The Big Interview

‘I'm too old and too bold to be bullied. I'm going to keep going’ – Green Party’s Neasa Hourigan

The Green Party TD for Dublin Central, who is currently suspended from her parliamentary party for voting against ending the eviction ban, talks about the changes she wants to see on the Business Post Five Degrees of Change podcast

Neasa Hourigan of the Green Party: ‘I knew exactly what I was doing and I would 100 per cent do it again.’ Picture: Fergal Phillips

Neasa Hourigan has developed a reputation as a hard-working, principled, and increasingly disruptive politician.

The Green Party TD for Dublin Central is currently serving a 15-month suspension from the parliamentary party after voting against her government colleagues on the ending of the eviction ban – the latest in a series of vote rebellions by Hourigan.

Just a week ago, the consequences of her actions kicked in as she was stripped of her committee roles, including ...