Ivana Bacik was a President of Trinity College Dublin (TCD) Students' Union who resigned in disgrace in 1990. Bacik secretly broke the mandate given to her for voting for candidates at a Union of Students in Ireland conference. However, despite 13 TCD representatives being mandated to vote for one candidate, that candidate only received 12 votes. An investigation started leading to Bacik's resignation.

She stood as a candidate for the Irish Labour Party for election to the European Parliament in the Dublin area in 2004.

Ivana Bacik's official website (http://www.ivanabacik.com)