The Irish Times yesterday that her ordeal had cast a shadow over her wedding and made her think of giving up her academic career.The former Rose of Tralee said she was speaking out to highlight the harassment of female academics and students on college campuses, and said it was vital that victims be encouraged to report what was happening to them.Yesterday, she wrote on Twitter: ‘Sexual harassment in academia is a serious and systemic issue that is too often left unchecked.
Everyone deserves to study or work in a safe environment, and we need to have conversations and cultural change in order to properly address this problem.’Yesterday Higher Education Minister Simon Harris praised Ms Ní Shúilleabháin, saying there must be zero tolerance of.
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