President of TCD students’ union Lynn Ruane to run for Seanad
Single mother who left school at 15 says politics missing a ‘champion of education’
Lynn Ruane with Róisín Ingle of the Irish Times on her election as president of TCD students’ union. Photograph: The Irish Times
Lynn Ruane, a single mother from Tallaght who left school at 15 and was elected president of Trinity College Dublin’s students union earlier this year, is to announce her candidacy for next year’s Seanad elections .