People Before Profit select Boyd Barrett as party leader

People Before Profit TD Richard Boyd Barrett has been selected as the party's leader and national spoksperson and will lead it into the next general election.

Until now, the party has not had a leader.

In a statement, People Before Profit said the Dún Laoghaire TD had been selected to improve the party's capacity to communicate with the public.

The party said: "His national profile will assist candidates in the coming general election by offering a familiar face to identify the party with.

"He has been tasked with communicating the policies of the party in the media.

"He will be our spokesperson in leaders' debates and leaders' questions in Dáil debates.

"In general he will go head to head with the Taoiseach, Simon Harris, in the Dáil."