Mairia Cahill to campaign for rape support services if elected to Seanad

Labour Seanad candidate Mairia Cahill has said she will campaign for rape victims and the need for support services if she wins an upcoming by-election in the Seanad.

The Belfast woman met Labour party TDs and senators in Leinster House yesterday after joining the party last weekend.

Her nomination for the upper house is to replace Jimmy Harte, the former Donegal party senator who recently stepped aside.