Local political interest hits low as just 8 of population involved

Just 8% of people are directly involved with political parties at a grassroots level, it has emerged.

Political parties have the lowest level of local involvement, with significantly more people donating their time to the local church (29%), charities (26%) and sports club (23%).

The findings are contained in the second Future of Ireland study which also reveals that 20% of people involved in political parties are less involved than before.