Eamon Ryan: Green party members 'taking responsibility' with 76% backing coalition agreement

Green leader Eamon Ryan has said there is a "sense of responsibility" now on his party after 76% of members who voted backed the government deal with Fine Gael and Fianna Fail, paving the way for the new coalition.

Green Party deputy leader Catherine Martin TD and Green Party leader Eamon Ryan TD in Brookes Hotel, Dublin today, as he announces that the party has voted in support of the proposed programme for government. Picture: Sam Boal/RollingNews.ie

Additional reporting by Paul Hosford and Aoife Moore