Elaine Loughlin: Drowning in the polls but Labour in buoyant mood 

The election of Ivana Bacik in the recent by-election has been seen as a significant turning point and has rejuvenated members

Labour Party leader Alan Kelly makes his keynote address to the party's annual conference at the Mansion House in Dublin. Picture: Damien Storan

Armed with a new logo, a new website, and a newish leader, Labour party members were in buoyant mood at their conference over the weekend.

But the poll ratings have failed to lift with their own growing tide of confidence, the latest one published on Sunday puts them on just 3%.