Tue, 09 Mar, 2021 - 13:48
Cork city councillor had to return to work seven weeks after giving birth due to lack of maternity leave
On Monday, Green Party councillor for South County Dublin Council Clare O’Byrne resigned from her role stating she had come to realise “the impossibility” of balancing her role as a new mother with that of a councillor.
Amy Nolan
A CORK city councillor has spoken about returning to council meetings when her daughter was just seven weeks old due to a lack of maternity leave for elected representatives which she cited as a serious barrier to achieving gender-balanced representation in politics.
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A fourth councillor has resigned from the Green Party.
Dublin-based Peter Kavanagh has stepped away from the Greens, citing internal abuse over his criticism of the party leadership.
Mr Kavanagh said the culture that has emerged in the party since entering Government is not one he can reconcile with his values.
In a series of tweets, he said: I have never made my opposition to the Programme for Government a secret, having spoken against it at the Special Convention last year. Unfortunately, my voicing opposition to Government decisions within the party has been met with a culture I cannot reconcile with the values of the Green Party/Comhaontas Glas.
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