Eamon Ryan: Public would not look 'kindly' on new election

Mr Ryan said the economic situation is "so serious" he believes the public would not take kindly to a new election.

Green Party leader Eamon Ryan said that the public would not take kindly to being asked to return to the polls in an election.

He said: "The economic situation is so serious that anyone who is seen to be trying to [....] favouring an election, I don't think the public would look too kindly on that. I don't read too much into that."