Greens in crisis as second councillor leaves in protest

GREEN councillor Bronwen Maher has added to the party’s woes by becoming its second senior figure to resign this week in protest at the leadership’s performance in Government.

Ms Maher lashed out at party leader John Gormley and his parliamentary party colleagues as she departed yesterday, saying they were no longer standing up for the vulnerable in society.

But Mr Gormley fired back last night, accusing Ms Maher of departing in order to protect her Dublin City Council seat in June’s local elections.