerously flout the law, says the Guardian’s senior political corres...

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Scottish Greens @scottishgreens.org · 14/09/2026

Public money shouldn't be used to fund companies who are profiting from illegal Israeli settlements or genocide. This week, parliament has a chance to end Scotland's complicity in genocide. 🇵🇸

Stop Funding Genocide. Scottish Greens to force vote in parliament to end taxpayer funding for companies complicit in Israel's genocide and illegal occupation.

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Philip O'Connor @philipoconnor.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

In 1933, a retirement home for Jewish people opened at Lützowstrasse 48/49 in Berlin, a place for them to live their remaining days in dignity. In 1939, it was taken over by the Nazis, who turned it into a propaganda office for HItler's Schutzstaffel - better known as the SS. (1/n)

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Cllr Anthony Flynn @antoflynnser.greenpartyni.org · 12/09/2026

What is happening to our waterways? Green water and dead fish at Crawfordsburn. An ecological crisis at Lough Neagh. And only 29% of NI's rivers are in good or high ecological condition. Whatever the explanation at Crawfordsburn, we should expect much better from DAERA & the Environment Minister.

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Carla Denyer @carladenyer.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Today I supported the Assisted Dying Bill because I want those in the final few months of life to have the agency to shorten their suffering if they wish Last year I supported many positive amendments to ensure this bill had robust safeguards. I am disappointed it did not pass🧵

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Owen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Remember the 3,000 people murdered by al-Qaeda terrorists 25 years ago. Remember the up to 4.6 million people - according to Brown University estimates - killed by US-led forces in the post-9/11 wars. A hideous crime, followed by the crime of the century.

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Green Party Northern Ireland @greenpartyni.org · 09/09/2026

Paul Givan says fairness means scrapping priority for disadvantaged children in pre-school admissions. Real fairness means finishing the job first. Only 65% of children currently have a full-time pre-school place. This is not a universal system yet, whatever the Minister calls it. 1/5

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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

So pleased to see @zackpolanski.bsky.social demanding the Government’s suppressed then redacted report on ecosystem collapse be published in full. People can’t prepare for what they don’t know - concealing this report is unforgivable #WildSummit

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Polanski calls for report on ecosystem collapse to be published in full

Green leader says ministers must stop ‘hiding the truth’ about threat to UK security from climate and nature crisis

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Elaine Crory @elainecrory.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

What Paul Givan has done with removing the social disadvantage criteria (SDC) without consulting on it - something he explicitly said he planned in the draft childcare strategy - will cut a generation of disadvantaged kids off at the knees. Many of them from (ostensibly) DUP voting families.

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Patricia Devlin @trishdevlin.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Six years ago, Ireland was promised a dedicated Wildlife Crime Unit. It never materialised, and no one really explained why. I went looking for answers. It took a year-long battle with the NPWS and an Information Commissioner investigation to get them. Here’s what I found ⬇️ jrnl.ie/7135559

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The FOI Files: The year-long battle for records on Ireland’s promised Wildlife Crime Unit

The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage claimed disclosure could harm wildlife crime investigations and future prosecutions, but the Information Commissioner disagreed.

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Green Party Northern Ireland @greenpartyni.org · 08/09/2026

“Stormont must take responsibility for Translink cuts” - Cllr Anthony Flynn, Assembly candidate North Down.

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 07/09/2026

Andy Burnham promised to cap political donations. Now he’s in Downing Street, he’s backtracked. Politics should work for ordinary people, not billionaires and corporate lobbyists. Read Rachel Millward’s full article below 👇

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Green Party Northern Ireland @greenpartyni.org · 07/09/2026

We’re hiring! 2 fixed-term roles from Oct 2026: Communications & Events Officer (25hrs/wk) and Regional Organiser (30hrs/wk). No party experience needed. Apply by 12pm Mon 21 Sept 2026. Request an info pack: leader@greenpartyni.org

Green Party NI hiring graphic: Communications & Events Officer (25hrs/wk) and Regional Organiser (30hrs/wk), fixed-term contractor roles from Oct 2026. Apply by 12pm Mon 21 Sept 2026 via leader@greenpartyni.org.

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Sarah Creighton @saraita101.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Gerard McCarthy's response to Maureen Lipman is so fucking good

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

The government must know full well that many people have neither the space nor the money to store extra food in their homes. It is individuating responsibility for a collective problem. As usual, it is the poorest and most excluded who will suffer from it. 🧵 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Minister tells Brits to stock up on days of supplies after ‘supersize’ El Niño warning

Exclusive: Angela Eagle urges UK citizens to be ‘a bit more resilient’ as they plan for national emergencies

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Aliza Adi (she/her) @alizaadi.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

#CleanAir is a human right - even for us city folk

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Shauna Corr @shaunacorr.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Not the first major boo-boo by NI’s Department for Infrastructure in relation to the Dalradian gold mine application. Now they’ve paid around £400,000 for a report they didn’t even submit into evidence 👀 www.thedetail.tv/articles/400...

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Stormont department spent £400,000 on gold mine report rejected as late evidence by Sperrins inquiry

This is the second time Stormont officials failed to submit documentation to the inquriy on time

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Cllr Brian Smyth @briansmyth99.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

ALL THE DUP HAVE LEFT ARE CULTURE WARS TO DEFLECT FROM THEIR MESS. Last night I challenged the DUP on housing. Twenty years in government, & working class Loyalist communities are continually failed and been abandoned by them. Instead they chose to pick culture wars around climate action.

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Green Party Northern Ireland @greenpartyni.org · 31/08/2026

8,383. That’s every graduate vacancy advertised across the UK last month: down 45% in a year and the lowest number on record. Employers are already pointing to AI adoption as part of the reason. 1/10

Graphic showing the cover of Northern Ireland’s Artificial Intelligence Strategy. Large text reads: “THEY WROTE THE CONCLUSION BEFORE THEY ASKED THE QUESTION. THEN THEY TOLD YOU, OUT LOUD, THAT THEY’RE NOT INTERESTED IN YOUR ANSWER.” Green Party NI branding and legal imprint appear at the bottom.

Graphic with a dark blue and green background. Two tilted BBC-style news screenshots appear in the centre: one headline reads “Stormont suggests AI could automate public sector admin,” and the other reads “Graduate job vacancies drop by almost 50% in a year, survey suggests.” White dotted lines connect the two headlines. Text on the right says “JOIN THE DOTS.” Green Party NI branding and legal imprint appear at the bottom.

Graphic with a blurred green and blue background. Two highlighted quotations from Northern Ireland’s draft AI Strategy appear in white and lime-green text: • Page 4: “This strategy is grounded in the premise that… AI can unlock significant opportunities.” • Page 7: “Debate will inevitably persist… but the purpose of this strategy is not to pronounce on those debates.” Below the quotations, large text reads: “They made up their minds before they asked you — then told you your answer would not change it.” Green Party NI branding and legal imprint appear at the bottom, with a hand icon and number 3 indicating the third slide in a carousel.

Graphic containing four highlighted quotations from the draft AI strategy: • Page 4: AI can “create higher-quality jobs.” • Page 26: Public servants can be freed up by “automating routine public-facing tasks.” • Page 33: Workers are “at risk of AI-displacement,” particularly people already facing inequality. • Page 38: A “marketing campaign” could answer the question “why AI?” The quotes appear in white and lime-green text over a blurred green and blue background. A hand icon indicates swiping left. Green Party NI branding and legal imprint appear at the bottom.

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Mr and Mrs Trellis @thenorfolkcoast.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Veterinary Medicines - pesticides used in tick & flea treatments are bad for freshwater bugs. The collective, large-scale use of pesticides in vet medicine is equating to pollution across UK waterways with knock-on effects to freshwater invertebrates & ecosystems www.buglife.org.uk/campaigns/ve...

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Veterinary Medicines - Buglife

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Green Party Northern Ireland @greenpartyni.org · 29/08/2026

Cregagh Glen should be a place for fresh air, clean water and wildlife - not repeated pollution incidents. The river has already been hit multiple times in just a couple of years. 1/3

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Green Party Northern Ireland @greenpartyni.org · 27/08/2026

From today, households in GB can legally plug in solar and start saving. Northern Ireland still can’t. Assembly candidate for North Down Cllr Anthony Flynn was promised our rules would move in step with Britain, but that hasn’t happened, and renters and flat dwellers are losing £110 a year saving.

Letterhead correspondence from the Department for the Economy, dated 20 May 2026, reference COR-0278-2026, from Minister Dr Caoimhe Archibald MLA to Cllr Anthony Flynn regarding plug-in solar. The letter states the British Government has begun work to enable plug-in solar devices to be sold in Britain and Northern Ireland, that Energy Secretary Ed Miliband wrote to the Electricity Networks Association on 30 March 2026 to progress the work, and that NIE Networks has indicated the review of Engineering Recommendation G98/NI is expected to proceed in parallel with the equivalent British process and conclude on broadly similar timescales. It closes with the Minister’s signature and title.

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Green Party Northern Ireland @greenpartyni.org · 26/08/2026

Belfast City Council has agreed to light up city hall for International Safe Abortion Day September 28, and that visibility matters. 1/5

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Simon Oldridge @sioldridge.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Fed up with people shirking responsibility by arguing that the UK causes just 1% of emissions? Here are two fantastic analogies from a primary school teacher, Mark in Coventry, who called Sheila Fogerty on @lbc.co.uk - one involving dog poo 😆 Other arguments here: www.nebriefing.org/mp-dialogue

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Green Party Northern Ireland @greenpartyni.org · 17/08/2026

Mal O’Hara has been chosen as the Green Party candidate for North Belfast, and he’s ready for the fight ahead. One in four children in North Belfast live in poverty. Thousands of households are homeless while homes across Ardoyne, Ballysillan and beyond sit empty, cold and falling apart. 1/2

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Green Party Northern Ireland @greenpartyni.org · 16/08/2026

Zero prosecutions in 2024. Zero in 2025. The department meant to protect Lough Neagh is marking its own homework, and nature is paying the price. We need a fully funded Independent EPA with real teeth. 💚 Join us to make that happen greenpartyni.org/join

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Stop Funding Hate @stopfundinghate.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

#IKEA say they're committed to helping "change the narrative" around refugees in the media for the better - but they're also advertising on Talk Radio, funding content like this 👇 TAKE ACTION 👉 contact #IKEA, urging them to pull ads from Talk Radio: ☎️ 1-888-888-4532 💬 www.ikea.com/us/en/custom...

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European Environmental Bureau🍃 @eeb.org · 12/08/2026

Climate action is about making life better. Just look at Latvia’s measures to help low-income households cut energy and transport costs: 🏠 €20k for home renovations 🚆 5 new electric trains 🚗 €15k for electric cars 🚌 On-demand public transport for remote areas 🚲 Free bike-sharing in 97 schools

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Green Party Northern Ireland @greenpartyni.org · 13/08/2026

Áine Groogan is standing as our Green Party candidate for South Belfast & Mid Down in 2027. 1/4

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Neil Atkinson @knoxharrington.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

The nature of the consortium looking to buy a stake in Liverpool from FSG is why English football needs a) stronger regulation b) obliging greater transparency and engagement c) enforced rules around spending In order to protect the long term future of the game and clubs.

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BTO Northern Ireland @bto-ni.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

As we head to the beach for the summer, why not get familiar with some of the seabirds you can see around Northern Ireland's coastline? Check out the following posts for some ID tips!

A photo of a Kittiwake in flight with labelled features that read: black eye; grey back; black wingtips; black legs and, yellow bill.

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Last week Zack Polanski and the Green Party held a press conference with Chris Packham, the BBC did not play full clips of it This morning, Nigel Farage and Reform UK held a press conference, since, the BBC have continued to play full clips from it

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Stephen Baker @stephenbaker.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Governments can either support a democratic public media or they can stand by and watch their national democracies die. It’s that stark. Media regulation and policy can’t be pushed aside or down the political agenda. It is constitutive of the political settlement we live in. Act accordingly.

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Green Party Northern Ireland @greenpartyni.org · 10/08/2026

East Belfast is struggling, and it's time someone said so plainly: meet Brian Smyth, our 2027 Assembly candidate. 1/3

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