TD Ruth Coppinger has held up a thong in the Dáil chamber while challenging judges on what she calls "rape myths".
It follows a rape case in Cork where the defending barrister held up the woman's underwear in court saying the jury should consider it in its deliberations.
She said the fact she was wearing a lace thong suggested she was open to being with someone - the accused man was unanimously found not guilty.
WATCH: TD @RuthCoppingerTD held up a thong in the Dáil earlier protesting the use of the same tactics in a courtroom during a rape case in Cork pic.twitter.com/bfGAegWpkO
— Sean Defoe (@SeanDefoe) 13 November 2018
I hear cameras cut away from me when I displayed this underwear in #Dáil. In courts victims can have their underwear passed around as evidence and it's within the rules, hence need to display in Dáil. Join protests tomorrow. In Dublin it's at Spire, 1pm.#dubw #ThisIsNotConsent pic.twitter.com/DvtaJL61qR
— Ruth Coppinger TD (@RuthCoppingerTD) 13 November 2018
A series of protests are to take place tomorrow over the controversial comments.
Protests are planned for Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Waterford and Belfast.
