Age, Biography and Wiki
Lynn Ruane was born on 20 October, 1984 in Tallaght, Dublin, Ireland, is an Irish independent politician. Discover Lynn Ruane's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 39 years old?
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39 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Libra |
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20 October, 1984 |
| Birthday |
20 October |
| Birthplace |
Tallaght, Dublin, Ireland |
| Nationality |
Ireland
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She is a member of famous Politician with the age 39 years old group.
Lynn Ruane Height, Weight & Measurements
At 39 years old, Lynn Ruane height not available right now. We will update Lynn Ruane's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Dating & Relationship status
She is currently single. She is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about She's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, She has no children.
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2, including Jordanne Jones |
Lynn Ruane Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Lynn Ruane worth at the age of 39 years old? Lynn Ruane’s income source is mostly from being a successful Politician. She is from Ireland. We have estimated Lynn Ruane's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Pending |
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Under Review |
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Timeline
In the 25th Seanad, Ruane sits with the Civil Engagement group; an alliance of independent senators seeking to bring civil society expertise and experience into the Oireachtas.
Lynn Ruane (born 20 October 1984) is an Irish politician who has served as an independent Senator for the Dublin University constituency in Seanad Éireann since April 2016.
In 2012, she completed a foundation programme to allow access to a degree programme at Trinity College Dublin (TCD), and studied politics and philosophy.
She was the President of the Trinity College Dublin Students' Union from 2015 to 2016.
Ruane grew up in Tallaght; she became a single mother and left school aged 15.
After returning to education via An Cosán, she studied addiction and helped to develop local services for drug users.
Having spent a year representing student parents on the Trinity College Dublin Students' Union executive, she was elected as the union's president on 12 February 2015, which gained national attention.
As president, she was active in the fossil fuel divestment campaign at TCD, and the campaign to repeal the Eighth Amendment.
In December 2015, Ruane announced her intention to contest the 2016 Seanad election in the Dublin University constituency as an independent candidate.
She was elected to represent Trinity graduates in the Oireachtas on the 15th and final count, unseating incumbent Sean Barrett.
Miriam Lord of The Irish Times named Ruane her 2016 Senator of the Year.
In 2016, Ruane played a juror on the TV3 historical courtroom drama Trial of the Century.
In May 2017, Ruane introduced the Controlled Drugs and Harm Reduction Bill to the Seanad which proposed removing criminal sanctions for minor drug possession.
In September 2018, Ruane published a memoir entitled People Like Me.
The memoir reached number one on the Irish paperback non-fiction charts and won the 2018 An Post Irish Book Award for best non-fiction.
She was also a contributor to the collection of memoirs and essays called The 32: An Anthology of Irish Working-Class Voices.
Ruane's daughter Jordanne Jones is a DFCC award-winning and IFTA nominated actress.
In 2022, Ruane launched a podcast of which she is the presenter called Conversations on the Margins.
In February 2019, Ruane introduced the Criminal Justice (Rehabilitative Periods) Bill to the Seanad which proposed expanding access to spent convictions, where it passed unanimously.
She has subsequently been referred to as "a long-time campaigner for drug reform in Ireland."
She and Green Party TD Neasa Hourigan have called for a citizens' assembly on drugs.
Ruane asserts that drug prohibition has never worked and in 2021 signed an open letter by over 100 Irish youth workers and former youth workers calling for an end to drug prohibition and the legal regulation of drugs in Ireland.
She was vice-chair of the special Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment, which was established to examine the repeal of Ireland's constitutional ban on abortion and recommend the legal grounds to access an abortion in Ireland.
She was re-elected at the 2020 Seanad election, reaching the quota on the eighth count.
