John Leahy is stepping down as leader of Renua following the party’s disappointing local election campaign. The Offally county councillor said he would stand as an independent candidate in Laois-Offaly in the next general election. Following the disappointing results, Mr Leahy said he and his wife sat down and discussed the future. I was disappointed that I failed to get the other Renua candidates over the line,” he said. Before the 2011 general election, Fine Gael candidates promised anti-abortion campaigners that the party would not legislate for abortion.

Source: The Irish Times June 11, 2019 11:03 UTC