Green Party Councillor Claire Byrne talks to James Byrne in Ringsend while canvassing for the local elections in Dublin. Yet the main culprit – climate change – is far down the list of Irish voter concerns. For the Greens, climate action has always been its main policy priority but on this occasion the Social Democrats have an equally detailed document. But there is no significant shift in Irish public opinion against climate action, in contrast to other European countries, a Friends of the Earth (FoE) poll found. Going down that path in a scenario where climate action is unpopular risks compounding current difficulties for Irish Greens.

Source: The Irish Times June 06, 2024 16:44 UTC