COLLECTIONS of toys, bicycles and footballs littered across petite front gardens behind knee-high walls.

The lives of Irish troops will be put at risk by legislation the Government wants to force through next week, it was claimed today.

The Green Party has outlined a vision for the future of transport in Dublin city centre to mark Car Free Day today.

Members of the Green Party are gathering in Cork today for the start of their annual conference.

The Green Party has called on the Government to clarify its intentions regarding Mountjoy Prison in Dublin.

The Green Party has reiterated its opposition to the municipal waste incinerator planned for Carranstown, Co Meath.

The Green Party has pledged to improve the quality of life of residents in Meath and North Kildare if its candidates are successful at the upcoming by-elections in the two constituencies.

Public support for the Government is at its highest since the general election in 2002, according to a poll published in this morning's newspapers.

The Green Party has claimed the Government has failed to crack down on the marketing of alcohol to Irish teenagers.

More than 100 groups from across the country took part in a march today to protest against the use of incinerators and landfills for waste disposal.

Opposition parties have attacked the Government over the length of the Dáil’s summer break.

A Green Party bill seeking to develop the economic and social needs of local communities is due to be debated in the Dáil today.

THE Environmental Protection Agency last night granted a local authority a licence to operate what is likely to be the biggest super dump in the country.

Undecided voters have been urged to cast their ballots in favour of Green Party candidates in this Friday’s European and local elections.

The Green Party has official launched its campaign for the European election on June 11.

The Green Party has called for an EU-wide ban on junk food advertising in an effort to combat growing obesity levels, particularly among young people.

The Taoiseach and the Government’s popularity have both risen by 11% since last September, according to an opinion poll published this morning.

Green Party leader Trevor Sergeant has criticised Transport Minister Seamus Brennan’s plans to introduce on-the-spot fines for cyclists who break the rules of the road.

Green Party leader Trevor Sergeant has reiterated his concern about a fleet of toxic and decrepit US warships currently being transported across the Atlantic ocean to Britain.

The leader of the Green Party is set to meet the US Ambassador to Ireland tomorrow to impress on him the need for the four toxic US Naval Ships to be returned to the US and dismantled there.

Tánaiste Mary Harney has refused opposition requests to cancel the Dáil’s week-long Hallowe’en holiday.

The Green Party has criticised a US court ruling granting permission for a fleet of asbestos-laden ships to be transported across the Atlantic to England for dismantling.

The Green Party has criticised the falling proportion of retail prices that farmers receive for their produce.

The Green Party has described the Government's failure to implement EU environmental directives as a disgrace.

The Green Party has accused the Government of devaluing Irish democracy in the way it arranges Friday Dáil sittings.

The Green Party is fuming over the decision to fund an incineration project with proceeds from the plastic bags levy.

The Celestica electronics plant in Swords, Co Dublin, is set to announce its closure later today with the loss of 250 jobs.

Sixty-two percent of Irish voters are dissatisfied with the Government's performance, according to a new MRBI opinion poll.

The Green Party has demanded that the Taoiseach reveal the whole story behind allegations that his Government brokered a ceasefire deal with the Real IRA after the Omagh bombing.

FOUR Green Party TDs chained themselves to trees in Dublin’s O’Connell Street yesterday afternoon in a last-ditch attempt to save landmark trees from the chop.

The row caused by plans to allow the Taoiseach spend less time answering Dáil questioning is continuing.

There have been rowdy scenes in the Dail this morning over newspaper reports that the speaking time of the Taoiseach is to be cut back as part of a deal with the Labour party.

Green Party leader Trevor Sergeant has claimed that a proposed incinerator near Drogheda in Co Louth would threaten the future of the horticultural industry in north Co Dublin.

Members of the 'No' campaign have conceded defeat following the release of unofficial figures in the Nice Treaty referendum.

The Green Party has attacked the Government for issuing a 14-page information leaflet which it said calls for a ‘yes’ vote in the upcoming re-run of the Nice Treaty referendum.

THE Government is being accused of gross environmental neglect in the run-up to next week's Earth Summit in South Africa.

Public satisfaction with the Government has not been dented by the defeat in the abortion referendum, according to the latest opinion poll.

A number of senior politicians are due to debate women’s issues at government buildings today.

The Green Party has hit back at the Progressive Democrats following comments made at the PDs’ pre-election conference at the weekend.

A group of anti-globalisation demonstrators has gathered outside Dublin District Court in support of 14 of their colleagues who are facing public order charges following a protest last night.

The Irish Green Party will change its structure today as it elects the first

The British Government has given the go-ahead for the manufacture of mixed oxide fuel (MOX) in the Sellafield nuclear plant in Cumbria.

The Green Party has added its voice to the calls for a complete overhaul of the Waste Management Bill, which is expected to be passed by the Dail tomorrow.

The No camp in the Nice Treaty referendum battle is welcoming the latest opinion poll that shows a drop of seven per cent in support of ratification.