Green Party councillor resigns over lack of maternity supports on International Women’s Day

It is “embarrassing” for the country that there is a scramble to find a solution to Minister for Justice Helen McEntee taking maternity leave in May, Cllr O'Byrne said 

Clare O’Byrne, Green Party Councillor for South County Dublin Council said she has come to realise “the impossibility” of balancing her role as a new mother with that of a councillor.

A Green Party Councillor, who recently gave birth, is resigning on International Women's Day, citing the lack of maternity leave for elected representatives as a serious obstacle to women in politics.

Clare O’Byrne, Green Party Councillor for South County Dublin Council, said she has come to realise “the impossibility” of balancing her role as a new mother with that of a councillor.