Tadgh McNally: It's no Green wave but the party hasn't suffered the feared wipeout

Ciarán Cuffe expressed the Green Party's relief about its local election performance, but he will be fighting to retain his European seat

Green Party European election candidate Ciarán Cuffe topped the poll in Dublin in 2019 but this time round faces a battle with Aodhán Ó Ríordáin for the last seat. Damien Storan/PA

“It’s clearly not a green wave, but it’s not a wipeout either.” That is how Dublin MEP candidate Ciarán Cuffe described his party’s performance in the local elections, as it became clear that it was not a catastrophic day for the Greens as had previously been predicted.

Green Party members were in good form at the RDS, as some of their prominent councillors topped the poll or were elected on a first count.