Tempers fray as Oireachtas meeting suspended due to clash between Senators
Ruane accused of Keogan of bigotry, and of being “cold and cruel”. A Joint Committee discussion on international surrogacy was suspended on Thursday following verbal clashes between senators on the topic. Independent Senator Sharon Keogan was accused of bigotry by Senator Lynn Ruane following comments made towards representatives of those who use international surrogacy. “I […]
4 years ago
Irish Senator appeals for public to help stop the sharing of M50 crash images
Gardaí also urged the public not to share the images. A woman in her 30s was killed in a serious road traffic collision on the M50 in Dublin on Thursday. The incident took place on the M50 Northbound at Junction 5, where a man was also injured. The man, who is in his 50s, was […]
7 years ago
Irish Senator says “fella in his Nike tracksuit” more likely to be criminalised for carrying weed than a “Trinity student”
“You’re stopped and searched, stopped and searched, stopped and searched…” Independent Senator Lynn Ruane has spoken about the double standards she believes exist around the issue of drug decriminalisation in Ireland. Speaking to Ireland Unfiltered host Dion Fanning, Ruane talked about, “The amount of times I’ve read articles where a journalist would call a person who’s […]
8 years ago
“My heart is just taking a little longer to catch up…” – Senator Lynn Ruane speaks bravely about being sexually assaulted
“I couldn’t stop crying. I was shaking.” Independent Senator Lynn Ruane is our guest on Ireland Unfiltered this week. The former President of the Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union joined host Dion Fanning to speak honestly and candidly about her life and experiences, including her years of “chaotic drug use”, the double standards that exist in […]
8 years ago
Lynn Ruane, Trinity College Students Union President, has been elected to the Seanad
It marks another chapter in the remarkable life of one of Ireland’s most committed campaigners. Lynn Ruane has won a seat in Seanad Éireann. The 31-year-old from Tallaght dropped out of school at the age of 15 and spent well over a decade fighting for access to education. Having won a place at Trinity College […]
10 years ago