Anti-immigration activist Derek Blighe quits Ireland First party

Derek Blighe ran in the Cork North Central constituency in the November general election. He was eliminated in the seventh count in the general election. File Picture: Brian Lawless/PA
Anti-immigration activist Derek Blighe has resigned from the Ireland First party, saying he wants to āresume other ambitionsā and ācannot be involved in party politics at the momentā.
In a post on his social media platforms, Mr Blighe said: āAs of today, I have resigned from the Ireland First party (committee and membership). I gave this a huge amount of thought, and the decision did not come easily.āĀ