Disinformation a risk to democracy, Ryan tells Green Party conference 

Trolling and online abuse is dissuading people from running for political office and disinformation is twisting truths, Eamon Ryan said at the Green Party conference in Cork over the weekend

Environment Minister and leader of the Green Party Eamon Ryan gets a standing ovation as he enters the Green Party annual conference at the City Hall in Cork. Picture: David Creedon

Disinformation and trolling online are now “a risk to democracy” in Ireland, the Green Party leader has said.

Trolling and online abuse is dissuading some people from running for political office and disinformation is obfuscating and twisting truths, Eamon Ryan said at the Green Party conference in Cork over the weekend.