Third of female TDs sexually harassed

In 2019, it was reported that Ireland had the highest level of claimed sexual harassment in Europe and among the worst in the world.  Photo: Sasko Lazarov/RollingNews.ie

At least 12 of the Dáil's 34 current serving female TDs have been sexually harassed at some point in their lifes, the Irish Examiner can reveal.

A survey carried out by this newspaper in the wake of Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin's revelations about the campaign of harassment she suffered while working at UCD, found 12 TDs had been sexually harassed while either at college, in their political activism or while at work.