Ryan is a former councillor on Dublin City Council. She was elected in 2014 for the North Inner City. She unsuccesfully contested the 2016 general election and the 2019 MEP elections. She has campaigned against water taxes. She previously worked for human rights and community development organisations.

I have a record of standing up to Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael, which is badly needed in the area at the moment.

To stop the selling off of public land and to build public housing.

I would like to put forward a bill which would see the selling of public housing put to referendums.