Dun Laoghaire TD Richard Boyd Barrett has been selected as People Before Profit party leader and national spokesman ahead of the upcoming general election.
To date the party has not had a single identifiable leader, operating under the Marxist principle of collective leadership.
However, in a statement on Thursday night, the party said that Boyd Barrett had been selected so that the party would be able to more effectively communicate their message to the general public by having a single well-known figurehead to associate the party with.
“His national profile will assist candidates in the coming general election by offering a familiar face to identify the party with,” the party said.
“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.”