Creighton tries to move past shaky start

Renua leader Lucinda Creighton moved to put the party’s shaky launch behind her as more than one in five voters said they might support the new force in Irish politics.

Despite the unveiling of the party’s name and intentions being criticised for lack of policy detail and costings for the pledges announced, and a “brain freeze” radio incident by one of its three TDs, Renua appears to be gaining traction with the electorate.

Polling taken before the launch showed 8% of people say they are “very likely” to vote for Renua, while another 14% said they were “fairly likely”, according to a Behaviour & Attitudes survey for the Sunday Times.