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Green Party Conference, 2009

By Simon McGarr ⋅ March 4, 2009 ⋅ Email This Post Email This Post ⋅ Print This Post Print This Post ⋅ Post a comment
  • 3:04 PM shortcipher - @trishw78 There should be no problem if you got a bill, its a simple charge spread evenly over everyone #gp09 #1centtexttax
  • 3:04 PM shortcipher - @dermotcasey That’s why it is such a good idea, hits everyone relatively equally and no major negative consequences #gp09 #1centtexttax
  • 6:28 PM Suzy Byrne - Facebook login for Scribble maybe broken or maybe just me?
  • 6:28 PM Simon McGarr - Nope, broken for me too. I used the Twitter login instead. Vital liveblog info.
  • 6:29 PM lostexpectation - test #gp09
  • 6:29 PM Simon McGarr - GP guy says he’s amenable in principle to handing over control of Conference liveblog. Want to arrange logistics. I hope to oblige #GP09
  • 6:29 PM gavinsblog - Registered for Green Party conf on Saturday #gp09 anyone else going?
  • 6:32 PM squidlimerick - @gavinsblog will be there sat and sun #gp09
  • 6:32 PM lostexpectation - is http://www.coveritlive.com/ not better, as used by http://tinyurl.com/d7jbqm #GP09
  • 6:33 PM Simon McGarr - Coveritlive will never have my heart.
  • 6:48 PM greenparty_ie - New liveblog URL for convention is http://tinyurl.com/gplivenew. Simon McGarr is guest moderator. #GP09
  • 6:51 PM Simon McGarr - Well, here we are now.
    As delivered hot from my inbox, comes the lineup for the weekend.
  • 6:51 PM Simon McGarr - Draft media schedule – Green Party Convention 09
    Please note: times and locations are subject to change. We will circulate a link to the website where speeches and other news items will be posted ASAP. A link to the final agenda/clar will follow tomorrow.

    Simon McGarr, of irishelection.com, will be the guest moderator the Convention’s liveblog, which is located at: http://www.scribblelive.com/Event/Green_Party_Conference_2009 . The Green Party’s twitter feed is:     .

    Friday 6 March

    12pm: PHOTOCALL: Minister Trevor Sargent attends Wexford farmers market

    1pm: Trevor Sargent visits Cushinstown National School

    1.30pm: PHOTOCALL: Visit to Cushinstown organic centre

    3.30pm: PHOTOCALL: Visit for delegates to Wexford wildfowl reserve

    3.30pm: PHOTOCALL: Minister Eamon Ryan takes a walkabout in Wexford town

    4.30pm: PHOTOCALL: John Gormley visits Wexford Opera House

    6pm: Media registration desk opens for collection of accreditation

    6.30pm: PHOTOCALL: Female candidates gather to mark international women’s day

    7pm: Official opening of convention, address by Party Leader John Gormley

    7.15pm: Denise Charlton of the Immigrant Council of Ireland and Joanna McMinn of National Women’s Council of Ireland address delegates ahead of International Women’s Day (on Sunday).

    8-10pm:What matters to us? Local election candidates address convention on important local issues. Speakers will be assessed by a guest panel including Terry Prone and Noel Whelan. The best performers will be win the prize of being seated on stage during John Gormley’s televised keynote speech on Saturday night.

    Saturday 7 March

    10.30am: PHOTOCALL: Walkabout Wexford harbour with candidates. Doorstep opportunity with Green Party Leader John Gormley

    10.30am: Delivery of motions to convention begins

    11am: Live RTE broadcast begins

    12.35pm: Senator Deirdre de Burca addresses conference

    12.45pm: Green Party Chairman Senator Dan Boyle addresses conference

    2pm: Local groups continue delivery of motions to convention

    2.50pm: Minister Eamon Ryan addresses conference on Recession: Disaster or opportunity for social and economic innovation. He will be followed by guest speakers Colm McCarthy and Professor Peadar Kirby.

    4pm: PHOTOCALL: With all Green Party local election candidates

    4pm: Workshops begin, guest speaker architect Sunand Prasad will take part in workshop entitled: Spring Forward: How to turn crisis into opportunity in the built environment

    7.45pm: Minister Eamon Ryan presents the finalists in the Green Filmmakers competition. Members will vote to decide the winner.

    8pm: Liam O Maonlai takes to the stage

    8.15pm: Deputy Leader Mary White addresses convention

    8.30pm: Green Party Leader John Gormley addresses convention

    Sunday 8 March

    9.50am: Range of motions from local groups continue

    10.30am: PHOTOCALL: Ministers reading the Sunday papers

    11am: Concluding press conference

    1.30pm: NEC election results announced

    1.40pm: Green Party Leader John Gormley closes Convention ’09.
  • 6:53 PM gavinsblog - @suzybie hope you make it down! hotels.com has rooms avail #gp09
  • 6:58 PM Simon McGarr - #GP09 liveblog already a host of new experiences. I’m named in the mediashot, and have been handed the twitters of Official Greens.
  • 6:58 PM Simon McGarr - The number of things I’ve been cited as being ‘of’ is a growing and surprisingly diverse collection.
  • 7:05 PM greenparty_ie - New liveblog URL for convention is http://tinyurl.com/gplivenew. Simon McGarr is guest moderator. #GP09
  • 7:10 PM stephencrowley - the pre Leader speech warm up music is very interesting to say the least http://www.myspace.com/liamomaonlaimusic #GP09
  • 7:10 PM Simon McGarr - Lineup for the #GP09 Green Party conference is posted http://tinyurl.com/gplivenew here. It seems to involve walks and pictures. V. Bucolic.
  • 7:14 PM Suzy Byrne - Just noted Liam O’Maonlai alright. One hot house flower – do they sing together still? Will he sing songs about recession and redundancy like the Celtic Tenors did on Saturday night? I see a new blog post series for the music bloggers here on pre leaders speeches entertainment choices!
  • 7:15 PM stephencrowley - I’ll be there … must update my photo haven’t used twitter properly since the GP special convention going into government
  • 7:21 PM Simon McGarr - Off the phone with Damian Connon. He assures me he’s looking forward to the excitement of seeing his TDs twittering from the bar though the night.
  • 7:22 PM barratree - and green party convention is off!…online anyway Keep up with the liveblog on http://tinyurl.com/gplivenew #gp09
  • 7:24 PM Simon McGarr - I look forward to hearing of spontaneous liveblog inspired meetups.
  • 7:25 PM Simon McGarr - Just reading the line up again. I notice that the prize for best candidate speech is to sit mute behind the leader on d’telly. #Gp09
  • 7:29 PM stephencrowley - so many candidate photo shoots. they are a necessary evil though. but will eat into my weekend. must pick and choose the right ones.
  • 7:40 PM stephencrowley - I’m also looking forward to meeting all the new young greens who will be experiencing party politics for the first time.( the young greens are affiliated to the green party and organise independently)
  • 7:49 PM barratree - better then last year is all that can be said – a ridiculously offensive comedian that apart from not being funny caused several walkouts. Don’t know how it wasn’t picked up. With all the blogging there’ll be no such luck this year!
  • 10:24 PM eyeballtickler - Follow @yrctweets, the feed of a soon-to-be-launched online mag. GP convention will be covered this wknd by me & @eoinbannon. #GP09
  • 11:04 PM mcdermsus - I had forgotten about that comedian, it was a painful few minutes while he was onstage. Am starting to get excited about heading down to Wexford.
  • 11:04 PM squidlimerick - facebook login for this seems to be borked.
  • 11:04 PM barratree - Young Greens will be meeting on Friday at 8pm for an election and drinks at #gp09 – all welcome
  • 11:06 PM ryano - Green Party Convention seems like a good excuse to get twittering again #GP09
  • 11:07 PM yrctweets - Lenny and Eoin Bannon tweeting on the convention here, and blogging at http://www.yellowromancandles.wordpress.com #GP09
  • 11:07 PM Suzy Byrne - Yes Squid that seems to be the case – am trying to find out more about it and see if it can be repaired.
  • 11:27 PM squidlimerick - @suzybie when i liveblogged munster v all blacks was able to put photos on scribblelive, which is why i wondered about facebook login #gp09
  • 11:44 PM Suzy Byrne - I’ve been on to the developer and he is onto it. Facebook may have altered a setting.
  • 12:41 AM Suzy Byrne - Scribble Live staff confirm that the Facebook login problem should be fixed now -if there are further problems please let us know.
  • 1:07 AM barratree - listening to Best of Scrap Saturday. Nothing gets close to it. Nob Nation is funny but lowest denominator. Oh Gerry Stembridge…
  • 6:49 AM squidlimerick - Motions 1 and 2 at convention relate to government of national unity. Could this explain why govt invited other parties to talk 2day? #GP09
  • 3:22 PM squidlimerick - @suzybie login page sends you to a page which is blank. still some problems with login #gp09
  • 3:33 PM greenparty_ie - #GP09 – setting up for the Green Party convention down in Wexford setting up for the convention.
  • 3:43 PM stephencrowley - I read the evening echo for the first time in my life today. First time for everything.
  • 3:44 PM stephencrowley - 6 from ucc coming t convention. Getting the 10.40 bus. Should be there by 2 #gp09
  • 4:08 PM barratree - @stephencrowley ah. Excellent. Could you ring the hostel and tell them 6 will be arriving at 2 so? I said we’d be down at 3. (0)53 21208
  • 4:09 PM barratree - finishing organising accommodation for #gp09 – if any’s free twitter (and ye) will be the first to know
  • 4:53 PM barratree - x3 spaces free for Friday night of #gp09 if any bloggers looking for space. Direct message me
  • 5:15 PM CiaranCuffe - Felt bad that my Dáil office in a 10 year old building next to Leinster House had a D2 BER Cert. until I found out Bord Pleanála is E2!
  • 9:21 PM TheMikeKelly - @darraghdoyle v good thanks Are you going to the green party convention?
  • 9:22 PM bosca - (no title): Looks like Ciaran Cuffe is not holding much hope of keeping his seat in Dun Laoghaire next time out… http://tinyurl.com/azq8v5
  • 9:22 PM gerandclaire - @sherosays ciaran cuffe and the bicycle tax rebate row. He was twittering about it
  • 9:23 PM PoliticsIE - O’Leary: “Gormley knows nothing about transport, knows little about anything” http://tinyurl.com/apcc8v
  • 9:32 PM barratree - #gp09 blog is up on www.convention.greenparty.ie – motions, agenda. Speeches and photos
  • 9:39 PM tomlowe - @barratree #gp09 Investing in reducing greenhouse emissions in economic crisis: number 439 on my list of priorities.
  • 9:50 PM barratree - oh wow…. massive screw up on primetime. maire hoctor froze up and they played in not once but twice with Miriam saying “its not live”.
  • 7:57 AM ryano - Anyone know why the #GP09 live blog keeps switching from descending by date to ascending by date? Or is that just me?
  • 8:04 AM stephencrowley - @ryano they made me a mod for a while. by accident I believe. not too sure. but they changed it. now just a lowly contributor
  • 8:04 AM krayZpaving - @ryano @ciarancuffe Reckon if LH2000 had aircon rather than those stupid automatic windows it would have a better rating!
  • 8:04 AM barratree - @ryano I think its for excitement really. Keeps me guessing…
  • 8:04 AM Simon McGarr - @ryano the switching direction is a slight oddity of the ScribbleLive software.
  • 8:06 AM Simon McGarr - @stephencrowley the switching you in and out of moderation status was a result of a slight oddity in me. Had intended to follow your stream
  • 8:11 AM stephencrowley - @Tupp_Ed well due to a slight oddity in me. the blog is still completely following my twitter. no matter how mundane and unrelated
  • 9:09 AM barratree - the cyclists should be on their way to #gp09 – I’m lazy this year.
  • 9:13 AM barratree - and will the European Defence Agency -and Ireland’s future in it- feature at #gp09 ? see http://tinyurl.com/d36tfw
  • 11:19 AM stephencrowley - On the bus now. 2 of us only. The other 4 are car pooling due to the inadequacy of public buses. #gp09
  • 11:19 AM ryano - Spending the day catching up on emails from people I’m going to see at #GP09 :)
  • 11:24 AM Simon McGarr - #GP09 liveblog seems a bit of a chore compared to the #ffaf one. I think its because there isn’t the huge general interest. More an internal
  • 11:24 AM Simon McGarr - #GP09 conversation. Though matters may pick up as the convention gets underway. 10europ says @Fergal is right about the Menu reports.
  • 11:26 AM Simon McGarr - Though from the Greens’ perspective, its probably good news they aren’t being buried under the flood of invective the #ffaf provoked. #GP09
  • 11:44 AM Suzy Byrne - ‘The Green Party today announced that MiCandidate will provide online tools and resources for their party and candidates in the 2009 Local and European elections.’
  • 11:55 AM CiaranCuffe - Taking the 13h20 train south from Dún Laoghaire to Green Party Convention, White’s Hotel Wexford, kinda glad I decided not to cycle#GP09
  • 11:56 AM CiaranCuffe - Taking the 13h20 train south from Dún Laoghaire to Green Party Convention, White’s Hotel Wexford, kinda glad I decided not to cycle #GP09
  • 12:05 PM barratree - @Tupp_Ed I’m sure once the ambassadors start storming out there’ll be some interest
  • 12:13 PM damienblake - @tupp_ed I don’t know about #gp09, but #ffaf took until the Saturday to heat up both online and at the event itself
  • 12:20 PM greenparty_ie - #GP09 – Green Party Live Convention 09 site launched: Follow the up to the minute events in Wexford: http://convention.greenparty.ie
  • 12:21 PM greenparty_ie - Revised schedule for the GP convention is online: http://tinyurl.com/dd7mzp #GP09
  • 12:24 PM stephencrowley - its a seperate website which is not up yet. there are plans for it to be similar to micandidate. with more features and growth. #gp09
  • 12:29 PM CiaranCuffe - Seachtain Na Gaeilge, go mo leis sceil! Táim ag dul anois go dtí Port Lairge ar an traen, agus tá se ag cur fearthaine i Kingstown #GP09
  • 12:31 PM yrctweets - I’ll start tweeting the GP convention here later today – starting with the 4 hr road trip from Galway to Wexford. #gp09
  • 12:33 PM eyeballtickler - Yellow Roman Candles’s twitter feed is getting going today, starting with the Green Party convention. Follow @yrctweets
  • 12:33 PM stephencrowley - the convention website is nice. hopefully it will have all the audio clips like it did a few years back… nudge #gp09
  • 12:39 PM yrctweets - Hmmmm, where’s our logo? Not appearing it seems.
  • 12:42 PM stephencrowley - rte’s special feature uses the photo of john gormley’s rumble at ranlagh in its coverage http://tinyurl.com/cnaaud #gp09 also live feeds
  • 12:45 PM eyeballtickler - Uploading 110KB JPEG photo to use as Twitter image and I’m only getting whitespace for @yrctweets. Anyone know what I’m doing wrong?
  • 12:47 PM CiaranCuffe - Loch Garmain, Loch Garmain, Loch Garmain, Must … not … forget….
  • 12:48 PM yrctweets - Choosing my iPod soundtrack for #gp09. Would Arcade Fire’s ‘Keep the Car Running’ be a bad choice? #gp09
  • 3:03 PM stephencrowley - Just arrived. Kirwan hospital is nice. Just enthusiastic candidates so far. #gp09
  • 3:03 PM yrctweets - I’ll start tweeting the GP convention here later today – starting with the 4 hr road trip from Galway to Wexford. #gp09
  • 4:00 PM Simon McGarr - @barratree Can we expect to see flickr pics of a big TV screen showing the live rolling ScribbleLive page? Better than a notice board #GP09
  • 4:15 PM yrctweets - Leaving galway for wexford. Raining here, is the sunny south east living up to its name? #gp09
  • 4:26 PM CiaranCuffe - In White’s Hotel Wexford, Greens Conf. #GP09, Sunand Prasad, head of UK Architects to speak on turning crisis into opportunity tomorrow 3.45
  • 5:06 PM barratree - down at #GP09 andam impressed. Great hotel and nice place.
  • 5:06 PM greenparty_ie - 2009 convention has officially opened. – you can still come along if you haven’t yet registered. Info: http://www,greenparty.ie/convention
  • 5:13 PM barratree - @Tupp_Ed Big tv screens? Never. All small and energy efficient ;)
  • 6:49 PM squidlimerick - #GP09 is the scribble live blog for this dead. can now log in using facebook but cannot post.
  • 6:49 PM greenparty_ie - At convention now: – New welcome to members #gp09
  • 6:49 PM mleathem - #gp09 – Let me introduce myself: Martin Leathem – Green Party New Media Officer. I’m in accredited media room now. All online etc…
  • 6:50 PM stephencrowley - trying to upload pictures to twitter/twitpic. not happening for me may i suggest using gpac09 as the flickr tag #gp09
  • 6:50 PM Suzy Byrne - Liveblog now live again – it must go to sleep on it’s own!
  • 6:58 PM greenparty_ie - Convention will be officially opened in 15mins by John Gormley – watch live at http://tinyurl.com/b376lz
  • 6:58 PM bluire - @damienmulley did gormley mention anything about the dreaded one cent sms tax? :-)
  • 6:59 PM stephencrowley - Micandidate just has a stand here. Interesting. #gp09
  • 7:04 PM barratree - #gplive feed is http://tinyurl.com/b376lz and the nasty sound has gone!
  • 7:04 PM damienmulley - John Gormley “One of the issues that has caused deep concern and upset in our party has been the changes to the Equality Authority” #gp09
  • 7:04 PM Simon McGarr - #GP09 Look out Greens, your conversations in your hall are being broadcast across the Interweb. Currently discussing stage directions
  • 7:04 PM damienmulley - Gormley “The planned further decentralisation of staff has been stopped and a further review of funding for the Equality Authority” #gp09
  • 7:09 PM yrctweets - So, any suggestions or interesting things to check out in wexford? #gp09
  • 7:13 PM barratree - think I’m gonna head into the yet to start opening address.
  • 7:15 PM Simon McGarr - #GP09 audio feed has male voice plaintively saying “We just need our leader now.”
  • 7:16 PM Suzy Byrne - Senator Dan Boyle was the male voice!
  • 7:18 PM stephencrowley - For some reason the whole layout reminds me of the pds far too much. #gp09
  • 7:18 PM justinf - @suzybie nice having a realtime chat next to the vidstream #gp09
  • 7:18 PM stephencrowley - The lights are hurting my eyes. Damn spots pointing at the audience. #gp09
  • 7:19 PM CiaranCuffe - Good news from GP Convention. Equality Authority staff decentralisation stopped AND ind . Review of their funding
  • 7:19 PM barratree - no helicopters for John – says he’s afriad of the assassination attempts #Gp09
  • 7:19 PM barratree - reversal of cuts to equality authority says John #GP09
  • 7:19 PM barratree - no helicopters for John – says he’s afriad of the assassination attempts #Gp09
  • 7:20 PM barratree - “when we joined this government we were wanted, not needed. Now we’re needed” #GP09
  • 7:21 PM Mark_Coughlan - @tupp_ed Are you at the #gp09 or watching online?
  • 7:21 PM Simon McGarr - #GP09 Gormely speech suggests many’s the earfuls he has got recently.
  • 7:22 PM greenparty_ie - #gp09 – Leader John Gormley’s opening speech ongoing now. “Whene we joined Government we were wanted, but not needed – Now we are needed”
  • 7:23 PM barratree - and adam douglas gets a special shout out #GP09
  • 7:25 PM Simon McGarr - #GP09 @Mark_Coughlan I am sitting in my kitchen. My 2ft high companion just joined in a round of applause while eating pasta.
  • 7:25 PM Mark_Coughlan - @tupp_ed Is your 2ft high companion of them Green Party student radicals? #gp09
  • 7:25 PM barratree - “the wealthy will pay their fair share with the Green Party in government” #GP09
  • 7:26 PM greenparty_ie - #gp09 – JG welcomes Candidates (European and Local) including N.I. Greens, as we are an All Ireland Party
  • 7:27 PM greenparty_ie - John Gormley announces a Green new deal – towards a better economy – #GP09
  • 7:31 PM barratree - “Green New Deal” now available on www.convention.greenparty.ie #GP09
  • 7:32 PM Squid Limerick - #gp09 will be there tomorrow @ 1130. leaving really early tomorrow morning
  • 7:32 PM stephencrowley - Speaking about foreign organic market. Always thought you should keep organic local. But he our food is of a higher quality, who am i to disagree with the consumer.
  • 7:32 PM Squid Limerick - test #gp09
  • 7:33 PM barratree - “i see from an interview Paul would like me to be more of an extrovert”….
  • 7:33 PM Simon McGarr - Gormley mentions the Government “Getting our act together” as part of the road to Wonderville. #GP09
  • 7:33 PM MickFealty - Thea re avery happy, compater too #FFAF last week… #GP09
  • 7:33 PM MickFealty - banish light- touch financial regulation and the reckless profit-driven bank system it fostered.. #GP09
  • 7:38 PM Simon McGarr - Wexford Green Man on now. Clearly a nervous speaker- linking Wexford with Ireland’s Greens. Endearingly human. #GP09
  • 7:38 PM greenparty_ie - Now on Podium: Danny Forde (Wexford Greens) #gp09
  • 7:39 PM stephencrowley - Danny forde is not that engaging a speaker. He’s great in person and his content is great. But the delivery seems scripted. #gp09
  • 7:39 PM Mark_Coughlan - The greens announce TWENTY-SEVEN year agenda. what about adapting to change staying current? #gp09 A must-read no doubt.
  • 7:40 PM Simon McGarr - #GP09 Argh! Any speaker on a podium drearing on who starts a sentence with “In 1868…” Needs the Shepard’s crook
  • 7:42 PM Suzy Byrne - There is something very real about this evenings session in comparison to last weeks conference. External speakers being used also. Joanna McMinn from National Women’s Council is also Chairperson of the Equality and Rights Alliance so her reaction to Gormley’s announcement will be particularly interesting.
  • 7:43 PM Simon McGarr - #GP09 I’m afraid I’m a bit lost on the link between increasing Green Party Councillors and Dafur women.
  • 7:44 PM Suzy Byrne - I’m wondering if a leader from a women’s migrants group could not have spoken tonight.
  • 7:45 PM stephencrowley - That’s because the green party ain’t nothin but real. Fo sho
  • 7:45 PM stephencrowley - Yay. Good speaker… At least in comparison.
  • 7:46 PM stephencrowley - I do like the idea of targets and access. But the arguement will always remain that quotas will get there faster. But with even more inequality imo
  • 7:49 PM Simon McGarr - I’m probably not the best audience for this speech, because it seems to be going on forever. #GP09
  • 7:49 PM stephencrowley - It’s international ‘women’s day’ and this celebrates that and the weak in society. Won’t get up votes but it’s an important issue.
  • 7:50 PM greenparty_ie - Video coverage of the Convention is also streamed on RTE site:
    http://tinyurl.com/dmy7f8
  • 7:52 PM Simon McGarr - Will… to… Live….Going..
  • 7:58 PM CiaranCuffe - Round of applause for Denise Charlton’s mention at #GP09 of one of our Tallaght candidates Tendai Madondo http://tinyurl.com/c83o4f
  • 8:01 PM Suzy Byrne - Joanna McMinn rejects assertion made at launch of Equality Authority’s strategic plan that it’s business as usual with a 43% budget cut…Also mentions cuts to Irish human rights commission.
  • 8:08 PM justinf - green party new deal – pdf download here http://convention.greenparty.ie/?attachment_id=122 #gp09 #irishpolitics
  • 8:09 PM Suzy Byrne - Senator Deirdre de Burca shows us she has been paying attention to the guest speakers.
  • 8:14 PM Suzy Byrne - So it’s Green party Council Candidate talent competition now? Winner gets to sit behind leader tomorrow night?
  • 8:18 PM Suzy Byrne - Terry Prone, Donal Geoghegan and Noel Whelan judges
  • 8:18 PM mcdermsus - councillors coming on now. I finally made it to the hall.
  • 8:18 PM mcdermsus - looking forward to a fun 2 hours with plenty of interesting issues
  • 8:22 PM mcdermsus - good start by Caroline Burrell on community gardens.
  • 8:26 PM Suzy Byrne - Some of these speakers are well experienced and up against first time candidates? hardly fair?
  • 8:30 PM le - is healy the party spokesman on climate change i havn’t heard from him for ages, he my local guy #GP09
  • 8:30 PM mcdermsus - a range of good proposals put forward by the first group. school books, planning, protections of massy wood to name a few
  • 8:32 PM markmcgreg - #GP09 holy feck it’s the Green Factor – they are being assessed on speech delivery like wtf
  • 8:32 PM markmcgreg - #GP09 -big issues addressed – school books being sold with a ‘CD’
  • 8:37 PM le - candidate from mayo doesn’t mention shell… #GP09
  • 8:42 PM markmcgreg - #GP09 Is the puropose of this 1min speech section to get clips for MICandidate campaign? Conference as fully utilised local electioneering?
  • 8:44 PM Suzy Byrne - And now it’s dog poop in New Ross – Councillor pooper lady does not mind what people call her as long as they help her clean scum off street. Yup scum!
  • 8:47 PM markmcgreg - ‘I’m starting with dog poo’ – that’s a keeper #GP09
  • 8:48 PM markmcgreg - ‘I’m starting with dog poo’ – that’s a keeper #GP09
  • 8:48 PM CiaranCuffe - Oh my God, Dave Robbins and his bunch of carrots #GP09
  • 8:49 PM Suzy Byrne - Indiana Jones music in background as next group of councillor idol contestants head for the stage.
  • 8:50 PM markmcgreg - Indiana Jones now, seriously who chose the link music #GP09
  • 8:51 PM stephencrowley - Indiana jones music really brightened up my night. But then it reminded me of the fourth indy.
  • 8:51 PM Simon McGarr - Baby just down, so I’m missing out on the musical treats and the Dog Poo. I shall contribute a tiny reflection on John Gormley’s speech instead.
  • 8:51 PM Suzy Byrne - ‘Every bubble needs a little prick’ And McDowell (of PD fame) is the person with the needle!
  • 8:53 PM le - the financial drama is illusionary! #GP09
  • 8:53 PM Suzy Byrne - Buncrana candidate McMahon was on Prime Time Investigates last Monday night
  • 8:53 PM Simon McGarr - He was upbeat and cheery. The future’s bright, the future’s Green seemed to be what he was telling me. But not a lot about the present.
  • 8:56 PM markmcgreg - 2nd black speaker and both have spoke to issues I care about – social justice. No hairy hippy ballix. #GP09
  • 8:56 PM Simon McGarr - Wait a minute. Did somebody say Noel Whelan had been let into this show? Cosmic Karma Error!
  • 8:58 PM le - no guilt on these people re the our government unlike the ff candidates, still pretending #GP09
  • 9:00 PM Suzy Byrne - Noel is indeed in house. Donal is former Green General Secretary and Current Programme Manager for Minister Gormley
  • 9:01 PM Suzy Byrne - Brian O’Driscoll’s philosophy on tomatoes and use in fruit salad gets a first run out this weekend…
  • 9:02 PM greenparty_ie - Adam Douglas speaking now = Ireland’s youngest candidate
  • 9:03 PM Simon McGarr - #GP09 I dunno. That judging panel looks like evidence of the onset of Stockholm syndrome.
  • 9:04 PM markmcgreg - Either the hashtag is wrong on slugger #GP09 or the Greens are getting SFA tweets
  • 9:04 PM CiaranCuffe - Great to see Brendan McCann using his slot at Green Party Conf. to highlight injustice against Travellers #GP09
  • 9:06 PM le - oh no he’s doing a hoctor! #GP09
  • 9:07 PM Suzy Byrne - Some of these people have been councillors for years!
  • 9:07 PM Simon McGarr - I like these people. I like that they get to ride a hobby horse around the room. But I hate their powerpoint slides with a passion beyond the reasonable.
  • 9:08 PM Suzy Byrne - how many more have we to go? All 80 getting a run out?
  • 9:10 PM Suzy Byrne - Is a bell being used when time is up – someone’s going on well over a minute!
  • 9:13 PM markmcgreg - Some pretty senior greens told me their was an eco-socialism wing in the party. ain’t heard any proof so far #GP09
  • 9:13 PM markmcgreg - Top feckin man. doing someting for travellers isn’t a vote winner, its conscience. good job. #GP09
  • 9:14 PM stephencrowley - All candidates two to go. I’m going to twitter my night out later on. Our conventions are about the people not the press.
  • 9:14 PM stephencrowley - Everyone is out in the lobby having a chat and catching up. Twitter will only be strong at party leader speech
  • 9:14 PM le - great use of the pds slogan there from an old timer, might wake up the pd-greens #GP09
  • 9:16 PM stephencrowley - About 10 to go. I like the general quality of the candidates. They are good. But only their work locally will get them elected.
  • 9:17 PM markmcgreg - 3rd black speaker and its about social justice again. Good, pity the rest can’t be as connected to reality #GP09
  • 9:18 PM Suzy Byrne - Wide range of topics being covered and not a word about being in government!
  • 9:18 PM stephencrowley - Men’s health. Issue raised by michael mckeon
  • 9:24 PM le - slow and fast #GP09
  • 9:24 PM stephencrowley - Local politics has little to do with being in government. It’s all about potholes. Reality.
  • 9:27 PM yrctweets - Finally in wexford. Hostel, food, some blogging, then the bar.
  • 9:28 PM Suzy Byrne - From Paul Gogarty’s Constituency – Dr. Kevin Farrell talks about education cuts and the income levy. Will Green party be known as collaborators in destruction of education system he asks?
  • 9:36 PM barratree - Best line of the night – “now thats what I call vision”……
  • 9:38 PM Suzy Byrne - Deputy Leader Mary White tells Opposition be be very afraid. Assessors take to the stage. Terry is going to speak on preparing for the big occasion.
  • 9:42 PM le - not bad #GP09
  • 9:46 PM Suzy Byrne - Noel Whelan tells candidates that they are going find public very engaged in this election. Most national local elections ever.
  • 9:49 PM CiaranCuffe - Noel Whelan says there’ll be 3Qs on the doors:where’s our boom gone, what’s going to happen, and what are the Greens doing about it? #GP09
  • 9:54 PM Suzy Byrne - Pooper Lady wins Speaking Competition…
  • 9:56 PM CiaranCuffe - #GP09 Best Speaker this evening? Niamh and the dog dirt issue… http://www.niamhfitzgibbon.ie/
  • 9:57 PM le - the greens new front bench noel whelan terry prone…
  • 9:58 PM Simon McGarr - #GP09 RTE news shows us the first of our photocalls.
  • 9:58 PM Mark_Coughlan - Cheers @conorp make that blogging on www.markcougHlan.com tomorrow at #Gp09
  • 10:00 PM le - www.niamhfitzgibbon.ie
  • 10:00 PM le - they all watched Sean Penn in Milk
  • 10:21 PM markmcgreg - So it was the dog shit lady wot won? Her name was? Niamh Dirty Harry? #GP09
  • 10:22 PM markmcgreg - Lets be honest. Stephen Agnew, you’ll never get elected for europe but I’m so hoping you have got a haircut for the conference #GP09
  • 10:22 PM markmcgreg - He has had a haircut! Now you wouldn’t approach him in the hope of getting some dope. good man Stephen that’s an extra 1,000 votes #GP09
  • 10:31 PM Squid Limerick - whats the wifi like down there. will i be able to upload audio video files .
  • 11:12 PM yrctweets - The blogging on #GP09 has begun. http://www.yellowromancandles.wordpress.com
  • 5:37 AM Squid Limerick - #gp09 Wakey wakey everyone. Just leaving limerick station now. surprising how many people get the 0535 train on a saturday morning.
  • 5:39 AM Squid Limerick - there’d better be coffee on this cattle wagon
  • 6:31 AM Squid Limerick - Lisa Hand compares John Gormley to Michael McDowel. “white haired bespeckled leader of the junior coalition party and all that. David Davin Power is moving out of the conference centre after the whole 12 apostles scene last week #gp09
  • 7:24 AM eoinmadden - Leaving Galway now #GP09
  • 7:25 AM ryano - Arrived at #GP09 in time for some dinner and the last 3 minutes of the opening session. I’m sure the winners were very worthy.
  • 7:25 AM ryano - Parable of the loaves and the fishes recreated by Lorcan in the media room with two ethernet ports. #GP09
  • 7:25 AM ryano - Playing Terry McCann to John’s Arthur Daley tomorrow at #GP09
  • 7:25 AM stephencrowley - #gp09 the night life is great here. Some great conversations. And catching up with old friends. Will hit wexford town tomorrow night. An …
  • 7:25 AM yrctweets - Everyone seems in good humour in hotel bar, though far too may are leaving early. Seems some older folk are lasting longer. #gp09
  • 7:25 AM stephencrowley - Finally in bed after the ‘quiet night out’ #gp09
  • 7:25 AM yrctweets - The blogging on #GP09 has begun. http://www.yellowromancandles.wordpress.com
  • 8:44 AM Squid Limerick - If your going through heuston, watch out for the guy tapping for money at the LUAS stop. #gp09. looking for drink money at 0745. just passed the US embassy on the bus to wexford…
  • 8:50 AM gavinsblog - On my way to Wexford, a little delayed #gp09
  • 9:39 AM breakingnewsire - NEWS: Greens to hear motion on party’s future in Govt: The Green Party’s annual convention in Wexford is du.. http://tinyurl.com/dlc7dw
  • 9:40 AM eoinmadden - Leaving Galway now #GP09
  • 10:08 AM Suzy Byrne - I’ve blogged some thoughts regarding last nights Equality Authority announcement. Also heard an interview with the chairperson of the authority on newstalk this morning which said the extra posts to remain in Dublin were development officer posts only? Earlier discussions on the same show with Pat Carey and Mary White did not indicate any new review of funding?
  • 10:10 AM harrymcgee - Enda Kenny says Gov may ‘cut and run’ to election after budget. Gormley’s line tonight at GP conf? It’s grim. Is it all falling asunder?
  • 10:13 AM IrishTimes - Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny today formally welcomed former Fianna Fáil councillor Deirdre Forde to the Fine Gael.. http://tinyurl.com/d7dd6e
  • 10:13 AM walter - Fine Gael should be baying for blood but instead we get the insipid Enda Kenny’s “Do you accept, Taioseach, that…”
  • 10:15 AM anthonymcg - @TheChrisD Love the way Eamonn Ryan says “ahead of the rest of the world”?! That’s a load of waffle.
  • 10:21 AM greenparty_ie - Live video coverage of the convention: http://convention.greenparty.ie
    - also blogs, and live comments from the convention.
  • 10:21 AM yrctweets - Just arrived in the conference hall. Small crowd in here, not much happening. #gp09
  • 10:25 AM greenparty_ie - If you want to contribute to the Live Blog on http:convention.greenparty.ie just write #gp09 at the start/end of your tweet.
  • 10:30 AM Suzy Byrne - Motion being moved proposing Greens entering talks with other parties with a view to a govt of national unity.
  • 10:32 AM Simon McGarr - Yep. That’s what the nation desperately needs. A government of permanent FF leadership.
  • 10:35 AM Simon McGarr - Tuned into the live feed. had to flee due to demented speaker urging gov of national unity as solution to problem of confidence in gov. Said confidence fall creates risk of obscuring ‘Heroic Efforts of Ministers”.
  • 10:39 AM Suzy Byrne - Cut-throat chairing this morning – no time to wrap up. Your time is up and thats it. Could’ve done with some of that last night!
  • 10:39 AM stephencrowley - I care very little for this motion. why not cabinet seats for the greens… rather than giving them to FG
  • 10:39 AM stephencrowley - its a good thing this isn’t televised… it’s a terrible motion. and disagrees with our method of politics. think about what will happen at the next election. the mind boggles at its stupididty
  • 10:40 AM stephencrowley - ugh its patricia. before she talks i think… shut up
  • 10:40 AM stephencrowley - ow my ears
  • 10:42 AM stephencrowley - i stopped listening the motion is going to be defeated.
  • 10:44 AM stephencrowley - at least david geary is talking about the best interests of the people rather than political principles
  • 10:49 AM stephencrowley - they made one move this year by cutting the amount of motions…. maybe they should cut the amount of time and speakers dedicated to each motion?
  • 10:51 AM stephencrowley - adam makes me feel old and unaccomplished. damn you macauly culkin
  • 10:52 AM stephencrowley - smartly done they’re opening the live coverage with a “green economy” motion… perfect timing …. in many ways
  • 10:57 AM Suzy Byrne - There will be a count on motion 2 – tag tearing and all sorts involved now.
  • 11:00 AM Simon McGarr - One minute to Going Live, people!
  • 11:01 AM Simon McGarr - Debating society flashback. “Ladies and Gentlemen” an unhappy tic. And is dressing like a banker still a road to respectability?
  • 11:02 AM Suzy Byrne - two podiums on stage to facilitate more speakers and ease of flow – clever – none of the waiting around for someone to climb the stage.
  • 11:06 AM yrctweets - Live broadcast on rte begins. #gp09
  • 11:07 AM stephencrowley - really enjoyed David Healy’s contribution about the realities of tax incentives and the “green economy”. it will only come from the ground up.
  • 11:10 AM stephencrowley - these long speeches from varied sources really do affirm our policy in the grass roots of the party. which is important if changes are going to come from the ground up.
  • 11:10 AM Simon McGarr - Ok, I’m an outsider here. But is anyone else feeling this is a Convention haunted by the Government That Dare Not Speak Its Name? I’m not feeling a connection between the daily news and the speakers from the stage. It’s like I’ve tuned in to a parallel universe convention.
  • 11:11 AM Suzy Byrne - Leonard Cohen gets quoted at #gp09
  • 11:11 AM eoinbannon - just arrived at Green Party conf with @mark_coughlan #GP09
  • 11:11 AM stephencrowley - good ol steven agnew. great facebook campaign. I wonder is this televised on the bbc? well at least they can view it live on the web
  • 11:12 AM eoinbannon - just arrived at Green Party conf with @mark_coughlan #GP09
  • 11:14 AM gavinsblog - Made it to Wexford #gp09
  • 11:14 AM stephencrowley - www.facebook.com steven agnews impressive facebook campaign.
  • 11:15 AM unkiedave - The livestream on http://www.mogulus.com/theirishgreenpartyconvention2009 is really smooth #GP09
  • 11:15 AM ryano - http://tinyurl.com/b376lz – Live stream of #GP09 convention is better quality than I’m getting from the TV in the hotel.
  • 11:16 AM stephencrowley - Niall o brolchain using props. talking about the share value of BOI and his nickname. brocolli.
  • 11:18 AM Suzy Byrne - James hope does not know the time of day…
  • 11:18 AM stephencrowley - Niall mentioned e.f. schumacher and small is beautiful. also that the green new deal should be a Green one and not a FF one with a green tinge
  • 11:19 AM unkiedave - folks sitting at the table need to realise their voices are being picked up by the mics on the broadcast #GP09
  • 11:20 AM stephencrowley - @unkiedave i can’t hear them in the theatre
  • 11:23 AM stephencrowley -
    Gareth mcdaid is Great…. but he always looks so tired and drained.
  • 11:24 AM unkiedave - @stephencrowley on the live stream there has been the occaisonal sound of folks at the table speaking while proposer is speaking #GP09
  • 11:26 AM unkiedave - @stephencrowley on the live stream there has been the occaisonal sound of folks at the table speaking while proposer is speaking #GP09
  • 11:26 AM ryano - No time to involve myself in policy debates today, the party will have to live without my pedantic contributions. #GP09
  • 11:26 AM unkiedave - The livestream on http://www.mogulus.com/theirishgreenpartyconvention2009 is really smooth #GP09
  • 11:28 AM Mark_Coughlan - Blog Post number 1 of #gp09
  • 11:28 AM stephencrowley - Roderic O Gorman asked me to twitter about him. he’s another great candidate.


  • 11:30 AM stephencrowley - these motions have always been about “I like stuff….. you like stuff…. let’s all vote to aprove stuff”. Much like a well run committee meeting all these motions have been debated well in advance of convention and these speeches are just reports from the Dail constituency groups
  • 11:30 AM Suzy Byrne - Tell Roderic to tweet himself – show him it’s not difficult! And also blog himself rather than post press releases!
  • 11:32 AM Suzy Byrne - Kevin Farrell is getting a lot of camera time this morning!
  • 11:34 AM stephencrowley - @Suzy Byrne will do…. he was busy speaking though. always has contributed greatly to the party and speaks on most of the motions. and complained directly to John Gormley about the progress of the party in government.that was at our last GP members only meeting in Dublin
  • 11:34 AM gavinsblog - View from the back #gp09 http://twitpic.com/1wfvu
  • 11:37 AM Suzy Byrne - @stephencrowley I know how vocal and involved he is – and he can tell us in a very readable fashion so voters get to know him better. Remember youtubes from last GE Campaign. he’s working on lobbying on civil partnership bill also – pity I could not attend to find out more about how those talks are going.
  • 11:39 AM stephencrowley - according to Dave Robbins. the less you pay people. the harder they work. good reception from the audience. in reference to the higher paid. CEOs and such
  • 11:43 AM gavinsblog - ‘Whites Lobby’ wifi seems more reliable than Green Party wifi #gp09
  • 11:43 AM stephencrowley - Cllr Tom Kivlehan is pointing out the holes in motion 6&7. and raising the debate “if you tax higher will they leave”. he thinks so.
  • 11:45 AM stephencrowley - in reference to the proposer:- a motion should not get across notions. they should be policy. silly man. (he said he wanted to raise the notion)
  • 11:48 AM stephencrowley - yay its trev the ledge
  • 11:48 AM Suzy Byrne - Dan Boyle gives a shout out for live blogs and Twitter
  • 11:49 AM yrctweets - Motions proposing government of national unity fail. #gp09
  • 11:49 AM stephencrowley - hurrah stupid motion anyway. it was like voting for being sucked up by a larger party. 55% of the party voted to be sucked up by every other party in a governement of national unity. bad enough being involved with FF. (need two thirds to pass)
  • 11:51 AM gavinsblog - Delegates being urged to sit as close to front as possible #gp09
  • 11:52 AM gavinsblog - Age profile here is younger than FF Ard Fheis – and much more Macs knocking about in the press reg area #gp09
  • 11:55 AM TheMikeKelly - @gavinsblog why is everyone hanging around the back? #gp09
  • 11:57 AM yrctweets - Trevor Sargent says 2/3 primary schools now growing their own food. #gp09
  • 11:58 AM gavinsblog - @TheMikeKelly the usual reasons I guess, people naturally gravitate towards the back! #gp09
  • 11:58 AM gavinsblog - View from behind the camera of mr Sargent http://twitpic.com/1wg72
  • 11:58 AM yrctweets - First awful pun of the day. Trevor Sargent closes his speech on agriculture with, ‘Now there’s food for thought’ #gp09
  • 11:58 AM unkiedave - @stephencrowley while the National Unity motion failed, it shows 55% of members are unhappy with the current government #GP09
  • 12:00 PM CiaranCuffe - Trevor Sargent-we need a green agricultural revolution
  • 12:01 PM rollie_d - good speach trevor #GP09
  • 12:01 PM antoinog - #gp09 Trevor Sargeant spoke on Organic Farming
  • 12:03 PM unkiedave - dynastic politics are one of the biggest problems with our current system http://tinyurl.com/aww2tp #GP09
  • 12:04 PM Squid Limerick - #gp09 just arrived at Whites. space is at a premium.
  • 12:07 PM gavinsblog - Messing with ustream http://tinyurl.com/bejego #gp09
  • 12:12 PM rollie_d - nice FG dig #GP09
  • 12:12 PM davehiggz - #gp09, Good plan, get rid of father son politics. Look at Brian Lenihan, same constituency, same votes, different person! FF out! Go Greens!
  • 12:12 PM gavinsblog - Senator Dan Boyle tries out an iPhone. #gp09 http://twitpic.com/1wgf3
  • 12:17 PM Suzy Byrne - The same people are getting up to speak on motions and amendments. Maybe I should view this as non manipulation of media time or maybe not. But I thought there were 80+ candidates?
  • 12:18 PM rollie_d - or the andrews dynasty in DLRCC #GP09
  • 12:19 PM gavinsblog - Some applause for abolishing the Senate! #gp09
  • 12:20 PM Squid Limerick -
  • 12:20 PM Squid Limerick - Trish Forde Brennan is chairing debates on motions at the moment Basically showcasing local election candidates.
  • 12:20 PM gavinsblog - Wha is he smoking? #gp09
  • 12:22 PM stephencrowley - good ole Dominic Donnelly and Caroline Burrell. refreshing.
  • 12:23 PM gavinsblog - @Mark_Coughlan are you using whites lobby #gp09
  • 12:25 PM stephencrowley - they’re handing free fairtrade bananas in the lobby. and I’ve heard they have 4 crates of them. i already took 4…. to share
  • 12:26 PM ryano - Just heard that we don’t need Special Advisers – if only that were true! #GP09
  • 12:26 PM ryano - Lots of mention of Councillors abusing conference travel expenses – how true. #GP09
  • 12:27 PM ryano - Should clarify earlier #GP09 tweet on conference expenses – not referring to Green Party Councillors obviously!
  • 12:27 PM le - we need a green blogger with the motions
  • 12:28 PM stephencrowley - lol, I’ll try and post them.

  • 12:28 PM stephencrowley - http://twitpic.com/1wgnw – FOE with a giant banner made by young friends of the earth.
  • 12:29 PM stephencrowley - convention.greenparty.ie but they’re not the amendments. I’ll get em
  • 12:30 PM le - …ta, well and the amendments, useless without them, oh dear
  • 12:30 PM gavinsblog - People voting #gp09 http://twitpic.com/1wgow
  • 12:31 PM TrendUpdates - #gp09. Last seen: never. http://bit.ly/tqqfG
  • 12:31 PM Mark_Coughlan - htttp://www.markcoughlan.com Entryc II #gp09
  • 12:31 PM Mark_Coughlan - @gavinsblog I’m jumping around the networks. #gp09 none are any use up here
  • 12:33 PM Squid Limerick - #gp09 good thing I brought my dongle, the networks here are a little iffy. anyway, Trish Brennan made a bit of a mess of the agenda. almost forgot motion 12
  • 12:35 PM Squid Limerick - the only thing to eat here is bananas.
  • 12:36 PM Suzy Byrne - Ciaran Cuffe speaks before being introduced by the chairperson. Ciaran has a prop – An Oyster Card.
  • 12:36 PM gavinsblog - good crowd reaction to Ciaran Cuffe #gp09
  • 12:37 PM gavinsblog - #gp09 is the tag for the Green Party conference (Ireland), for those visiting from trending topics
  • 12:38 PM Suzy Byrne - Senator Deirdre de Burca – candidate for Dublin Region in Euros is speaking. Teleprompter??
  • 12:39 PM gavinsblog - Apologies to followers if I’m spamming your feed, following Green Party conference
  • 12:43 PM gavinsblog - An Irish Examiner journalist working hard #gp09 http://twitpic.com/1wgwl
  • 12:45 PM Squid Limerick - #gp09 Maybe she should encourage her party leader to push Mary Coughlan to apply for the European Globalisation Fund for the Dell workers
  • 12:45 PM Mark Bailey - For those in the North, Steven Agnews speech is now on the campaign website –
  • 12:45 PM gavinsblog - An Irish Examiner journalist working hard #gp09 http://twitpic.com/1wgwl
  • 12:48 PM gavinsblog - Deirdre de Burca speaking #gp09 http://twitpic.com/1wgz5
  • 12:49 PM eoinbannon - Deirdre de Burca = solid media performer. They need to get her out there as much as possible before June #GP09
  • 12:50 PM gavinsblog - Flawed policies of your bedfellows #gp09
  • 12:51 PM Suzy Byrne - convention.greenparty.ie Dan Boyle’s speech
  • 12:51 PM yrctweets - Motions related to withdrawal from government at 2pm – they won’t be televised. #gp09
  • 12:51 PM gavinsblog - Reference to Noel Dempsey last week #gp09
  • 12:52 PM le - did deburca actually say anythng? why is she going for dublin not her home
  • 12:52 PM le - the motion to talk about a discussion about thinking about withdrawing from government
  • 12:53 PM eoinbannon - “Let us become the change we want to see happen.” Barack Obama or Trevor Sargent http://url.ie/1a5s #GP09
  • 12:53 PM gavinsblog - A recapitalisation that will fail #gp09
  • 12:54 PM yrctweets - Dan Boyle clearly wasn’t exhausted by his late-night guitar playing last night. His speech seems quite energetic. #gp09
  • 12:54 PM gavinsblog - Eh what transparency changes have the Greens brought in since 2007? #gp09
  • 12:55 PM yrctweets - Senator Dan Boyle: Far too close relationships have existed between political and financial institutions. #gp09
  • 12:56 PM stephencrowley - the plans to reform local governments and the reality of spending limits on local elections.
  • 12:57 PM Suzy Byrne - Blogging at Green Convention – Gavin –
  • 12:58 PM Suzy Byrne - Blogging at Green Convention – Mark –
  • 1:00 PM Suzy Byrne - Blogging at Green Convention – Yellow Roman Candles –
  • 1:00 PM gavinsblog - Standing ovation for Mr Boyle #gp09
  • 1:02 PM yrctweets - A journo in the media room on Dan Boyle: ‘A Chicago senator does it again!’. Boyle was born in the windy city #gp09
  • 1:02 PM le - bishop magee has ‘stepped asisde
  • 1:04 PM JohnGormley - Just after quick interview with RTE – tune into Radio1 just after 1pm news to hear. Eamon, Dan, Deirdre also on in next hour #gp09
  • 1:04 PM primaryposition - @gavinsblog they’ve been fairly transparent full stop :) #gp09
  • 1:04 PM eoinbannon - RT: story of the day: bishop magee has ‘stepped asisde http://url.ie/1a5y #GP09
  • 1:04 PM damienmulley - @yrctweets But the other Chicago Senator was voted in by the public, not voted out. Appointed by Bertie says it all #gp09
  • 1:06 PM yrctweets - A plaque in Wexford town commemorates boxer Jem Roche for his “simplicity and modesty”. #gp09
  • 1:14 PM eoinbannon - Paul Gogarty dropping around leaflet to support motion 13 – wanting debate on participation in gov to be ‘televised’ at next conf #GP09
  • 1:15 PM yrctweets - Anyone else not expecting much from Gormley’s speech? When was the last time a party leader said something genuinely interesting? #GP09
  • 1:17 PM yrctweets - Sargent: “The state must play bigger role in distribution of food.” #GP09
  • 1:20 PM ciaralnorton - despairing of the public and their tiny little minds. keeping abreast of all that’s going on @ #gp09 thanks to @yrctweets & @eoinbannon
  • 1:33 PM yrctweets - The free sambos in the press room are really helping YRC’s pocket. Num num num. #GP09
  • 1:34 PM Suzy Byrne - All Green Party TD’s getting run out on RTE Radio 1′s Conference Programme.
  • 1:40 PM kevinpeyton - trusting that green party is savvy enought not to do a muppet show repeat around David Davin Power on tonights evening news #gp09
  • 1:42 PM yrctweets - Entries to GP viral video comp here: http://tinyurl.com/cow2kz Winner announced tonight. #GP09
  • 1:45 PM Squid Limerick -
  • 1:46 PM Suzy Byrne - Trevor Sargent is booking flight for Paddy’s day trip to Paris on aerlingus website and staying in embassy rather hotel.
  • 1:53 PM Mark_Coughlan - New Blog post Dan Boyle’s speech at #gp09
  • 2:09 PM eoinbannon - contentious motion 13 discussion starts. Gogarty speaking #GP09
  • 2:11 PM eoinbannon - Meeting of traditionally pro-participation-in-gov Young Greens scheduled for same time as motion. Conspiracy? #GP09
  • 2:13 PM eoinbannon - Galway local candidate James Hope opposing #GP09
  • 2:17 PM gavinsblog - Discussing education cutbacks #gp09 http://twitpic.com/1wimj
  • 2:22 PM gavinsblog - Is this stuff going out on RTE online? #gp09
  • 2:29 PM AllanCavanagh - @gavinsblog no! #gp09
  • 2:30 PM Suzy Byrne - So any conspiracy theories in Wexford that livestreaming and wifi go down when motion 13 is up for debate? #gp09
  • 2:32 PM Mark_Coughlan - ‘We have collective responibility in cabinet’ on motion 14 #gp09 still no net
  • 2:33 PM Mark_Coughlan - McKenna says GP should of voted in favour of Motion 1 (national government) #gp09
  • 2:33 PM damienmulley - @suzybie Patricia McKenna’s reality distortion field takes out everything #gp09
  • 2:35 PM gavinsblog - @suzybie hehe, not down, just hard to get. Recorded McKenna on vid tho
  • 2:35 PM barratree - @eoinbannon ‘friad not Eoin. We scheduled it before the motions were known and couldn’t be changed.
  • 2:36 PM Suzy Byrne - @gavinsblog like the good liveblogger you are! Ye looked lovely on the telly earlier btw #gp09
  • 2:36 PM gavinsblog - Discussing education cuts again #gp09
  • 2:37 PM barratree - Young Greens have arrived in the main hall for #GP09 after their meeting on third level education
  • 2:38 PM stephencrowley - its great that I’m only arriving in on time just to vote
  • 2:39 PM gavinsblog - Tom O’Connor on now #gp09 supports 13
  • 2:39 PM barratree - sorry – I mean for motions 13 and 14. General mood – I think it won’t pass. WIll be close
  • 2:39 PM stephencrowley - get your vote B and vote C cards ready
  • 2:40 PM ryano - John, Eamon, Deirdre and Dan just had photo taken stepping out of the Unicef tent at #GP09 : the captions write themselves.
  • 2:41 PM stephencrowley - that pink floyd reference was terrible
  • 2:42 PM Suzy Byrne - Is Ciaran Cuffe doing a new youtube this weekend?
  • 2:42 PM Mark_Coughlan - To the tune of Pink Floyd – “Hey Batt! Leave our kids alone!”, yes someone said it. re edu cuts #gp09
  • 2:43 PM Suzy Byrne -
  • 2:43 PM barratree - Niall O’B (galway) quotes Pink Floyd. Groan
  • 2:43 PM stephencrowley - Andrew, who’s chairing this meeting, lost out in NUIG SU elections this week. poor guy. he’s running for GP NEC again tomorrow. it’ll be his fourth year on the Green Party NEC if he gets in.
  • 2:45 PM stephencrowley - two links andrew murphy
  • 2:45 PM stephencrowley - and andrew byrne
  • 2:47 PM stephencrowley - Paul Gogarty is using this motion to set a deadline for performance in government. interesting
  • 2:49 PM barratree - The big screen at #GP09 is scary. Was sending a tweet and looked up to see me face. Scary face.
  • 2:49 PM stephencrowley - I like the idea of a deadline…. but only if there was a better alternative. I can’t see the opposition doing a better job. and I don’t want to abandon the country.
  • 2:50 PM stephencrowley - motion 13 opposed
  • 2:50 PM barratree - motion 13 fails at #GP09
  • 2:51 PM stephencrowley - vote b cards for motion 14
  • 2:52 PM barratree - motion 14 looks like failing. Murmor from crowd and motion 14 to a count
  • 2:52 PM gavinsblog - 13 fell #gp09
  • 2:52 PM barratree - definitely failed though
  • 2:53 PM stephencrowley - Motion 14: Cavan-Monaghan Greens
    Education Funding
    This Ard Fheis deplores education cutbacks which adversely impact on our most vulnerable members of society and unless these cutbacks proposed (namely, language support grant aid, book grant aid, transition year grant aid, travellers’ grant aid, grant aid, centre for talented youth grant aid and the recently announced cutbacks in primary school special needs teachers) are reversed, a special members’ conference shall be convened to consider our party’s future participation in this government. This said special conference will outline where the alternative savings can be made.
  • 2:53 PM barratree - and motion 15 passes. Quite substantially.
  • 2:54 PM yrctweets - Motions proposing special convention to discuss pulling out of gov fail. #gp09
  • 2:56 PM yrctweets - Motion proposing gp set up high level group to tackle education cuts passes. #gp09
  • 2:56 PM stephencrowley - we’re behind schedule
  • 2:56 PM stephencrowley - 2.45pm Minister John Gormley and delegates will record
    a video greeting for European Green Congress.

    2.50-3.45pm Recession: Disaster or opportunity for social and economic innovation?

    Speakers on this topic are:-
    Eamon Ryan, Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
    Professor Peadar Kirby, University of Limerick
    Colm McCarthy. University College Dublin
    Time permitting there will be questions from the floor at the end of this session.

  • 2:57 PM gavinsblog - @mark_Coughlan working hard #gp09 http://twitpic.com/1wjl8
  • 2:58 PM barratree - Eamon starts to talk – was fantastic last year. He sounds a little horse though. Up late last night?
  • 2:59 PM barratree - #GP09 and battery is going – I’ll give me verdict later
  • 3:01 PM stephencrowley - what is he saying?
  • 3:01 PM stephencrowley - its gotten to the stage of being funny
  • 3:02 PM stephencrowley - just noticed …. where is simon mcgarr gone? is he still around? or will he just come back for leader’s speech?
  • 3:04 PM Suzy Byrne - Simon will be back later – parenting duties! I’m off for a while too – need a latte! Embedded bloggers are doing a grand job!
  • 3:05 PM Suzy Byrne - PS Livestreaming still not working out here in internet land…
  • 3:06 PM stephencrowley - oh.. i’d better update so… with actual facts of whats happening
  • 3:07 PM stephencrowley - Emaon is talking about how he is and will continue to drive change in government. speaking of the home insulation grants scheme. energy competition. and taking responsibility in government
  • 3:08 PM stephencrowley - new internal investment. new green jobs, new “digi jobs”
  • 3:14 PM stephencrowley - Andrew Murphy tries to cut eamon short. his time is up. eamon says he’ll take a minute or two. “he won’t get this chance again til next year”.
  • 3:16 PM stephencrowley - that speech kinda just went on… and on… it was good. but there was no detail left out
  • 3:18 PM stephencrowley - oooh power point slideshow. not a great fan of looking to academics for leadership. you’d probably get better advice from artists.
  • 3:18 PM Mark_Coughlan - New Blog Post “Bananas!” #Gp09 www.markcoughlan.comc
  • 3:19 PM stephencrowley - he’s also shouting his point across
  • 3:19 PM stephencrowley - his point being take advantage of the economic downturn and build from the ground up for a green future.
  • 3:21 PM stephencrowley - guy next to me is asking for ear muffs? anybody?
  • 3:21 PM stephencrowley - he’s still talking about the past. i want to hear about the future.
  • 3:23 PM ryano - Peadar Kirby certainly doesn’t lack passion! #GP09
  • 3:23 PM ryano - Eamon gets standing ovation for his courageous defiance of the session chairman. #GP09
  • 3:35 PM stephencrowley - http://tinyurl.com/bs7waa
    its a good thing my tweets only gco to that live blog and not twittered here
  • 3:36 PM ryano - Peadar Kirby gets big cheer for his soundbite: “Let’s show Fianna Fáil the reality of political morality.” #GP09
  • 3:37 PM stephencrowley - @ryano surprisingly enough a soundbite like that would get votes.
  • 3:40 PM stephencrowley - 4.00-5.00pm Workshops Session 1

    Your choices in this session are:

    Cap and Share
    Transition Towns
    Green Grants: domestic, community, business and agriculture
    Food for Life: allotments and food quality in Ireland
    Places are limited at each workshop – please pre-book to avoid disappointment.

    Your workshop will end at 5.00pm sharp to facilitate you in attending a second workshop at 5.15pm

    4.00-5.30pm Alternate Workshop:
    Spring Forward: How to turn crisis into opportunity in the built environment. Convenor Paul Leech with guest visitor Sunand Prasad, President of the Royal Institute of British Architects. This is a special feture length workshop running for 90 minutes.
  • 3:41 PM stephencrowley - 5.15-6.15pm Workshops Session 2
    Your choices in this session are:

    Practical tips for sustainable living
    Build your own Eco Home
    Lessons from Obama: canvassing, blogging, communications, social networking and fundraising.
    Rural Development: Transport, broadband, rural enterprise and agriculture.
    All of our workshop presenters give their time and expertise on a voluntary basis. On behalf of the Green Party / Comhaontas Glas we thank them sincerely for their support.
  • 3:41 PM gavinsblog - Colm McCarthy speaking #gp09 http://twitpic.com/1wksp
  • 3:42 PM stephencrowley - i haven’t listened to a word he said. its like father stone speaking
  • 3:44 PM gavinsblog - It’s been let slip that April 2 is the date of the emergency budget.. Gov refuse to confirm. #gp09
  • 3:47 PM stephencrowley - so the energy/economics panel in a sum up. hoarse eamon ryan. followed by two economic history lessons where we can learn not to make the same mistakes again. at least Eamons speech provided some leadership. which is what we need.
  • 3:47 PM Suzy Byrne - Retweeting @gavinsblog: It’s been let slip that April 2 is the date of the emergency budget.. Gov refuse to confirm. #gp09
  • 3:49 PM stephencrowley - gone to candidate photocall
  • 3:49 PM Mark_Coughlan - rt @gavinsblog: It’s been let slip that April 2 is the date of the emergency budget.. Gov refuse to confirm. #gp09
  • 3:53 PM ryano - Sorry, that should be “political MORTALITY” – very different sentiment. #GP09
  • 4:01 PM gavinsblog - Eamonn Ryan talking to press #gp09 http://twitpic.com/1wld7
  • 4:11 PM Squid Limerick - #GP09 Eamon Ryan speaks to reporters , audio file can be found on Green Party conference post, limerickblogger.ie
  • 4:21 PM gavinsblog - @Mark_Coughlan will you tweet the two vids on my blog?
  • 5:39 PM Squid Limerick -
  • 5:55 PM Fergal Crehan - Love it. Brief moment of excitement caused by suggestion that Greens might be interested in telling FF about political morality. Then the inevitable let-down. “Morality? Are you mad?”
  • 5:56 PM bosca - [Liveblog] Limerick Blogger at Green Party Conference #gp09:
    Limerick local election candidate, Trish Forde-Bre.. http://tinyurl.com/dllzk5
  • 5:56 PM AllanCavanagh - @5:56 PM lostexpectation - PmcK against pulling out of gov highlights the hypocrisy of complaining about cuts they voted for in dail #GP09
  • 6:02 PM Fergal Crehan - Things gone quiet. Everyone gone to workshops, or headed away to eat and get ready for leader’s speech. Should be more buzz in 90 minutes or so.
  • 6:12 PM Suzy Byrne - @Mark_Coughlan ripe blog material there – lots of buzz words and no brains or individuality.
  • 6:31 PM eoinbannon - Green Party teams up with ex-Rock the Vote guys to offer candidates web services on MiCandidate.eu http://url.ie/1a7q #GP09
  • 6:32 PM Suzy Byrne -
  • 6:36 PM Suzy Byrne - Watch Eamon Ryan’s press gaggle @ #gp09 courtesy of @gavinsblog http://is.gd/mi9o
  • 6:36 PM CiaranCuffe - Sunand Prasad’s\Pres. of the RIBA gave great presentation on better buildings. Regulatory escalator required to improve our buildings #GP09
  • 6:38 PM ryano - Listening to John rehearse his leader’s speech. #GP09
  • 6:41 PM lostexpectation - are those guys a company? how did do they operate? #GP09
  • 6:41 PM MickFealty - Live Slugger interview with Dan Boyle at 7.15pm: http://url.ie/1a7r… Available as a podcast afterwards. Questions please? #GP09
  • 6:46 PM hopeforgalway - #gp09 Good workshop on new media, lessons from Obama
  • 6:46 PM eoinbannon - @lostexpectation I believe they’re a company now, with financial backing & assistance from tech experts #GP09
  • 6:47 PM justinf - @suzybie not jailing folks over the tv license will be popular. smart move by the greens. #gp09
  • 6:55 PM AllanCavanagh - @justinf making room for bankers? #gp09
  • 6:55 PM justinf - Minister Ryan – 54 people jailed last year over tv license. 90k per person costs. #gp09 http://tinyurl.com/d7mklf
  • 7:01 PM justinf - can someone retweet the link to the live stream of the green party conference? didnt bookmark it. ta. #gp09
  • 7:02 PM Suzy Byrne - @justinf http://www.mogulus.com/theirishgreenpartyconvention2009
  • 7:11 PM AllanCavanagh - @suzybie Never Gonna Give You Up lends itself quite well #gp09
  • 7:23 PM MickFealty - Slugger interview with Dan Boyle, live at 7.30: http://tinyurl.com/amglo5 #GP09
  • 7:29 PM gavinsblog - Myself and my colleague Irish Examiner chief political correspondent Paul O’Brien #gp09 http://twitpic.com/1wsy6
  • 7:31 PM Suzy Byrne - Muscial suggestions for a party leader?
  • 7:37 PM AllanCavanagh - @MickFealty you should have just done a prerecord ala Maire Hoctor #gp09
  • 7:55 PM Squid Limerick - #gp09 The video of Peadar Kirby’s speech is now live. an interesting part of it is where he suggested what he called a progressive coalition consisting of the greens, labour and sinn fein.
  • 7:57 PM Suzy Byrne - livestreaming of Green Party Conference http://is.gd/m9Bm Liveblogging http://is.gd/miGe – can you afford to miss Liam O’Maonlai? #gp09
  • 7:57 PM lostexpectation - convention is back with the ‘power down show’ video http://www.mogulus.com/theirishgreenpartyconvention2009 #GP09
  • 7:57 PM ryano - Unexpectedly in front row for John’s speech. In case of emergency. #GP09
  • 8:01 PM lostexpectation - now a viral vid winner #GP09
  • 8:03 PM Suzy Byrne -
  • 8:03 PM stephencrowley - those videos were actually good. the gremlin was really annoying.
  • 8:03 PM Suzy Byrne - Green my house was the winner
  • 8:04 PM yrctweets - Credits to White’s for the food at #GP09: An excellent ham & cheese sandwich last night and a some fine profiteroles today.
  • 8:04 PM lostexpectation - Liam O’Maonlai at green party convention #GP09
  • 8:05 PM yrctweets - Also a fine roast beef dinner tonight that YRC managed to get for €7.50 by telling the cashier it was a half portion. #GP09
  • 8:07 PM squidlimerick -
  • 8:08 PM stephencrowley - liam o monlaaio is a great entertainer. and i want that instrument he’s playing. anyone know what it is ?
  • 8:09 PM stephencrowley - he sounds like a native american.. although he said his instrument was from Timbuktu…. i think
  • 8:11 PM stephencrowley - he tried to get the audience to join in. I’m right in front if the only ones singing. and can’t help laughing. they’re good though. it’s like mass where some people really shout out the responses where as most mumble
  • 8:12 PM yrctweets - YRC is in the main hall and will tweet John Gormley’s leader’s speech to #GP09 live
  • 8:14 PM stephencrowley - that was great. I really enjoyed that. way better than the comedians we had before at previous conventions
  • 8:15 PM gavinsblog - Green Party Ustream video http://tinyurl.com/bejego will try my best to keeep the laptop stable #gp09
  • 8:15 PM stephencrowley - Mary white is always the highlight speaker for me. always so refreshing and down to earth while discussing the issues.
  • 8:17 PM stephencrowley - awkward clap no.1 everyone clapped at her dismal news of current affairs. trained seals come to mind
  • 8:18 PM gavinsblog - As it is just now #gp09 http://twitpic.com/1wv05
  • 8:22 PM stephencrowley - “our party’s beleif in community”
  • 8:22 PM yrctweets - Mary White: The cappuccino years are over #GP09
  • 8:22 PM primaryposition - @gavinsblog long day Gavin!!!! #gp09
  • 8:23 PM stephencrowley - @gavins blog he’s the only one who stuck the whole thing through
  • 8:23 PM yrctweets - Mary White: ‘Swallows will fly back over the Irish sea in just two weeks’. YRC will follow this development live. #GP09
  • 8:23 PM yrctweets - Mary White: ‘Swallows will fly back over the Irish sea in just two weeks’. YRC will follow this development live. #GP09
  • 8:24 PM Suzy Byrne - Mary White claims Greens are getting Equality Authority back – Back to what? More political interference or true independence and protection of those that it was set up to protect?
  • 8:24 PM harrymcgee - Green party. National conference is always Mary White’s Gabriel Conroy moment. Her speech is well scripted. And confidently delivered.
  • 8:24 PM Mark_Coughlan - Mary White is being well-received by the party delegates. #gp09
  • 8:24 PM yrctweets - Mary White: ‘Swallows will fly back over the Irish sea in just two weeks.’ YRC will follow this development live. #GP09
  • 8:25 PM stephencrowley - quick reminder that i’m twittering the green party leader’s speech here http://tinyurl.com/bs7waa
  • 8:26 PM yrctweets - Mary White: Government’s insulation program will create jobs for ‘small builders’. I thought a stoutness was sort of a prerequisite? #GP09
  • 8:27 PM eoinbannon - @harrymcgee Am a bit worried about what’s coming next
  • 8:27 PM harrymcgee - …unlike GP party leaders. Trevor Sargent sounded deranged. John Gormley has made planks seem animated.
  • 8:27 PM yrctweets - Mary White: Government’s insulation program will create jobs for ‘small builders’. I thought stoutness was sort of a prerequisite? #GP09
  • 8:27 PM Mark_Coughlan - Not quite as aggressive as Noelly the Champ Dempsey last week. But strongly delivered.
  • 8:27 PM stephencrowley - POOPER SCOOPER LADY
  • 8:28 PM eoinbannon - Hall just about full for leaders’ speech – am surprised TBH #GP09
  • 8:28 PM stephencrowley - some people only come for the leader’s speech
  • 8:29 PM eoinbannon - Mary White is graceful alright. You could see her leading this outfit #GP09
  • 8:29 PM harrymcgee - Green party. National conference is always Mary White’s Gabriel Conroy moment. Her speech is well scripted. And confidently delivered.
  • 8:30 PM stephencrowley - I’ve heard her at other events and she’s always great. she’s even better when talking about specific issues.
  • 8:30 PM eoinbannon - White’s is a very different speech from Dempsey’s as the Greens are a very different animal #GP09
  • 8:31 PM Mark_Coughlan - Here comes Gormz
  • 8:31 PM yrctweets - An energetic speech from Mary White; she calls John Gormley to the stage. #GP09
  • 8:32 PM stephencrowley - i resent being referred to as an animal. i prefer machine or most preferred of all “political party”
  • 8:32 PM eoinbannon - Good intro by MW, except for fluffing last line! #GP09
  • 8:32 PM stephencrowley - Danny forde has been great all weekend www.wexfordgreens.com
  • 8:34 PM justinf - live stream http://www.mogulus.com/theirishgreenpartyconvention2009 #gp09 gormley on now.
  • 8:34 PM stephencrowley - its good that he adressed that issue of public v private. we are one country and there is a divide growing between those in public service and not
  • 8:34 PM yrctweets - is waiting for John Gormley to say something interesting #GP09
  • 8:35 PM greenparty_ie - Right now – Leaders speech in convention room in Wexford
  • 8:35 PM gavinsblog - Think positive and everything will be grand, lads #gp09
  • 8:35 PM eoinbannon - @stephencrowley thought you’d prefer ‘animal’ to ‘machine’ but fair enough #GP09
  • 8:35 PM Mark_Coughlan - The Green Party did not get us into this mess, but it will get us out – JG #gp09
  • 8:36 PM stephencrowley - somebody heckled… first time ever at convention. could have been support though
  • 8:36 PM greenparty_ie - Leader John Gromley – “The Green Party did not get us into this mess, but we will get us out of it”
  • 8:36 PM gavinsblog - Ouch, someone shouted “nonsense” in the crowd #gp09
  • 8:36 PM eoinbannon - Crowd is exuberant. Didn’t think there’d be any ‘woohs’ or ‘yahoo’s here #GP09
  • 8:37 PM Mark_Coughlan - One of the root caues of the problems we face is the link between big business and politics. #gp09
  • 8:37 PM gavinsblog - Eh and FF were in power for the last 11 years #gp09
  • 8:38 PM Mark_Coughlan - “we have not been comprised. We will break the link between big business and politics” #gp09
  • 8:38 PM yrctweets - Gormley: I intend to introduce legislation to stop corporate donations from large companies to political parties
  • 8:38 PM stephencrowley - that was a very well trained standing ovation.
  • 8:38 PM Mark_Coughlan - Most radical piece of legislation on political funding ever. Didnt Brian Cowen basically suggest the same thing last week though? #gp09
  • 8:38 PM eoinbannon - He’s hitting all the right notes with his party – corporate donations for Greens is like 4th Green Field for FF #GP09
  • 8:39 PM gavinsblog - Gormley from the press area #gp09 http://twitpic.com/1wvv3
  • 8:39 PM yrctweets - Gormley: I intend to introduce legislation to stop corporate donations from large companies to political parties #GP09
  • 8:39 PM stephencrowley - @mark coughlan maybe because as a coalition partner we have to discuss these issues if they’re going to happen
  • 8:40 PM gavinsblog - This is nonsense, no one will be prosecuted #gp09
  • 8:40 PM Squid Limerick - #gp09 Lofty promises from Gormley, reality is that the people he is talking about will drag it through the court for years
  • 8:40 PM gavinsblog - Neary is gone, the Regulator remains #gp09
  • 8:40 PM Mark_Coughlan - Gormley, white Collar criminals?… Boyle said earlier the bankers did nothing criminal, but were “morally and ethically guilty.” #gp09
  • 8:40 PM yrctweets - White collar criminals, look behind you! John Gormley is coming to get you. #GP09
  • 8:40 PM Suzy Byrne - Safe to say if Seanie Fitz walked into Whites tonight he might get run out if it…but no more likely to get done for anything
  • 8:40 PM yrctweets - Gormley: Cap on the salaries of banking executives will happen
  • 8:41 PM justinf - gormley is hitting all the right notes with the faithful #gp09
  • 8:41 PM gavinsblog - Rigorous my ass, the foreigner will work within the current system #gp09
  • 8:41 PM eoinbannon - @stephencrowley You mean that standing ovation was rehearsed? #GP09
  • 8:41 PM stephencrowley - its good that he’s reaffirming power. the power we have by making a deal with the devil.
  • 8:41 PM Squid Limerick - #gpo9 and your telecommunications…
  • 8:42 PM stephencrowley - it was a joke. no, it was not rehearsed.
  • 8:42 PM davehiggz - Watching John Gormley’s Keynote to #GP09
  • 8:42 PM justinf - wants irish finance to be the most regulated in the world #gp09
  • 8:42 PM gavinsblog - Defining moment? #gp09 How? Bad planning persists
  • 8:43 PM eoinbannon - Trevor Sargent standing up to corrupt planning – another kodak moment for Greens: Gormley pushing all the buttons #GP09
  • 8:43 PM Suzy Byrne - Dublin Bus services are being flittered at moment?
  • 8:44 PM justinf - @eoinbannon aye. that bit about the cheques and sargent was class. #gp09
  • 8:45 PM stephencrowley - by god i hope he delivers on his promises. its bad that i’m scared that he won’t. but i’m a cynic
  • 8:45 PM Suzy Byrne - So Ambassadors in room tonight? Chinese come back for round 2?
  • 8:45 PM gavinsblog - So, contrary to FF policy – developers greed over the public good #gp09
  • 8:45 PM Squid Limerick - #gp09 and now the irish bit
  • 8:45 PM Mark_Coughlan - He’s a real natural Irish speaker. #gp09
  • 8:46 PM stephencrowley - @ suzy can’t see them and don’t want to try and identify them. too rude.
  • 8:46 PM Mark_Coughlan - Someone just shouted “claptrap John” re: comment on opposition
  • 8:46 PM yrctweets - Heckler at the back of the room: ‘That’s claptrap John!’ #GP09
  • 8:46 PM gavinsblog - “Claptrap John” shouted from the crowd #gp09
  • 8:47 PM Suzy Byrne - @stephencrowley we’ll just wait for foreign affairs bit and wait for someone to walk out so :)
  • 8:47 PM yrctweets - Gormley: The needs of the country are greater than the needs of any political party. #GP09
  • 8:47 PM gavinsblog - …except the Greens? #gp09
  • 8:47 PM Mark_Coughlan - To work together with “other parties”… “some power”, lovely and vague. Not holding yourself to anything really. Empty words.
  • 8:47 PM stephencrowley - @gavinsblog claptrap what does that even mean?
  • 8:48 PM yrctweets - Gormley: Something in Irish #GP09
  • 8:48 PM gavinsblog - Grandstanding? From the opposition? #gp09
  • 8:48 PM Suzy Byrne - Bloggers reporting heckling from floor at #gp09 see http://tinyurl.com/bs7waa
  • 8:49 PM finkeegan - Greens leader knows that this is his one/only shot at exec power. #gp09 happy to ignore lack of mandate for noble goal of ‘saving planet’
  • 8:49 PM sarahphelan - @gavinsblog great following your commentary – can’t hear the crowd on tv #gp09
  • 8:49 PM lostexpectation - the greens are in a government that allows US mercenaries travel through Ireland to Iraq etc #GP09
  • 8:49 PM gavinsblog - 500% hmm #gp09
  • 8:49 PM gavinsblog - Gormley in his stride now #gp09
  • 8:49 PM yrctweets - should have done a count of the number of times ‘green’ was rhymed with ‘clean’ this weekend. #GP09
  • 8:49 PM justinf - cant help wondering if green policy is going to get in the way of recovery by adding costs to business #gp09
  • 8:49 PM MickFealty - An raibhfhios an mead a bhi le ra aige ansin? #gp09
  • 8:50 PM greenparty_ie - Ireland should not just keep pace – we must lead the way. – Minister John G
    ormley
  • 8:50 PM stephencrowley - they are trying to cut all forms of red tape. if there is red tape, will be in grants and improvements in services e.g. water
  • 8:51 PM gavinsblog - Gormley in his stride #gp09 http://twitpic.com/1wwd9
  • 8:51 PM Suzy Byrne - announces new green bizcamp and green collar jobs iniative
  • 8:52 PM lostexpectation - the regulator announced the reduced energy bills not ryan #GP09
  • 8:52 PM stephencrowley - @mickfealty bhí timpeall alt(paragraph) le rá aige as gaeilge
  • 8:52 PM yrctweets - Gormley: Gov reps to meet with green entrepreneurs to help draft plan to create green collar jobs
  • 8:52 PM greenparty_ie - Read the Leader’s speech in full: http://convention.greenparty.ie/?p=170
  • 8:53 PM MickFealty - ig new investment in renewable energy projects such as wind and wave generation, in recycling and pollution control. #gp09
  • 8:53 PM Mark_Coughlan - Just give us jobs, not green or blue or red or anything. Just JOBS.
  • 8:53 PM lostexpectation - why no candidate for other euro areas? #GP09
  • 8:53 PM Squid Limerick - #gp09 large ballinasloe crowd in
  • 8:54 PM eoinbannon - From the hall he doesn’t look comfortable using the auto-cue. Reaction from TV land? #GP09
  • 8:54 PM stephencrowley - I like the idea of green collar jobs. a lot of the young greens are finding work in green sectors. because that’s where they’re most happy working. I couldn’t work in a large faceless company. no matter how much they paid me. I’d need the job satisfaction/ happiness.
  • 8:54 PM gavinsblog - A party fully absorbed in government with FF #gp09
  • 8:55 PM Suzy Byrne - Eoin – John and Deirdre de Burca spend a lot of time hopping about on stage – John is not as uncomfortable as Deirdre was this morning.
  • 8:55 PM stephencrowley - the party does not accept corporate donations and cannot afford campaigns there
  • 8:55 PM Squid Limerick - #gp09standing ovation
  • 8:55 PM Suzy Byrne - 20.53 – finish early?
  • 8:55 PM MickFealty - @Mark_Coughlan not this year Mark… or next… #gp09
  • 8:55 PM stephencrowley - i’m not clapping for 5 mins again
  • 8:56 PM Suzy Byrne - Is David Davin Power in the room?
  • 8:56 PM Mark_Coughlan - If we do the wrong thing we’ll be part of the disease, not part of the cure. Bit late IMO, FF insects been chewing on green crops too long
  • 8:56 PM Squid Limerick - #gp09 will upload Mary White speech later
  • 8:56 PM Suzy Byrne - Great Squid thanks!
  • 8:56 PM yrctweets - Gormley finished. Considering the number of cynical GP members I know, I’m surprised at the length of the standing ovation. #GP09
  • 8:57 PM stephencrowley - its a duty
  • 8:57 PM justinf - good speech. looked good on the live vid steam #gp09 wonder how folks watching on tv think..
  • 8:57 PM stephencrowley - somebody behind shouted speech
  • 8:57 PM stephencrowley - thats true about the nordies. they organise themselves. and have their own convention
  • 8:58 PM markmcgreg - Not a lot (nothing) in that for the nordies beyond the nod to the reps on the platform. A very southern leadership and focus. #GP09
  • 8:58 PM Squid Limerick - #gp09 first the making an eejit of ones self behind david davin power, then the pub
  • 8:58 PM ConallMcD - Is John Gormley calling for a national government? Does the Green Party know what it wants?
  • 8:58 PM Simon McGarr - Quickly! To the Davin-Power!
  • 8:59 PM Suzy Byrne - blackberry video is ready to go Simon :)
  • 9:00 PM Simon McGarr - #GP09 Was absentee landlord today, due to birthday zoo committments. Do we have any formed or semi-formed impressions of the event so far?
  • 9:01 PM MickFealty - @justinf Good enough speech. It seems to me the Greens are holding up well under the battering they’ve had from former friends… #GP09
  • 9:03 PM MickFealty - @markmcgreg That was the same last year… don’t get the impression the northerners have a lot to add to the story of green government #GP09
  • 9:06 PM Suzy Byrne - watching david davin-power on live stream getting ready for piece on nine news… no crowd of zombies behind him this week #gp09
  • 9:10 PM NeoLiberalScum - @suzy byrne what’s this about BlackBerry video, Suzy?
  • 9:10 PM Ian McGahon - TV coverage is odd
  • 9:10 PM Simon McGarr - Gormley’s efforts to limit corporate donations to government comes at a moment when the flow has been mostly the other way #GP09
  • 9:10 PM finkeegan - @Tupp_Ed Exactly so! #GP09
  • 9:11 PM NeoLiberalScum - He needs more zombies. #GP09
  • 9:12 PM ryano - Poor old David Davin-Power has nobody to accompany him for his live broadcast. #GP09
  • 9:12 PM gavinsblog - @lawlessj no developer rollovers? are you kidding? #gp09
  • 9:12 PM finkeegan - @suzybie greens are too cool for tv…probably hanging with the bloggers #gp09
  • 9:17 PM justinf - @suzybie heh. noticed that. no banjo music zombie video from the green party so. #gp09
  • 9:17 PM MickFealty - @Tupp_Ed Yes, but does that qualify as being a counter cyclical move? #GP09
  • 9:28 PM gavinsblog - More videos from Green Party Ard Fheis #gp09 http://url.ie/1a8f
  • 9:29 PM gavinsblog - Right, beers #gp09
  • 9:38 PM gavinsblog - Trevor Sargent TD was kind enough to accept a picture for the tweeple -#gpo09 http://twitpic.com/1wyft
  • 9:52 PM IrishTimes - Green Party leader John Gormley has said he will introdue legislation to prevent big corporations from making po.. http://tinyurl.com/bpvnlj
  • 9:52 PM bosca - Green Party Convention – Gormley, The Basic points.:


    Main points: Green issues (surprise) planning legislatio.. http://tinyurl.com/d7a3s5
  • 9:54 PM drrrop - Ciaran Cuffe is currently boring me to tears on RTE Radio 1. I can hardly wait for Gormley later on…
  • 9:55 PM Mark_Coughlan - Quick Analysis n- Gormley’s Speech
  • 9:55 PM Simon McGarr - While the #GP09 attendees file out and get some seasonal refreshments, I’m just doing a little whizz around some of the corners of twitter which won’t have known about our hashtag.
  • 9:56 PM justinf - @gavinsblog gormley and the trevor sargent cheque was probably the best bit of the speech. very effective. #gp09
  • 9:57 PM yrctweets - YRC will soon be heading to the bar. . A lack of phone credit may prevent us from tweeting Dan Boyle’s hotel lobby setlist live. #GP09
  • 10:02 PM justinf - @Mark_Coughlan good analysis. there was a slight air of “nothing to do with us guv, its all THEIR fault…” – similar to Cowen/FF. #gp09
  • 10:02 PM justinf - @Mark_Coughlan bit surprised that gormley lumped Labour in. i thought they were funded by unions? or am i wrong on that? #gp09
  • 10:05 PM Suzy Byrne - More Blogger Reaction to Gormley’s speech and #gp09 at Yellow Roman Candles
  • 10:07 PM Mark_Coughlan - Was there a delay between the sound and visuals on the TV?? Someone in bthe Greens office just said he thought so
  • 10:09 PM Suzy Byrne - harry mcgee on Green Party Difficult Second Album
  • 10:10 PM Suzy Byrne - @Mark_Coughlan No mark not that I noticed (NTL service Dublin)
  • 10:14 PM Mark_Coughlan - MiCandidate inform they be having a night for bloggers to come and give constructive crit on the site. Say it’ll be like lions and gazelles.
  • 10:16 PM Mark_Coughlan - @suzybie @justinf Gave it as a possible for bad reactions. How you two feel about the speech?
  • 10:19 PM Suzy Byrne - Whole day has been very interesting to watch – ‘nothing to do with us honest and we’re here to clean future stuff up…’
  • 10:19 PM justinf - http://www.betterplace.com/ link posted by a greenie in that live chat/vid stream. interesting stuff. #gp09
  • 10:22 PM justinf - @Mark_Coughlan bit surprised that gormley lumped Labour in. i thought they were funded by unions? or am i wrong on that? #gp09
  • 10:34 PM yrctweets - Late blogging from the press room at #GP09: http://yellowromancandles.wordpress.com/
  • 10:34 PM squidlimerick - #gp09 Interview with James Nix, Limerick South local election candidate added to limerickblogger.ie
  • 10:35 PM eoinbannon - My thoughts on the speech: http://url.ie/1a8m Signing off for the night, probably. Drinks, anyone? #GP09
  • 11:27 PM hopeforgalway - decent speeches from mary white and john gormley – will ff really give in to our demand for a ban on corporate donations? #gp09
  • 9:00 AM stephencrowley - Last man standing at green mighti out. #gp09
  • 9:00 AM gavinsblog - Dan boyle giving it socks #gp09 http://twitpic.com/1x9ok
  • 9:00 AM gavinsblog - Dan Boyle on guitar #gp09 http://twitpic.com/1xa03
  • 9:09 AM Simon McGarr - I see from @yrctweets that Gormley announced he was going to put a stop to the misuse of retention planning permission. #GP09
  • 9:15 AM Simon McGarr - Which is only ace, altogether. Except the ECJ has already said Ireland can’t keep our whole retention planning system anyway. #GP09
  • 9:19 AM Simon McGarr - See Case C-215/06 Commission v Ireland for all the hot goss #GP09
  • 9:28 AM lexia - Great job done by all, btw #GP09
  • 9:43 AM RTEnewsIreland - The Green Party conference continues today with debates on the environment and planning. http://tinyurl.com/djy395
  • 9:44 AM RTEpolitics - Gormley blames corporate greed for crisis: Green Party leader John Gormley has said that white collar criminals .. http://twurl.nl/guw1sz
  • 9:45 AM FineGaelNews - Gormley calls on parties to work together http://tinyurl.com/chwd44
  • 10:07 AM CiaranCuffe - Bright eyed, bushy tailed, slightly sleep deprived & about to take to the stage at GP09
  • 12:01 PM EamonRyan - Just about to interview for Today FM live, from Green Party convention in Wexford
    #gp09
  • 12:04 PM greenparty_ie - minister Eamon Ryan on Today FM shortly
  • 12:14 PM mleathem - #gp09 More relaxed pace of staff after the hectic buzz of yesterday
  • 12:16 PM Suzy Byrne - Sam Smyth on Todayfm trying to get answers from Eamon Ryan on Equality Authority cuts ‘reversal’. Sam didn’t succeed much. #gp09
  • 12:17 PM Simon McGarr - Did he ask him about letting us accidentally know that the 2nd April is the date for the next budget?
  • 12:19 PM Suzy Byrne - Not sure it was Eamon who leaked it – he’s on video refusing to confirm the leak from someone else.
  • 12:20 PM CiaranCuffe - Cllr. Mark Deary, “I want John Gormley to have a Climate Change law in his arse pocket going to Copenhagan” #gp09
  • 12:20 PM Simon McGarr - Has anyone taken a nice, clear photograph they’d say could be used as a pic accompanying a round up blog post for the whole liveblog later in the week?
  • 12:51 PM Mark_Coughlan - New Blog Post from the Green Party Convention: “Gogarty to resign?”
  • 12:52 PM Suzy Byrne - Retweeting @Mark_Coughlan: New Blog Post from the Green Party Convention: “Gogarty to resign?” http://www.markcoughlan.com
  • 12:58 PM Suzy Byrne -
  • 1:00 PM Suzy Byrne - Ciaran Cuffe has a new video for his showreel http://is.gd/mnQt #gp09
  • 1:04 PM lexia - @Mark_Coughlan Wouldn’t be nice if the GP had those motions live on the website instead of having to dig for them? #gp09
  • 1:08 PM AllanCavanagh - @suzybie more partridge? #gp09
  • 1:12 PM Suzy Byrne - Paul Gogarty resigns as Green Party Education Spokesperson – RTE Radio reporting #gp09
  • 1:14 PM Mark_Coughlan - Note: Gogarty affair over motion 14 (education cuts) not 13 as previously reported. Some confusion as to reasons here
  • 1:20 PM stephencrowley - is that true provide me linkage … i’m too lazy to get up off my seat and ask him

  • 1:23 PM simontuohy - @suzybie any reasons given? personnal or political? #gp09
  • 1:23 PM ryano - @Tupp_Ed ECJ case only refers to use of retention to get around EIA requirement. John is going further in tackling retention generally #GP09
  • 1:23 PM mcawilliams - @suzybie that video won the viral thing oh my god this country is so fucked #gp09
  • 1:26 PM Squid Limerick - #gp09 audio interview with Trish Forde Brennan, candidate, Limerick county Counncil now added to blog.
  • 1:28 PM Mark_Coughlan - New Blog Post: Young Greens remake the FF DDP debacle. www.markcoughlan.com
  • 1:41 PM Squid Limerick - =#gp09 Anyway boys and girls, its been fun, am on me way home. met two guys from Yellow Roman Candles last night, The mary white video will have to wait until I get home.
  • 1:53 PM Mark_Coughlan - Doorstepped Gormley: Would you be disappointed if Goarty resigned? *cue dancing about the question* “He expresses himself very directly”
  • 2:04 PM Squid Limerick -
  • 2:05 PM the_irish_times - Gogarty said to be close to resigning education post http://tinyurl.com/csftq4
  • 2:05 PM AllanCavanagh - @Mark_Coughlan nice one on the Gogarty scoop. Can’t wait for the New Media in big letters report
  • 2:09 PM CiaranCuffe - Thoughts from #gp09 Convention on renewing the Party http://tinyurl.com/asmudb
  • 2:54 PM greenparty_ie - Thank to all who attended the convention or watched on RTE & participated online. http://convention.greenparty.ie for speeches & blogs #gp09
  • 10:30 PM Simon McGarr - Well, the curtain has fallen on this corner of the internet. The Convention has ended, the Local election candidates have tucked away their speeches. All but one of them now know that Noel Whelan and Terry Prone consider them losers. One TD has seemingly come down with the colliwobbles while the others leave having had their photographs taken and with applause ringing in their ears. There will doubtless be time for more reflection on blogs and elsewhere in the coming days. But, for the moment, I’d just like to say thanks to the moderation team- they know who they were, mostly- for spectacular work throughout the weekend. And I’d like to acknowledge Damien Connon and the Green Party administration’s willingness to embrace the liveblog form while letting go of its content. It’s a brave move for a political party, particularly one in government. But I hope that the ebb and flow of comment beyond the party membership here across the last few days has shown it can pay dividends for those who can bear the uncertainty.

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  1. [...] newspapers. That was a greater success than I’d even hoped for. Check out the coverage of the Party Conferences last Summer, or the Local Election counts to see the ‘mirror ball effect’ [...]

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