The new candidate is only 23 years old.
People Before Profit has selected a candidate in the Laois constituency to run in the upcoming General Election.
Mountrath's Ken Mooney will represent the party as the youngest candidate yet to declare in the county at the age of 23.
He graduated from University of Limerick with a masters degree in Politics and joined the party at the age of 20.
Mr Mooney will focus on the cost of living crisis, emigration and education.
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