Senator Róisín Garvey elected as deputy leader of Green Party

The election followed an online hustings and debate on Sunday and saw Senator Garvey beat Dublin Central TD Neasa Hourigan by 13 votes. She will join the party's new leader Roderic O'Gorman

Róisín Garvey will replace Catherine Martin as deputy leader. Picture: Sasko Lazarov/RollingNews.ie

Clare-based Senator Róisín Garvey has been narrowly elected as the deputy leader of the Green Party.

The election followed an online hustings and debate on Sunday afternoon and saw Ms Garvey beat Dublin Central TD Neasa Hourigan by 13 votes. She will join the party's new leader Roderic O'Gorman.

Ms Garvey is from West Clare and has a background in climate education and community activism. She was the first woman and first Green elected to Clare County Council for North Clare in 2019. She became a senator in May 2020 as a Taoiseach’s nominee to the Seanad.

The number of members who registered to vote in the election was 917 and 653 votes were cast. Ms Garvey received 333 votes and Deputy Hourigan received 320 votes.

Ms Garvey will replace Catherine Martin, who has served as deputy leader for the past 13 years. 

Catherine Martin served as deputy leader of the Green Party for 13 years. Picture: Leah Farrell/ RollingNews.ie

“Huge congratulations to Róisín on their election as deputy leader of the Green Party," said Ms Martin.

"Róisín will be an excellent deputy leader of the Green Party. I look forward to seeing all that Róisín achieves in the role. My sincere commiserations to Neasa, who is an important voice in our party and a huge asset to the Green movement.

“It has been a huge honour and a privilege to serve as deputy leader of the Green Party for the last 13 years, and I want to thank the members for all of their support during this time. I look forward to continuing to work as a Green TD and government minister, placing climate and social justice at the heart of everything I do.”