Ivana Bacik succeeds Alan Kelly with sole nomination for Labour Party leadership

Ms Bacik was the only name in the mix with nominations closing at midday. File photo: Sasko Lazarov / RollingNews.ie
Ivana Bacik has been elected the 14th leader of the Labour Party, pledging to re-energise the party and "confound" its low national polling.
Ms Bacik's election comes after a nominations process in which she was the only TD put forward and just weeks after her predecessor Alan Kelly stepped down when his parliamentary party lost confidence in his stewardship.