Former Labour Party TD Declan Bree will contest the general election under the United Left Alliance
Declan Bree, who served as a TD between 1992 and 1997, has also served as a councillor and as mayor of Sligo.
Speaking on joining the Alliance Declan Bree said “The United Left Alliance, is a real alternative to the mainstream political establishment who are all committed to the same policies of cutbacks and austerity. The main opposition parties, Fine Gael and Labour, can only offer more of the same tired, old-style, crony type politics"
He said the Alliance is "committed to putting the interests of people first by ending the bank bailouts and reversing the savage cuts to pay, social welfare and public services".
The United Left Alliance now has 20 candidates in 19 constituencies across the country.