Irish Examiner view: The Greens could be the coalition fall guys

There are already signs that neither Fine Gael nor Fianna Fáil are particularly keen on having the Green Party as their junior coalition partner after the imminent general election

The current coalition leaders: Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth and Green Party leader Roderic O'Gorman, Taoiseach and Fine Gael leader Simon Harris, and Tánaiste and Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin. File picture: Clodagh Kilcoyne/PA

Green Party leader Roderic O’Gorman admitted this week that there was “constant conflict” around the cabinet table when it came to ambitious climate action plans. He also said he hoped there would be a place in government for his party after the forthcoming election.

His concerns might on the surface appear to indicate over-anxiety about the Greens’ future, but there are already signs that both Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil are not particularly keen on having them as junior coalition partners if at all possible.