Irish Examiner View: An acid test - Green's coalition prenup

Green Party TD's outside Dáil Éireann

The Green Party’s 17 coalition demands may not be as vague as the Fine Gael/Fianna Fáil framework document — described as a colouring book for adults — but there is plenty of wriggle room in it.

It, most of all, dips a toe in the waters to see if either FG or FF have reached the point where they see environmental reform as a do-or-die necessity rather than a fluffy luxury our economy cannot afford.