LIFTING the bonnet of his new eco-car yesterday, outgoing Green Party leader Trevor Sargent stressed his slick black motor was one of the less-offending gas guzzlers on Irish roads.

The Green Party Mayor of Galway City, Cllr Niall Ó Brolcháin, today dismissed speculation that a quick-fix solution had been ignored.

The Green Party Mayor of Galway City Cllr Niall Ó Brolcháin today said that Minister Roche cannot avoid blame over the fiasco that has left 90,000 Galway residents without a clean water supply for almost a month.

The Greens face into their biggest-ever national conference this weekend while enjoying their highest rating in opinion polls.