Reject Griffeen High Rise Application of “Greed” says Kevin

Kevin Farrell has called on South Dublin County Council to reject the recent planning application by Shelbourne Developments for 973 high-rise, high-density apartments and houses on the Clonburris-Kishogue lands adjacent to Griffeen Avenue[...]

Kevin Farrell Requests Ombudsman to take action on Council Refusal for Noise Measures on Outer Ring Road for Moy Glas Estate

Green Party Local Election Candidate, Kevin Farrell, with his Colleagues Paul Gogarty TD and Cllr. Dorothy Corrigan have written to the Ombudsman in support of Moy Glas Residents’ Association, who continue to suffer dreadful noise pollution along part of the estate which has no noise barriers[...]

Kevin Warmly Welcomes Scrappage of E-Voting Machines

As an ardent opponent of the out-dated and inadequate e-voting machines introduced by FF Minister Martin Cullen and supported by his FF colleague Noel Dempsey, I warmly welcome Green Party Minister John Gormley’s decision to scrap the machines[...]

Submission on SDCC Draft Climate Change Strategy

As part of the public consultation process on South Dublin County Council’s Draft Climate Change Strategy, I have made a submission[...]

Reverse Education Cuts NOW says Green Party Local Area Representative, Dr. Kevin Farrell

At the Green Party’s annual convention this weekend, Dr. Kevin Farrell, Local Area Representative for Lucan and Palmerstown has called on the Party to insist that Fianna Fáil reverse the Education Cuts immediately[...]

Introduce new 65% Tax Rate and a 95% ‘Business Executive Pay Levy’ for the wealthy says Green Party Local Area Rep, Dr. Kevin Farrell

At the Green Party’s annual convention this weekend, Dr. Kevin Farrell, Local Area Representative for Lucan and Palmerstown has proposed amendments to one of the Party’s motions on Executive Pay, which calls for the introduction of a new 65% tax rate for the well-off and a ‘Business Executive Pay Levy’ of 95% on the super-rich[...]

Green Party Object to High Rise Development on Old Vincent Byrne Site

Dublin Mid-West Green Party Representatives, Paul Gogarty TD, Cllr. Dorothy Corrigan and Palmerstown Rep. Kevin Farrell have lodged a detailed objection to the proposed high rise development on the Old Vincent Byrne site in Palmerstown [...]

Kevin Farrell welcomes Rejection of Incinerator

No doubt you will be delighted to know that An Bord Pleanála has turned down plans for a massive “waste to energy” facility a few miles down the road in Rathcoole. This follows a long drawn out planning process and huge collective effort  to stop this unwanted incineration project.
While this threat did not engage the [...]

Farrell welcomes new green grants, which will create 4,000 jobs and help homeowners save money through better insulation

Farrell welcomes new green grants, which will help homeowners save money through better insulation, and create 4,000 jobs

People in Lucan and Palmerstown should take advantage of new green grants, says Kevin Farrell, the Green Party’s Local Area Rep.

The Green Party’s Local Area Representative in Lucan and Palmerstown, Kevin Farrell, has welcomed the announcement by Ministers Eamon Ryan and John Gormley of €100 million worth of new grants [...]

Educate Together Submit 6,000 Signature Petition to Department of Education and Science

As Spokesperson for the Lucan Task-Force for an Educate Together Second-Level School, and as a parent of a young child attending Griffeen Valley ETNS, Kevin has been working hard with his colleagues on the Task-Force [...]