Green Party TD says there is ‘two excellent candidates’ competing for party leader

Green party TD Brian Leddin has said that he expects the campaign for a new leader of the party will be “good humoured and healthy”.

“Everybody so far has been very good, mature and serious about it,” he told RTÉ radio’s Morning Ireland.

Mr Leddin, who yesterday endorsed Minister of State Pippa Hackett in the leadership bid, said that if the majority of the party votes for the other contender Minister for Integration Roderic O’Gorman, he would be “completely behind him”.

It had been known for some time within the party that Eamon Ryan would not lead the party into the next general election, he said. There had been “good conversations” last weekend over who would offer the best chance for the Green Party to win seats in the upcoming general election.

Mr Leddin said he was happy that there were “two excellent candidates” and it would be a good year for the party whoever comes out as leader.

Dublin City councillor Janet Horner said she would be supporting…