At just 19, Latisha McCrudden is already a public advocate and a force for change. A proud member of the Travelling community, she is in her second year at the University of Galway studying law, but has already won multiple awards such as the National Traveller Pride Education Award and the National Garda Youth Awards. She is currently involved in a wide range of national bodies and organisations including the Irish Traveller Movement Youth Forum, Minceirs Whiden Youth Forum, National Women’s Council of Ireland, National Youth Assembly of Ireland, Spunout, and a National CERV project member which is looking at the impact of Covid-19 on children across the country. In college she is the second-year representative of the Law Society, president of the Politics Society, vice president of the Minceirs Whiden Society and class representative on the student’s union. Along with studying to get her law degree to become a solicitor, she also has her eyes firmly set on the 2028 election. She has spoken in the Dáil countless times on issues of diversity and inclusion and is a wonderful role model for young women. “I’ve just always had this feeling that I have a purpose in life and that feeling has driven me forward.” She has over- come stigma, domestic abuse and physical challenges to become a remarkable force for change.
