It is one of the acute ironies of the recent general election that, having precipitated the contest in order to protect its own standing, the Green Party in Ireland has been virtually wiped off the electoral map. The Irish Times reports that not only have the former coalition partners seen their six Dáil members dumped from office but a 1.8 per cent of the national vote is not enough to enable them to recoup its electoral expenses.
Activists are now calling for the head of party leader and former minister for the environment John Gormley who had earlier persuaded cabinet colleagues that it was time to jump ship and force a snap election rather than sink with Fianna Fail.
As you would expect, party bosses say that the initial post-election focus “should not be on leadership” but an overwhelming grass roots feeling is that the people who took the party into government but extracted few concessions should now step down for good.
No doubt Lib Dems and Tories will be seeking to manufacture Welsh parallels as they gather for their spring conferences.
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