Air travel has increased enormously in recent years. It’s can be hard not to be tempted by €5 ads for flying to cities that you haven’t even heard of. However maybe the added costs of climate change don’t appear in the ads, a bit like the mysterious charges that only become visible at the check-in desk.
Traveling by ferry and train to the UK or the continent can be a magical way of relaxing and simply enjoying the ride. The UK travel website Seat 61 is a mine of information.
Maybe think about Galway, instead of Prague for that weekend away, and a holiday on the Aran Islands can change your mind about staying at home, particularly if you get the weather.
Flying less is one of the real challenges in reducing your carbon emissions, but it can allow you to enjoy the journey as much as the destination.
Born in Shankill, County Dublin, as the snow melted after the long hard winter of 1963. I trained as an architect and planner and studied at University College Dublin, the University of Venice, and more recently, the London School of Economics.
In the Dáil as Minister of State for Planning, I reformed our laws to put the needs of communities ahead of developers. I published legislation to tackle climate change, noise pollution, and protect our heritage. I have stood up to corrupt rezoning. I am a keen cyclist and sailor and live with my family in Stoneybatter.
I was a city councillor representing Dublin's North Inner City from 2014-19. I set up an MSc programme in urban regeneration at the School of Transport Engineering, Environment and Planning at the Technical University of Dublin (former DIT), Bolton Street.
I now serve as Green Party MEP for Dublin from 2019-24.
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