Coppinger says Seanad should be used to promote progressive causes

Ruth Coppinger, the former Solidarity TD who campaigned to abolish the Seanad, is now seeking to be elected there.

Coppinger says Seanad should be used to promote progressive causes

Ruth Coppinger, the former Solidarity TD who campaigned to abolish the Seanad, is now seeking to be elected there.

After losing her seat in Dublin mid-west last month, Ms Coppinger says that "while the Seanad exists", it should be used to promote progressive causes.

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