Green Grace O’Sullivan set to target Halligan at next election

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Grace O’Sullivan: the Green Party senator will aim for a Dáil seat at the next election Picture: Fergal Phillips

Grace O’Sullivan, the Green Party senator and former Greenpeace campaigner, is expected to target the left-wing support base of Independent Alliance TD John Halligan at the next general election.

The party will hold its annual conference in Waterford city this weekend in the hope of boosting O’Sullivan’s chances of winning a seat in the constituency, following a credible performance there last year. “There’ll be only four seats, so it’s hard ground to get ...