Eamon Ryan is stepping down as Green Party leader. He has led the party since 2011. It’s understood he has informed the parliamentary party and Government leaders that he will resign as leader of the party.
It’s after the Greens lost both their seats in the European Parliament in the recent elections and although they did slightly better than expected in the locals, they still didn’t fare that well, losing half their seats. Eamon Ryan‘s resignation would mean he’s the second coalition leader to stand down this year, after former Taoiseach Leo Varadkar resigned as Fine Gael leader in April.