Another prominent local councillor has resigned from the Greens citing difficulties with the culture within the party since it entered coalition with Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael.
Peter Kavanagh from Clondalkin is a member of South Dublin County Council and was a Green Party candidate in the general election in Dublin Mid West.
He was the party’s spokesman on Irish and the Gaeltacht and he was one of the high-profile representatives who opposed the coalition arrangement.
Cllr Kavanagh told The Irish Times on Monday he had resigned because of the party's culture.
A number of other prominent councillors have resigned from the Greens in recent months. Lorna Bogue in Cork resigned in October last year, and last week Liam Sinclair in South Dublin and Sophie Niccollaud in Dublin City Council left the party.
Mayo-based European and Dáil candidate, Saoirse McHugh, also resigned last year.
I've taken the very difficult decision to step down as Urlabhraí na Gaeilge & Gnóthaí Gaeltachta and resign from the Green Party/Comhaontas Glas with immediate effect.
I have never made my opposition to the Programme for Government a secret, having spoken against it... 1/2— Cllr. Peter Kavanagh (@TheKavOfficial) January 25, 2021
“I’ve taken the very difficult decision… to resign from the Green Party with immediate effect,” Mr Kavanagh said in a tweet on Monday afternoon.
“I have never made my opposition to the Programme for Government a secret, having spoken against it at the Special Convention last year.
“Unfortunately, my voicing opposition to Government decisions within the party has been met with a culture I cannot reconcile with the values of the Green Party/Comhaontas Glas.”
He said he remained committed to serving people in the South Dublin County Council with the support of his former party colleagues.
