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Wed 07 Jul 2007Greens told to avoid media on SeanadThe Green Party has warned its councillors that comments by some of them to The Irish Timeshave jeopardised the prospect of getting two Seanad seats from Fianna Fáil. Councillors have been instructed to say nothing to the media about the Seanad election until the issue is resolved."The Green Party is calling a media blackout regarding the Seanad election until this matter has been resolved internally," stated an e-mail sent by the party leadership to its councillors.