Progressive political party focused on peace, democracy, protection of the environment and our natural resources and social justice. The Green Party is a political party formed in 1981 by a group of people interested in better planning, social justice, sustainable economic growth and protection of our natural environment. The first Green Councillor was elected in 1985 and in 1989 the Party took its first seat in the Dáil. The founding principles of the Party are based on peace, democracy, protection of the environment and our natural resources and social justice.