The proposed changes to the Misuse of Drugs Act will disproportionately punish addicts and low level drug dealers and will not fulfil its ostensible aim of addressing the root causes of the Irish illicit drug trade or the recent gangland violence, said Senator Lynn Ruane. “The
In May 2016, I made a submission to the Strategy for Education and Skills 2016-18 which related to teacher training, third level education funding, the approach to mental health within secondary schools and access to higher education.
As the 25th Seanad convenes today, eleven senators have joined forces to put forward long delayed reforms to Seanad Éireann and in particular, to radically overhaul how elections to the upper house of the Oireachtas are conducted.
I was honoured to be guest on the Late Late Show following my election in April.
18th May 2016 Leinster House Senator Lynn Ruane joined a group of medical professionals and community workers on Monday night to survey the residents of Brú Aimsir Hostel on Dublin’s Thomas Street. The survey was aimed at evaluating the accommodation and healthcare services received by the hostel’s
“Lynn Ruane is exactly what Seanad Éireann needs in the 21st century. Her immense passion for social justice, coupled with her achievements at local and national level, will enable her to shape law reflecting social movements for change. I heartily endorse her candidacy.” Katherine Zappone,
I was nine years old and the pavement in front of the GPO was full of demonstrators holding images of foetuses. I was transfixed; all I could do was gaze at them in shock and horror. There was a woman shouting, “Sign the petition, stop
Nominators Aine Hyland B.A., H.Dip., M.Ed., Ph.D., Emeritus Professor of Education and former Vice-President of University College Cork, Recipient of an honorary doctorate from UCD (2015). Former Chair of the Points Commission (1999) and of the (statutory) Educational Disadvantage Committee (2003). Professor Brian Lucey B.A., M.A., Ph.D, Fellow of
So why Trinity? In the last twelve months, I have heard this question countless times. Why choose to study here? Why choose to run for Students’ Union President of Trinity? Why dedicate so much of your time and energy to Trinity? Why choose to run for
