Elaine Mullally left the party last month, and will now contest the General Election as an Independent.
An Independent Ireland MEP's decision to join the EU Renew group was the 'catalyst' behind one of the party's founders leaving.
Portarlington's Elaine Mullally has announced she'll run as an Independent candidate in the upcoming General Election, after stepping away from the new political party last month.
Midlands North West MEP Ciaran Mullooly aligned with the Renew grouping in the European Parliament earlier this year, joining the Fianna Fáil MEPs.
Ms. Mullally says there are other groupings more in-line with the party's direction:
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