Green Party Leader Eamon Ryan. \ Finbarr O'Rourke
When the Green Party joined Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael in a coalition in June, the overwhelming feeling was relief that we had a Government at last.
We were knee-deep in a pandemic, over four months from the February election, and the caretaker Government had no mandate. Sinn Féin and some other left politicians said the new Government also had no mandate, as it didn’t reflect the will of the people, and would bring no change.
For farmers and the agri-food sector, the question being asked was how would this Government approach farming. Would the Greens be a friend or foe of farming?