
A Donegal woman is set to contest an upcoming Seanad by-election.
Following the election of Fine Gael’s Seán Kyne to the Dáil a seat is now vacant on the Cultural and Educational panel.
Machaire Rabhartaigh’s Caitlín Ní Bhroin is among four candidates seeking election, which is voted on by politicians across the country.
An Irish langage activist and educator she is currently Language Planning Officer at Cloch Ceann Fhaola.
Ms Ní Bhroin joined today’s Greg Hughes show and explained how her experience growing up impacted her relationship with the language: