Seanad seat looms for Boyle

DAN BOYLE’S immediate political future is inextricably linked to the outcome of last night’s Green Party conference.

Mr Boyle, 44, was one of the surprise casualties in the general election, losing his seat in the Cork South Central constituency.

His loss was a significant blow to the Greens, given that he was finance spokesman and had developed the party’s economic policies for the last number of years.