Eamon Ryan's party leadership under scrutiny after repeating racial slur

Green Party leader Eamon Ryan

Eamon Ryan's leadership of the Green Party has been called into question after repeating a racial slur in the Dáil.

During an impassioned speech discussing Ireland's issues with racism, Mr Ryan recounted a newspaper article detailing the abuse suffered by a young black Irish man, and said: "His experience of being othered from the age of six, being given that name: 'You n*****'".