Renua have been left with no elected representatives after leader John Leahy announced he was leaving the party. Mr Leahy is stepping down as leader and leaving the party to run as an independent. He had been the leader of Renua since 2016 after the party failed to secure any Dáil seats in the General Election. The party, which was founded in 2015 by Lucinda Creighton and Eddie Hobbs, is now left without any elected representatives. Following the disappointing results for Renua in the local elections, he and his wife sat down and discussed the future.

Source: Irish Examiner June 11, 2019 09:33 UTC