Decision time for Greens in an increasingly precarious coalition

IT’S groundhog day – or almost. This time last year, the coalition partners were in the middle of another row over legislation.

Except then it was the Greens who were livid and Fianna Fáil which was accused of being smug.

Justice Minister Dermot Ahern had proposed new gangland crime measures and had failed to take on board concerns voiced by the Greens.