Peadar Toibin resigned from Sinn Fein in December following his suspension from the party for anti-abortion views.
The Meath TD announced that he would set up his own party – and is currently touring the country in the process of gaining support.
It’s estimated that 3,000 have attended public meetings held by Toibin since, and he says a lot of them are current Sinn Fein or Fianna Fail supporters.
He has also won over at least eight elected councillors to his new – but as of yet officially named party.
He’ll be coming to Tipp next month, ahead of which Peadar Toibin spoke to Fran:
