Minister Eamon Ryan to address public meeting organised by Longford Westmeath Green Party

Minister for Communications, Climate Action, Environment and Transport, Eamon Ryan TD will travel to Mullingar for a special public meeting organised by the Longford Westmeath Green Party and hosted by Mayor of Mullingar, Cllr Hazel Smyth. The meeting will take place in Columb Barracks at 7.30pm and will be hosted by Noel Kinahan.

Minister Ryan will address the challenges facing us as a result of climate change and the urgent need to decarbonise our society, as well as the opportunities offered by the transition to a low-carbon economy. He will outline the progress made to date and share Green Party plans for the future.

In addition to the Minister, the evening will be packed with insights from a host of other speakers covering the topics of transport, energy and the Just Transition.

On transport, Cllr Louise Heavin will talk about the Active Travel programme and Ken MacPherson will discuss the opportunities provided by public transport in decarbonising our transport sector.

More speakers will be present on the night on a range of topics including public banking, car pooling, and pesticide use on public lands.