Mistake for Greens to back Connolly - former party Chair

Mistake for Greens to back Connolly - former party Chair

The former Chair of the Green Party believes it was a mistake for the party to endorse Independent Catherine Connolly for the Presidential election campaign.

Leddin resigns from Green Party over Connolly presidential campaign backing

FORMER Limerick Green Party TD Brian Leddin has resigned from the party, citing its decision to back Catherine Connolly’s presidential election campaign, along with the current direction of the party. An engineer by training, Mr Leddin was elected to Dáil Éireann in February 2020 and became the first Green Party TD to represent Limerick City. He chaired the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment and Climate Action during his term in office. P…