Tense exchange between Dublin MEP candidates Regina Doherty and Ciarán Cuffe over climate actions
Ciaran Cuffe, Green Party Dublin MEP candidate responded to Fine Gael Regina Doherty's claims and then accused Fine Gael of unleashing 'climate chaos' and of 'scaremongering'. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA Wire
In her original comments to the Irish Daily Mail, Ms Doherty said the Green Party “are doing more harm than good to the climate change agenda.”Message from the Editor: Ireland prepares to vote amid concerns over the risks of disinformation“Their autocratic style of government means they talk down to people when they should consult with them.
“Fine Gael do not take the threat of climate change seriously nor are they ready to live up to their responsibility to protect the Irish people from its catastrophic effects. Taoiseach Simon Harris’ failure to even discuss climate change during his Convention speech or in his speech to the National Economic Dialogue is symptomatic of a wider party inertia that you’d sooner expect from the Tories.
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