Síológ | Ep. 1 - Zohran Wins in NYC, 1000 Days of Planning Hell, and Bald JD Vance in the Dáil
Welcome to the first episode of Síológ, where young Green Party members spill the tea on this week's political chaos, both at home and across the pond.
We're buzzing about Zohran Mamdani's brilliant primary win in New York. Brad Lander backed Mamdani despite also being on the ballot, and it's the kind of political maturity Irish politics could use more of. Could Ireland's centre-left/left parties learn a thing or two about collaboration instead of throwing jabs?
Speaking of things that don't work properly—Dublin's planning system is having another moment. Metrolink has officially spent 1000 days in An Bord Pleanála purgatory, which is roughly 999 days too many for a city desperately crying out for decent public transport. Meanwhile, Parliament Street got pedestrianised, and suddenly Dublin feels a bit more like, well, a place for people to live in.
And finally, the great J1 exodus continues—applications are down 25% this year as Uncle Sam tightens the surveillance screws on Irish students. Because nothing says "land of the free" like extra monitoring of teenagers desperate to work in summer camps, right?
Ever wondered how decisions actually get made in Ireland? Or why do some policies work while others seem to go nowhere? Welcome to Síológ, the Young Greens podcast, where we have proper chats with the people shaping Irish politics, policy, and environmental action.
From councillors and activists to researchers and community leaders, we sit down for relaxed conversations about the stuff that actually matters - how local government works, why biodiversity is disappearing, what's happening with climate action, and how you can get involved in making change happen!
New episodes drop regularly, because there's always something worth talking about!
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