Ireland - Community

Plug-in solar being raised by Green Party in Ireland

ElaineBaker — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 19:10:37 +0000

Green Party leader Roderic O’Gorman has raised this in parliament and Green Party Energy spokesperson Ossian Smyth has issued press release.

Dáil: https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2026-02-25/15/question/15/

Press release: https://www.greenparty.ie/news/green-party-calls-immediate-approval-plug-solar-combat-soaring-energy-bills

Green Party leader raised this directly with the Taoiseach in the Dáil: https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2026-03-24/speech/109/

Green technologies concentrated in affluent areas ...

Juri Hertel — Sun, 15 Mar 2026 22:50:20 +0000

An article in the Irish Times (13.3.2026) claims that 'green technologies' aren't affordable:

https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2026/03/13/green-divide-emerges-with-evs-solar-panels-and-heat-pumps-concentrated-in-affluent-areas/

Could someone contact the IT and explain plug-in?

Introductions from Ireland

ElaineBaker — Tue, 06 Jan 2026 17:45:47 +0000

Hello I am Elaine Baker - I am a climate activist, I am involved with several policy advocacy groups related to energy, and I also work in electricity flexibility as my paid job. Some voluntary roles I have which are relevant to this: I am chair of the Community Energy Federation of Ireland (http://cefoi.ie), and I am chair of the Policy Council and Convenor of the Energy Policy Group in the Green Party of Ireland. I live very close to Cloughjordan ecovillage in Tipperary, Ireland. For a full list of voluntary work I do see http://linksta.cc/@elaineactivism