'Dublin needs Cork, Limerick and Waterford to rise': Eamon Ryan talks regional development and farming

In the second part of an in-depth interview with the Irish Examiner, Environment and Transport Minister Eamon Ryan talks about the Green Party in Government, its perceived successes and failures, the future of agriculture, and regional balance.

Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications and Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan TD. Picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins

As sure as night follows day, one of the inevitabilities of political life is not being able to live up to lofty promises made during election campaigns — but Green Party leader Eamon Ryan is adamant that his junior Government party has achieved plenty.

Bearing the brunt of public ire for seemingly propping up the once unthinkable Fianna Fáil-Fine Gael partnership, the smaller party is invariably the punching bag for political opponents and supporters alike.