Fear and loathing in Athlone: scenes from the Green Party conference

Will this weekend be a key date in the evolution of Irish farming? It may just be. For the people will have spoken, through the Citizen’s Assembly on Biodiversity.

Pat O'Toole

26 November 2022

Eamon Ryan addresses a press conference at the Green Party 2022 conference.

Scene 1: The Journey, 7.00-9.00am

I’m on the road to Athlone, to attend my first Green Party conference. It’s the first in-person conference the party has had since entering Government in mid-2020, when the country was in COVID-19 lockdown.

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