Gráinne Seoige has made a huge career move.
Earlier this year, she announced that she would be running in the next general election as a candidate for Fianna Fáil.
Since this announcement, Gráinne has admitted that she has faced “sexism and misogyny” in her new career path.
Speaking on Alan Clarke’s Big News Coming Soon podcast, she confessed that it hasn’t been an easy time.
“There has been a lot of sexism, a lot of misogyny, a lot of really ill-informed people who have no idea what I’ve done with my life up until now,” she admitted.
She went on to say that these comments included people saying: “Isn’t she married to a man with a diamond mine? She doesn’t need to work,” and that they have called her a “paid teleprompter reader”.
She went on to say that there is room for lots of different types of people in government and this should be encouraged.
“I think theres room for all types and I think the beauty of whats going to happen in the next Dáil is theres going to be over 30 brand new TDs who are going to be bringing different life experiences to the table. I think thats good,” she admitted.
“Things need to be freshened up. New world views need to be coming in. Maybe people have lived away like myself and you come back with a different perspective. I think that’s positive, but you’re right.
“A lot of people have said to me, ‘why would you be bothered?’ Because I want Galway to prosper. I want Galway to succeed. I want Galway to realise its potential. It’s an amazing place to live.”
She admitted that her family has been her support at the minute explaining that there is so much nastiness in this space.
“Particularly online now, it’s so much easier for people to be nasty.”
But Gráinne is holding strong and excited for the next election.
