A formal announcement is expected shortly.
Eamon Ryan is stepping down as leader of the Green Party.
He will make a formal announcement shortly.
Stephanie Rohan has the latest from Leinster House:
This news just broke in the past hour and Eamon Ryan is to give a press conference following this morning’s Cabinet meeting.
It’s understood he has informed the parliamentary party and Government leaders that he will resign as leader of the party.
It’s after the Greens lost both their seats in the European Parliament in the recent elections and although they did slightly better than expected in the locals, they still didn’t fare that well, losing half their seats.
The party lost all three of their seats in the midlands in the Local Elections, despite running nine candidates in the region.
Eamon Ryan‘s resignation would mean he’s the second coalition leader to stand down this year, after former Taoiseach Leo Varadkar resigned as Fine Gael leader in April.
Hazel Smyth is one of the party's reps who lost her seat in the midlands - she says the Greens' leader had been trying to make positive change:
The Environment Minister announced the news after this morning's Cabinet meeting:
Tánaiste Micheál Martin says Eamon Ryan has worked very hard for the country:
Richard Boyd Barrett from People Before Profit thinks the Greens are trying to enhance their image:
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