Renua unveil first eight election hopefuls

The first eight candidates to run for Renua Ireland in the upcoming general election have been confirmed.

Already known candidates, former Fine Gael TDs Lucinda Creighton, Terence Flanagan, and Billy Timmins, children’s rights campaigner Shane Dunphy and the Jack and Jill Foundation’s Jonathan Irwin have been joined by Ronan McMahon, John Leahy, and Mailo Power.

They will run in Dublin Bay South, Dublin Bay North, Wicklow, Wexford, Kildare South, Dublin South West, Offaly, and Waterford respectively.