Editing Green Party (Ireland) (section)

===Wipeout, recovery, and second government term===
[[File:Catherine Martin TD.jpg|thumb|200px|right|[[Catherine Martin (politician)|Catherine Martin]] became the deputy leader of the party in 2011]]

====Fallout from the 2011 general election====
The party lost all of its six TDs at the [[2011 Irish general election|2011 general election]],<ref name=Taylor />{{rp|520}} including former Ministers John Gormley and Eamon Ryan. Three of their six TDs lost their deposits. The party's share of the vote fell below 2%, meaning that they could not reclaim election expenses, and their lack of parliamentary representation led to the ending of state funding for the party.<ref>{{cite news |last=McGee |first=Harry |date=1 March 2011 |title=Failure to get votes likely to result in party's office closing |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/failure-to-get-votes-likely-to-result-in-party-s-office-closing-1.559860 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110303231808/http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2011/0301/1224291080510.html |archive-date=3 March 2011 |access-date=22 April 2011 |newspaper=[[The Irish Times]]}}</ref> The party candidates in the [[24th Seanad|2011 election to the Seanad]] were Dan Boyle and [[Niall Ó Brolcháin]]; neither was elected, and as a result, for the first time since 1989 the Green Party had no representatives in the [[Oireachtas]].

In the aftermath of the wipeout Eamon Ryan was elected as party leader on 27 May 2011, succeeding John Gormley,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/0527/greenparty.html |title=Eamon Ryan elected Green Party leader |work=[[RTÉ News]] |date=27 May 2011 |access-date=27 May 2011 |archive-date=28 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110528133028/http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/0527/greenparty.html |url-status=live }}</ref> while Catherine Martin was later appointed the deputy leader of the party.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/1211/greens.html |title=Green party announces new front bench |work=RTÉ News |access-date=12 December 2011 |date=12 December 2011 |archive-date=9 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120109042540/http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/1211/greens.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

====2016 to 2019 electoral successes====
At the [[2016 Irish general election|2016 general election]] Ryan and Martin gained two seats in the Dáil while [[Grace O'Sullivan]] picked up a seat in the [[Seanad]]. In doing so the Green party became the first Irish political party to lose all their seats in a general election but come back and win seats in a subsequent election.<ref>{{cite news |date=13 February 2020 |title=GREEN ON GREEN |url=https://www.thephoenix.ie/article/green-on-green/ |work=[[The Phoenix (magazine)|The Phoenix]] |access-date=28 June 2020 |url-access=subscription |archive-date=28 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200628054406/https://www.thephoenix.ie/article/green-on-green/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The Greens continued to pick up momentum in 2019, performing quite well during the concurrent [[2019 Irish local elections|2019 local elections]]<ref>{{Cite news |last=Leahy |first=Pat |last2=Kelly |first2=Fiach |last3=Bray |first3=Jennifer |date=26 May 2019 |title=Elections 2019: Greens the big winners while Sinn Féin slumps |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/elections-2019-greens-the-big-winners-while-sinn-f%C3%A9in-slumps-1.3905248 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190526234818/https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/elections-2019-greens-the-big-winners-while-sinn-f%C3%A9in-slumps-1.3905248 |archive-date=26 May 2019 |access-date=2 June 2019 |work=[[The Irish Times]]}}</ref> and [[2019 European Parliament election in Ireland|2019 European Parliament election]]<ref>{{Cite news |last=Barry |first=Aoife |date=27 May 2019 |title=Green Party's Ciarán Cuffe elected MEP |url=https://www.thejournal.ie/ciaran-cuffe-irish-mep-elected-south-4654921-May2019/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190601071645/https://www.thejournal.ie/ciaran-cuffe-irish-mep-elected-south-4654921-May2019/ |archive-date=1 June 2019 |access-date=2 June 2019 |work=[[TheJournal.ie|The Journal]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=O'Sullivan |first=Jennie |date=5 June 2019 |title=O'Sullivan, Clune take final two seats in Ireland South |url=https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2019/0605/1053547-ireland-south-count/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190605145510/https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2019/0605/1053547-ireland-south-count/ |archive-date=5 June 2019 |access-date=9 June 2019 |work=[[RTÉ News]]}}</ref> while in November that same year the party saw [[Pippa Hackett]] win a seat in the Seanad and [[Joe O'Brien (politician)|Joe O'Brien]] bring home the party's first ever by-election win in the [[2019 Dublin Fingal by-election]].<ref>{{cite news |date=30 November 2019 |title=Joe O'Brien wins first by-election for Green Party in Dublin Fingal |url=https://www.newstalk.com/news/joe-obrien-wins-first-election-green-party-dublin-fingal-931421 |work=[[Newstalk]] |access-date=22 October 2021 |archive-date=22 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022012651/https://www.newstalk.com/news/joe-obrien-wins-first-election-green-party-dublin-fingal-931421 |url-status=live }}</ref>

====Return to government====
{{main|Government of the 33rd Dáil}}
At the [[2020 Irish general election|2020 general election]], the party had its best result ever, winning 7.1% of the first-preference votes and returning 12 TDs, an increase of ten from the last election. It became the fourth-largest party in the Dáil and entered government in [[32nd government of Ireland|coalition]] with [[Fianna Fáil]] and [[Fine Gael]]. Ryan, Martin and [[Roderic O'Gorman]] were appointed as cabinet ministers, with four Green [[Minister of State (Ireland)|Ministers of State]]. [[Clare Bailey]], the leader of the [[Green Party in Northern Ireland]], was amongst a number of Green members who stood against the coalition. She said it proposed the "most fiscally conservative arrangements in a generation" and that "the economic and finances behind this deal will really lead to some of the most vulnerable being hit the hardest", as well as it not doing enough on climate and social justice.<ref>{{cite news |date=21 June 2020 |title= Irish government: Clare Bailey of Green Party rejects coalition deal |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-53123592 |work=BBC News |access-date= 31 August 2021 |archive-date=31 August 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210831132447/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-53123592 |url-status= live }}</ref> She also said the deal "fails to deliver on our promise to tackle homelessness and provide better healthcare", "represents an unjust recovery" and "sets out an inadequate and vague pathway towards climate action".<ref>{{cite news |date=21 June 2020 |title=NI Green Party leader rejects Irish coalition plan |url=https://www.itv.com/news/utv/2020-06-21/ni-green-party-leader-rejects-irish-coalition-plan |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210831132447/https://www.itv.com/news/utv/2020-06-21/ni-green-party-leader-rejects-irish-coalition-plan |archive-date=31 August 2021 |access-date=31 August 2021 |work=[[ITV News]]}}</ref> The party returned two senators at the 2020 Seanad election, with a further two senators nominated by the [[Taoiseach]], [[Micheál Martin]] bringing the total party representation in the [[Oireachtas]] to 16. In July 2020, Eamon Ryan retained his leadership of the party with a narrow leadership election victory over Catherine Martin in the [[2020 Green Party leadership election (Ireland)|2020 Green Party leadership election]] by 994 votes to 946, a margin of 48 votes.<ref>{{cite news |last= McGee |first=Harry |date= 22 July 2020 |title=Green Party leadership contest: Eamon Ryan wins by narrow margin |url= https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/green-party-leadership-contest-eamon-ryan-wins-by-narrow-margin-1.4311061 |newspaper= [[The Irish Times]] |access-date= 25 September 2021 |archive-date= 18 May 2022 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220518044148/https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/green-party-leadership-contest-eamon-ryan-wins-by-narrow-margin-1.4311061 |url-status= live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Moore |first=Aoife |date=23 July 2020 |title=Eamon Ryan retains Green Party leadership by 48 votes |url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-40021121.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210925183022/https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-40021121.html |archive-date=25 September 2021 |access-date=25 September 2021 |work=[[Irish Examiner]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Hurley |first=Sandra |date=23 July 2020 |title=Eamon Ryan wins Green Party leadership contest |url=https://www.rte.ie/news/2020/0723/1155012-green-party-leadership/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200723181530/https://www.rte.ie/news/2020/0723/1155012-green-party-leadership/ |archive-date=23 July 2020 |access-date=25 September 2021 |work=[[RTÉ News]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=O'Connell |first=Hugh |date=23 July 2020 |title=Eamon Ryan re-elected as Green Party leader with just 48 more votes than rival Catherine Martin |url=https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/eamon-ryan-re-elected-as-green-party-leader-with-just-48-more-votes-than-rival-catherine-martin-39392668.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210925183022/https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/eamon-ryan-re-elected-as-green-party-leader-with-just-48-more-votes-than-rival-catherine-martin-39392668.html |archive-date=25 September 2021 |access-date=25 September 2021 |work=[[Irish Independent]]}}</ref>

====Internal disputes====
Despite the success at the general election, the party found itself dogged by infighting and resignations.<ref>{{cite news |last=McGee |first=Harry |date=7 November 2020 |title=Off-colour Green Party continues to be dogged by infighting and disputes |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/off-colour-green-party-continues-to-be-dogged-by-infighting-and-disputes-1.4402504 |newspaper=[[The Irish Times]] |access-date=3 March 2021 |archive-date=2 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210302080416/https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/off-colour-green-party-continues-to-be-dogged-by-infighting-and-disputes-1.4402504 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Saoirse McHugh]], a candidate in the 2019 European elections, 2020 general election and the [[2020 Seanad election]], resigned from the party upon the Greens entering government with Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil, parties she believed would damage public enthusiasm for environmentalist policies by pairing them with "socially regressive" policies.<ref>{{cite news |last=Hurley |first=Sandra |date=23 July 2020 |title=Saoirse McHugh quits the Green Party |url=https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2020/0723/1155056-saoirse-mchugh/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124071752/https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2020/0723/1155056-saoirse-mchugh/ |archive-date=24 January 2021 |access-date=3 March 2021 |work=[[RTE News]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Ní Aodha |first=Gráinne |date=23 July 2020 |title=Saoirse McHugh has left the Green Party |url=https://www.thejournal.ie/saoirse-mchugh-green-party-5157497-Jul2020/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210318023624/https://www.thejournal.ie/saoirse-mchugh-green-party-5157497-Jul2020/ |archive-date=18 March 2021 |access-date=3 March 2021 |work=[[TheJournal.ie|The Journal]]}}</ref> Over the course of 2020, four councillors as well as both the leader of the [[Young Greens (Ireland)|Young Greens]] and the leader of the Queer Greens left the party, all citing either bullying within the party or dissatisfaction with the coalition and its policies as the cause.<ref>{{cite news |last=Kenny |first=Aine |date=27 October 2020 |title=Cork councillor Lorna Bogue quits Greens over Mother and Baby Homes law |url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster/arid-40071455.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030212713/https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster/arid-40071455.html |archive-date=30 October 2020 |access-date=28 October 2020 |work=[[Irish Examiner]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/green-party-hit-by-more-resignations-1024949.html|title=Green Party hit by more resignations|last=McCurry|first=Cate|work=BreakingNews.ie|date=24 October 2020|access-date=28 October 2020|archive-date=31 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031023016/https://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/green-party-hit-by-more-resignations-1024949.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Ryan |first=Phillip |date=19 January 2021 |title=Another blow to Green party as two prominent councillors quit |url=https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/another-blow-to-green-party-as-two-prominent-councillors-quit-39985278.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120063942/https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/another-blow-to-green-party-as-two-prominent-councillors-quit-39985278.html |archive-date=20 January 2021 |access-date=23 January 2021 |work=[[Irish Independent]]}}</ref> Amongst the resignations were councillors [[Lorna Bogue]] and Liam Sinclair, who subsequently formed a new left-wing green party called [[Rabharta]] in June 2021.<ref>{{cite news |last=Gataveckaite |first=Gabija |date=1 June 2021 |title=Former members of Green Party to launch 'eco-socialist' group this weekend |url=https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/former-members-of-green-party-tolaunch-eco-socialist-groupthis-weekend-40489594.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210607230645/https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/former-members-of-green-party-tolaunch-eco-socialist-groupthis-weekend-40489594.html |archive-date=7 June 2021 |access-date=10 June 2021 |work=[[Irish Independent]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Hosford |first=Paul |date=25 January 2021 |title=Green councillor quits party citing culture of tolerating personal abuse |url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-40213634.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126065036/https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-40213634.html?type=amp |archive-date=26 January 2021 |access-date=25 January 2021 |work=[[Irish Examiner]]}}</ref>

Infighting continued in 2021 when the party Cathaoirleach [[Hazel Chu]], the [[Lord Mayor of Dublin]], launched a campaign to run for the [[2021 Seanad by-elections]] with the support of six members of the Green Party Parliamentary Party, but without official backing from the party.<ref name=IT25Mar>{{Cite news|last=McQuinn|first=Cormac|title=Eamon Ryan 'tells Greens' no pact on supporting Coalition candidates for Seanad|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/eamon-ryan-tells-greens-no-pact-on-supporting-coalition-candidates-for-seanad-1.4520007|access-date=2021-03-25|newspaper=[[The Irish Times]]|language=en|archive-date=25 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210325143639/https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/eamon-ryan-tells-greens-no-pact-on-supporting-coalition-candidates-for-seanad-1.4520007|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=McGee |first=Harry |date=22 March 2021 |title=Green Party leader Eamon Ryan will not vote for Hazel Chu in Seanad byelection |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/green-party-leader-eamon-ryan-will-not-vote-for-hazel-chu-in-seanad-byelection-1.4518280 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816221038/https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/green-party-leader-eamon-ryan-will-not-vote-for-hazel-chu-in-seanad-byelection-1.4518280 |archive-date=16 August 2022 |access-date=2021-03-23 |newspaper=[[The Irish Times]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Hosford |first=Paul |date=22 March 2021 |title=Hazel Chu to run as independent candidate in Seanad by-election |url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/politics/arid-40249256.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220520221834/https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/politics/arid-40249256.html |archive-date=20 May 2022 |access-date=23 March 2021 |work=[[Irish Examiner]]}}</ref> Senators [[Pippa Hackett]], [[Pauline O'Reilly]] and [[Róisín Garvey]] tabled a motion of no confidence in Chu as Cathaoirleach of the party.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ni Aodha |first=Grainne |date=25 June 2024 |title=Roderic O'Gorman and Pippa Hackett to contest Green Party leadership |url=https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/roderic-ogorman-and-pippa-hackett-to-contest-green-party-leadership/a530392516.html |access-date=26 July 2024 |work=[[Irish Independent]]}}</ref> Deputy leader, Catherine Martin urged the senators to withdraw the motion and it was later replaced with a motion calling for Chu to temporarily step aside from the position as party chair for the duration of the election. This was passed by 11 votes to five at a meeting of the Parliamentary Party.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Loughlin |first=Elaine |last2=Moore |first2=Aoife |date=31 March 2021 |title=Greens back motion to request Hazel Chu to step aside as chair |url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/politics/arid-40255817.html |access-date=26 July 2024 |work=[[Irish Examiner]]}}</ref> The Executive Council of the party, however, decided not to follow the Parliamentary Party's decision and Chu remained in the position of Cathaoirleach until the end of her term in December 2021.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Wilson |first=Jade |date=15 December 2021 |title=Hazel Chu role as chair of Green Party executive committee ends |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/hazel-chu-role-as-chair-of-green-party-executive-committee-ends-1.4756071 |access-date=26 July 2024 |newspaper=[[The Irish Times]] |language=en}}</ref> Chu ran in the [[2022 Dublin University by-election]] and was commended by the party for "championing climate action and inclusion".<ref>{{Cite web |date=31 March 2022 |title=Green Party commends Cllr Hazel Chu and Paula Roseingrave for championing climate action and inclusion in Seanad run |url=https://www.greenparty.ie/news/green-party-commends-cllr-hazel-chu-and-paula-roseingrave-championing-climate-action-and |access-date=2024-07-26 |website=Green Party}}</ref>

In May 2022, Green TDs [[Neasa Hourigan]] and [[Patrick Costello (Irish politician)|Patrick Costello]] were suspended from the party for six months after they went against the [[party whip]] and voted for an opposition motion calling for the new [[National Maternity Hospital, Dublin|National Maternity Hospital]] to be built on land wholly owned by the state.<ref>{{cite news |last=O'Connell |first=Hugh |last2=Moloney |first2=Eoghan |date=17 May 2022 |title=Two Green TDs suspended from party for six months after they defy Coalition and back Sinn Féin motion |url=https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/two-green-tds-suspended-from-party-for-six-months-after-they-defy-coalition-and-back-sinn-fein-motion-on-national-maternity-hospital-41664389.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220518224400/https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/two-green-tds-suspended-from-party-for-six-months-after-they-defy-coalition-and-back-sinn-fein-motion-on-national-maternity-hospital-41664389.html |archive-date=18 May 2022 |access-date=15 April 2025 |work=[[Irish Independent]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Bray |first=Jennifer |last2=Burns |first2=Sarah |date=18 May 2022 |title=National Maternity Hospital: Green Party suspends two TDs for voting with Opposition |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/national-maternity-hospital-green-party-suspends-two-tds-for-voting-with-opposition-1.4881766 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220518213323/https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/national-maternity-hospital-green-party-suspends-two-tds-for-voting-with-opposition-1.4881766 |archive-date=18 May 2022 |access-date=19 May 2022 |newspaper=[[The Irish Times]]}}</ref> Hourigan was suspended again in March 2023, this time for 15 months, after she voted against the government on the issue of ending a ban on evictions.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gataveckaite |first=Gabija |last2=Mulgrew |first2=Seoirse |last3=Ryan |first3=Philip |date=22 March 2023 |title=Green Party suspends Neasa Hourigan for 15 months over Dáil eviction ban vote |url=https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/green-party-suspends-neasa-hourigan-for-15-months-over-dail-eviction-ban-vote/42400048.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322215623/https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/green-party-suspends-neasa-hourigan-for-15-months-over-dail-eviction-ban-vote-42400048.html |archive-date=22 March 2023 |access-date=22 March 2023 |work=[[Irish Independent]]}}</ref>

====Notable achievements====
The Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 was one of the Greens' flagship policies. The law enacted a legally binding path to [[carbon neutrality|net zero emissions]] by 2050.<ref>{{Cite press release |title=Ireland’s ambitious Climate Act signed into law |date=23 July 2021 |publisher=[[Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications]] |url=https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-the-environment-climate-and-communications/press-releases/irelands-ambitious-climate-act-signed-into-law/ |access-date=15 April 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210723120538/https://www.gov.ie/en/press-release/9336b-irelands-ambitious-climate-act-signed-into-law/ |archive-date=23 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite ISB|title=Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021|year=2021|number=32|signedby=President [[Michael D. Higgins]]|access-date=15 April 2025|date=23 July 2021|type=act}}</ref> Five-year carbon budgets produced by the Climate Change Advisory Council will dictate the path to carbon neutrality, with the aim of the first two budgets creating a 51% reduction by 2030.<ref name="thejournalmcdermott">{{cite news |last1=McDermott |first1=Stephen |title=Carbon neutral by 2050: Ireland's green targets to be legally binding for the first time |url=https://www.thejournal.ie/ireland-climate-action-bill-carbon-neutral-2050-5389338-Mar2021/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210723122924/https://www.thejournal.ie/ireland-climate-action-bill-carbon-neutral-2050-5389338-Mar2021/ |archive-date=23 July 2021 |access-date=23 July 2021 |work=[[TheJournal.ie|The Journal]] |language=en}}</ref> The five-year budgets will not be legally binding.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Crosson |first1=Kayle |title=A deep dive: the revised Climate Bill |url=https://greennews.ie/revised-climate-bill-feature/ |website=Green News Ireland |access-date=23 July 2021 |date=26 March 2021 |archive-date=23 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210723142134/https://greennews.ie/revised-climate-bill-feature/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The party also secured significantly increased budgets for active and sustainable travel including greenways and cycle lanes, the LocalLink rural bus network, decreases in public transport fares, a new forestry programme, increased incentives for solar and for retrofit, and the recognition of the circular economy. Outside of the core climate and environmental policies the party also implemented a pilot scheme for a basic income for the arts sector and large cuts in childcare costs.<ref>{{Cite news |last=McGee |first=Harry |date=21 October 2023 |title=Greens in power: How the party has quietly become the most effective member of Coalition |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2023/10/21/greens-in-power-will-second-difficult-album-turn-out-to-be-a-hit/ |access-date=26 July 2024 |newspaper=[[The Irish Times]] |language=en}}</ref>

In June 2024, the [[European Union]] [[Environment Council]] approved the [[Nature Restoration Law]] which was described as "among the EU's biggest environmental policies". The role of Eamon Ryan in convincing other ministers to support the law was considered to be pivotal to its success.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zoete |first=Tom |author-link=Tom Zoete |date=17 June 2024 |title=European Green Party congratulates the courageous Green ministers who secured the Nature Restoration Law |url=https://europeangreens.eu/news/european-green-party-congratulates-the-courageous-green-ministers-who-secured-the/ |access-date=26 July 2024 |website=[[European Green Party|European Greens]]}}</ref>

====2024 onwards ====
At the [[2024 Irish local elections|2024 local elections]], the party lost almost half of its council seats across the country, although it topped the poll in four [[local electoral area]]s in [[2024 Dublin City Council election|Dublin City]]. At the [[2024 European Parliament election in Ireland|2024 European Parliament elections]], Ciarán Cuffe and Grace O'Sullivan both lost their seats, while in the [[Limerick mayoral election]], the party's candidate, Brian Leddin, won 2.89% of the vote and was eliminated on the fifth count.

On 18 June 2024, [[Eamon Ryan]] announced his resignation as party leader. Ryan also announced that he would not be seeking re-election as a TD for [[Dublin Bay South (Dáil constituency)|Dublin Bay South]] at the next general election.<ref>{{Cite web |date=18 June 2024 |title=Eamon Ryan steps down as Green Party leader after 13 years |url=https://www.greenparty.ie/news/eamon-ryan-steps-down-green-party-leader-after-13-years |access-date=2024-07-26 |website=Green Party}}</ref> Later the same day [[Catherine Martin (politician)|Catherine Martin]] announced her resignation as deputy leader and would not be seeking the leadership role.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lehane |first=Mícheál |date=18 June 2024 |title=Ryan and Martin to step down from Green Party leadership roles |url=https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2024/0618/1455317-eamon-ryan/ |access-date=15 April 2025 |work=[[RTÉ News]]}}</ref> On 19 June, [[Roderic O'Gorman]] and Senator [[Pippa Hackett]] both announced that they would be seeking nominations for the leadership position.<ref>{{Cite news |date=19 June 2024 |title=As it happened: Contest for Green Party leadership under way |url=https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2024/0619/1455488-green-tracker/ |access-date=15 April 2025 |work=[[RTÉ News]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Lehane |first=Mícheál |date=20 June 2024 |title=Martin hopes to remain in role as Media Minister |url=https://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0620/1455656-green-party-leadership/ |access-date=15 April 2025 |work=[[RTE News]]}}</ref> On 8 July, O'Gorman was narrowly elected over Hackett with 51.89% of the vote.<ref name="leaderelection2024">{{cite news |last1=Finn |first1=Christina |date=8 July 2024 |title=Roderic O'Gorman has been elected as new leader of the Green Party, replacing Eamon Ryan |url=https://www.thejournal.ie/roderic-ogorman-green-party-leader-6430238-Jul2024/ |access-date=8 July 2024 |work=[[TheJournal.ie|The Journal]]}}</ref> On 14 July, Senator [[Róisín Garvey]] narrowly defeated [[Neasa Hourigan]] with 51% of the vote to become deputy leader.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Horgan-Jones |first=Jack |date=14 July 2024 |title=Senator Róisín Garvey elected as Green Party’s new deputy leader |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2024/07/14/senator-roisin-garvey-elected-as-green-partys-new-deputy-leader/ |access-date=26 July 2024 |newspaper=[[The Irish Times]] |language=en}}</ref>

At the [[2024 Irish general election|2024 general election]] the party retained one of their twelve seats, with party leader [[Roderic O'Gorman]] being elected.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sharkey |first=Kevin |date=1 December 2024 |title=Irish general election: Two-thirds of seats declared in tight three-way battle |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9373ew5yd9o |access-date=3 December 2024 |work=[[BBC News]]}}</ref> The party won 3% of the vote.<ref>{{Cite news |last=McQuinn |first=Cormac |date=1 December 2024 |title=Winners and losers in general election 2024 |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2024/12/01/winners-and-losers-in-general-election-2024/ |access-date=3 December 2024 |newspaper=[[The Irish Times]] |language=en}}</ref>