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,
