Roderic O'Gorman re-elected as Green Party leader

James Cox

Roderic O'Gorman has been re-elected as the leader of the Green Party.

He was returned to the position unopposed having been nominated by party members.

Mr O'Gorman told the Greens they had a difficult election last year, but he will be a strong voice for climate action.

Councillor Janet Horner was also elected as the chairperson of the party.

After its best ever result in 2020, 12 TDs, the Green Party has a long road ahead in rebuilding with Mr O'Gorman the only TD to hold on to his seat in the recent general election.

In an interview with BreakingNews.ie in February, Mr O'Gorman said he is confident the party has a brighter future ahead.

"The reaction I get from people is they're saying they're sorry the Greens lost out so badly. Even after the storm [Éowyn] people are saying there must be a realisation there will be more extreme weather events like this because of climate change and it is important to have a strong Green voice in the Dáil highlighting these issues.

"We had a really disappointing election, we lost out on every single bounce of the ball across the constituencies. We got 3 per cent of the vote, Labour got 4.7 per cent, so 1.7 per cent more of the vote but 11 TDs to our one.

"For small parties the margins mean a lot... so I suppose we were on the outer margin this time.

"I believe we can win back many of those votes around the country. It will take hard work and organisation but we will do that, and I think we will win back those seats in the Dáil, in the European Parliament and in county and city councils as well."