Renua knew battle was lost six months before election

The former head of strategy and communications with Renua Ireland has admitted he knew the party would make little ground in the general election, six months ahead of voters going to the polls.

Author and former journalist John Drennan said he envisaged the campaign for Renua was going to be a “grim struggle”, with the party in the end returning no TDs to the Dail.

In an interview with Gavan Reilly on Today FM’s The Last Word, Mr Drennan, though, did not leave the blame for the campaign at the door of party leader, Lucinda Creighton.