Green Party Chairman Dan Boyle says he can understand why John Gormley no longer wants to be the leader of the party.

A six-year-old, permanently brain-damaged boy is to receive €4.5m plus legal costs in settlement of his marathon legal action against the National Maternity Hospital alleging negligence in the management of his birth.

A prominent Green Party councillor is reportedly questioning his party's ongoing support for the Taoiseach in the wake of the latest revelations from the Mahon Tribunal.

Green Party leader Trevor Sargent will today pick up his eco-friendly ministerial car bought on eBay.

The Green Party may block a proposed outer ring road for Galway if it includes toll barriers.