In April 2011 she was elected to Seanad Éireann on the Industrial and Commercial Panel.She was the youngest member of the Oireachtas in 2011; having been elected at age 22, and she is the youngest ever elected member of the Seanad.She was again an unsuccessful candidate in the Cavan–Monaghan constituency at the 2016 general election .
In March 2016 she confirmed her intention not to run for re-election to the Seanad, saying she felt "cast aside" by the party.