Renua vows to become ‘watchdog’ to larger political groups

Struggling opposition party Renua is set to position itself as the ‘watchdog’ to larger political groups during the imminent general election in a bid to mirror the Progressive Democrats role in office.

The party’s leader Lucinda Creighton will outline the position at the launch of its election manifesto this morning as part of an ongoing strategy to make Renua relevant in the national vote shake-up.

The party has 2% in the polls. It will say it can be “the people’s watchdog in government” if it forms part of a mooted coalition with either Fine Gael or Fianna Fáil.