Green Party members 'committed to future'
The Green Party met this afternoon to discuss the future of the party and to strategise for the next local elections.
The meeting was the first Green Party grouping since its electoral wipeout last month, in which all six Dáil deputies lost their seats.
Party chairman Dan Boyle described the meeting as "excellent", tweeting that all party members were "committed to the future".
The issue of the leadership was not on the agenda for today, despite John Gormley's resignation from the position.
Senator Mark Deary said today was about discussing the lessons learned from the past and to re-engage with the party's core principles.
"We are a party that has always worked in adversity," Senator Deary said.
"Most of the people in there are campaigners by nature, and we are not completely fazed by the defeat.
"We need to think about it, we need to learn the lessons from it, but we also need to start getting busy again in our own communities."
Meanwhile former cinister Eamon Ryan has said that Tipperary North TD Michael Lowry should resign from public office in the wake of the Moriarty Tribunal report.
Speaking following the Green Party meeting, Mr Ryan said the evidence in the final Moriarty Tribunal report in relation to Deputy Lowry was "disturbing" and he should reflect on it.
