Ivana Bacik confirms she left Trinity role when she became Labour leader

Ms Bacik had said that she believed career breaks were positives across employment

Ms Bacik was on a career break from the university when she was elected to the Dáil last summer. File photo

Labour leader Ivana Bacik has confirmed that she has resigned from her role as an associate professor at Trinity College Dublin.

Ms Bacik was on a career break from the university when she was elected to the Dáil last summer, but has confirmed that she handed in her notice when she was elected the 14th leader of the party in March.