National Party president wants immigrants to leave

The president of a new far-wing party has alleged that immigrants should leave the country, as they contributed to the collapse in the economy.

Justin Barrett, who heads the newly launched National Party, said an event for his new group was cancelled by the Merrion Hotel this week, after opposition from liberal groups.

After 10 years out of politics, he said yesterday he had formed a new party as everything he had “predicted would happen to Ireland was happening”.