Greens should be celebrating the beginning of summer with the welcome addition of a new Senator Mal O’Hara
We wouldn’t like to unsettle Michael D now that he is out of hospital and in flying form after taking a bit of a turn last week. Although there was a brief frisson of concern on Thursday when notice went out that he would be voting on Friday in St Mary’s Hospital. Then everyone remembered the hospital is in the Phoenix Park and his polling station is situated there.
Their discussion was interrupted by the arrival of the Green TD Brian Leddin, who is standing in the June election for Limerick’s first directly-elected mayor. A select electorate of sitting TDs and Senators will choose Belfast-based Ó Donnghaile’s replacement. As the Government holds the Seanad majority, O’Hara, who is from north Belfast, should take the seat in a straight geographical swap with his predecessor.
In his email to members director of elections, Waterford TD Marc Ó Cathasaigh, described Mal’s nomination as an “exciting moment” for the party., Is he leaving all that behind too? No. His hat is back in the ring. He wants to be elected vice-president again. Fine Gael’s five MEPs strongly defended their decision, saying the final agreement achieves a balance between action to improve biodiversity while safeguarding food security and guaranteeing that restoration measures will be voluntary for farmers. They were backed by the party leadership.
The Junior Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon, who is a farmer, has been holding the line and defending his colleagues in Europe, hence the angry exchange of words with his fellow Minister.
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