Seven Green policies to vote for in Northern Ireland on Thursday 5th May
Photo: The Green Party in Northern Ireland This Thursday, people in Northern Ireland will go to the polls to elect a new Assembly. They will have the chance to vote…
Who will the new Green MLAs be?
Ross Brown, Steven Agnew and Clare Bailey at the party's manifesto launch. Image: Green Party of Northern Ireland It's only one week to go until the Northern Ireland Assembly elections…
The Biggest Progressive Slate in Northern Irish History?
The Green Party in Northern Ireland's announcement that it will field 18 candidates for this May's NI Assembly elections - one in every constituency - comes with the historic opportunity…
A safe space for the marginalised: Young Greens in Northern Ireland
Aidan Jones is the Chair of Young Greens Northern Ireland Young people are discouraged from politics in Northern Ireland. Not that that's isolated to the region: across the world you'll…
Queen’s University Belfast students occupy for fossil fuel divestment
Queen’s University student activist group Fossil Free QUB are currently occupying the finance office at Queens University Belfast, stating that they will not leave until the university publicly commit to…
Clare Bailey in Belfast: fighting for pro-choice, gay rights, and transparency
Clare Bailey: Greens NI Deputy Leader and South Belfast Assembly candidate Deputy leader of the Northern Ireland Greens, a main driver in them both becoming a pro-choice party and in…
Learning apart: Northern Ireland’s divisions begin in the classroom
Green Party NI leader Steven Agnew and the present author, Georgia Grainger. The Greens have been very involved in the launch of the report. Photo credit: Sarah McCracken Approximately 90%…
Queen’s University senate meeting blocked by fossil free campaigners
Fossil Free Queens University Belfast's occupation this week. Image: Divest QMU. Tuesday, 10am, and student activists at Queen’s University Belfast begin occupying the Senate Chamber, disrupting the business of the…
Beyond “arguing about flags”: a cup of tea with Councillor John Barry
The Northern Ireland Green Party's 2014 conference. Image: GPNI In England and Wales we Greens like to think of ourselves as offering something different. We often talk of 'breaking the…
How we’re winning: Divesting from climate chaos at Queens University
As a Bruce Springsteen fanatic, I often find myself turning to the philosophical depths of his lyricism when my own words fail me. You can, therefore, understand why I find…