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Eamon Ryan was elected the new leader of the Greens in May. Stephen Kilkenny
Green Party

Green Party holding annual convention to choose new deputy leader

The party’s new leader Eamon Ryan will also make his inaugural address.
2.21pm, 11 Jun 2011
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THE GREEN PARTY is holding its annual convention in Dublin today aiming to rebuild after its disastrous election campaign.

Having lost all six Dáil Eireann seats at the last general election the Greens are no longer eligible for State funding and must rebuild ahead of future local and general elections.

Having elected former Minister for Communications Eamon Ryan as the party leader last month the former Dublin TD will today deliver his inaugural address as leader.

The party will also elect a new deputy leader at the convention.

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    Ando Winters
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    Jun 11th 2011, 2:26 PM

    I find that eamon Ryan guy so freakin annoying , he has a face you just want to punch*

    * for the record journal.ie is totally against acts of violence on eamon Ryan. unless absolutely neccessary.

    : )

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    Gis Bayertz
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    Jun 11th 2011, 2:43 PM

    Yep Ando…agree

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    Alan Conroy
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    Jun 11th 2011, 3:45 PM

    what phone box are they meeting in?

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    Robert McDonnell
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    Jun 11th 2011, 2:49 PM

    Cool,let’s recycle our way out of this recession..?!

    These guys need to get a grip.

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    Mad Gerald
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    Jun 11th 2011, 2:45 PM

    I used to be an environmentalist until the greens hijacked the idea. [ Open University 1971.OMG thats 40 years ago :-( ]

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    Toureag
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    Jun 11th 2011, 3:43 PM

    I thought Green Party was disbanded like PD…..

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    Gis Bayertz
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    Jun 11th 2011, 4:57 PM

    You’d hope

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    Gis Bayertz
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    Jun 11th 2011, 2:43 PM

    And……who cares, may I ask?

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    charlie ridgway
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    Jun 11th 2011, 3:21 PM

    You cared enough to bother commenting… twice ;-)

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    Ryan Murphy
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    Jun 11th 2011, 4:17 PM

    Herp derp.

    People are entitled to comment on a story in order to question its relevance, it doesn’t mean they are closet Green Party cheerleaders or anything.

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    Barry
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    Jun 11th 2011, 7:00 PM

    Given the greens (and Sinn Feinn for that matter) views against fracking in Ireland I’m curious if people will be dumb enough to mindlessly support fracking just to spite the greens?

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    Mad Gerald
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    Jun 11th 2011, 8:14 PM

    The will no doubt support any reduction in their fuel bills,something that the greens have never encouraged

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    Gis Bayertz
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    Jun 11th 2011, 4:56 PM

    @Charlie, yes I always comment when something pi****es me off. ;-)

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    Roy Mitchell
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    Jun 12th 2011, 2:29 AM

    I just wonder whether anyone who commented has any idea of the Green Party policies or principles (without googling them!) ?

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