Green deputy leader who opposed coalition talks now backs Eamon Ryan

[ad_1] Green deputy leader Catherine Martin will support efforts to form a government despite opposing entering coalition talks with Fianna Fail and Fine Gael. Ms Martin and fellow TDs Francis Noel Duffy and Neasa Hourigan all voted against entering the talks while TD Patrick Costello abstained. A failure by the two bigger parties to firmly … Read more

The Green Party will start government talks with Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael

[ad_1] The Green Party will start negotiations on a government program with Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil. The Greens held a parliamentary meeting by conference call this afternoon that approved the measure, paving the way for formal negotiations to begin later this week. In a statement, the party confirmed the move, saying that “it would … Read more