The leader of the Green Party says the party can win some seats in the European Parliament.

Eamon Ryan says the party has surprised people with its performance in European elections before and can do so again.

The party is running in every constituency in these elections three years after losing all of its seats in the Dáil.

One of the key policies which all candidates promoted was the importance of the 'Green New Deal'.

This is a key policy goal for the European Green Party, which proposes investment in energy, transport and housing infrastructure in an effort to tackle unemployment and environmental challenges.

The party says it wants to set a new economic direction that helps small business and the development of Irish natural resources.

The party says it supports a financial transaction tax, and a closure of the 'double Irish' tax provisions.

Eamon Ryan says the Greens can make a difference at European level.