Labour activists believe there is still 'plenty to fight for'

Party consistently hovers around 4% as Sinn Féin dominates left-of-centre polling share

Former tánaiste and leader of the Labour Party, Joan Burton, listens to Ivana Bacik's keynote speech at the Labour Party conference at the Silversprings Hotel, Cork. Picture: Andy Gibson

While the likes of Sinn Féin and the Social Democrats are most palatable to would-be left-wing voters at the moment, Labour activists believe the party can creep up the rear by getting a strong ground game going.

Whether that's wishful thinking driven by the enthusiasm generated by a party conference weekend when surrounded by like-minded people remains to be seen.