Being "afraid of what happened to Labour or the Greens" in government is a "cop out" for smaller parties, according to a newly-elected Independent Ireland TD

O'Donoghue said Independent Ireland is going to do a full audit of the NGO services in the country.

General election candidate Philip Sutcliffe has quit the Independent Ireland party, with his resignation coming before a meeting to discuss his support for Conor McGregor

The party also said it would freeze ‘green taxes’.

Two TDs have set up the group, which is to become Ireland’s 27th political party.