Irish politician was stopped in Lidl due to 'inappropriate' clothing

Irish politician blasts Lidl for being asked to cover up while wearing an ‘inappropriate’ swimsuit as a top with a sarong – and says it’s no different to men wearing vests

• Lynn Ruane claimed Lidl security guard stopped her for ‘inappropriate’ clothing
• Shared photo where she can be seen dressed in a colourful swimsuit and sarong
• She has since received an apology from the store regarding the incident 

An Irish politician has slammed Lidl after a security guard asked her to cover up while wearing ‘inappropriate’ clothing in the store.

Lynn Ruane, who was dressed in a colourful swimsuit and a sarong during her visit to the store in Tallaght, took to Twitter to complain after she claims she was told to ‘wear a different top’ the next time she shopped at the Dublin Lidl branch. 

Expressing her frustration, she penned: ‘@lidl_ireland wants me to wear a different top to shop there apparently.

‘As if me wearing a swimsuit for a top in the summer is any different to any other little tank top I’d wear.’ 

‘Get a grip. Men walking around in vests showing just as much skin.’ 

Irish politician Lynn Ruane (pictured) claimed a security guard stopped her and told her to ‘wear a different top’ the next time she shopped at the Dublin Lidl branch. Pictured, in the colourful swimming costume

The Senator (pictured) later added that perhaps there was too much of her bottom half on show

Taking to Twitter, the Irish politician penned: ‘@lidl_ireland wants me to wear a different top to shop there apparently’ (pictured)

It comes after Ireland and the United Kingdom are experiencing one of the hottest springs on record – with temperatures soaring to 27C. 

Lynn, who is an Independent Senator in Seanad Éireann, went on to say that when she returned home she ‘berated’ herself – despite it not being that dissimilar to any other little tank top she’d wear.

She later added that perhaps there was too much of her bottom half on show.

Lynn wrote: ‘I went home. Checked the mirror.  

‘Berated myself that maybe you could see too much of my upper thigh through my sarong (although he didn’t comment on my bottom half).’ 

Lidl Ireland were quick to reply to Lynn’s Tweet and encouraged her to send a direct message so they could look into the matter (pictured)

Lidl Ireland were quick to respond to the post and penned: ‘This is not our policy and if you’d like to DM us the store name, we will speak to store and regional management to make sure correct procedures are being adhered to.’

The Senator later added: ‘@lidl_ireland have communicated with me very promptly, apologised for the incident and I’m glad they will be communicating their policy with the store and security involved.

A spokesperson for Lidl Ireland commented: ‘We have been made aware of a situation in a store regarding an inappropriate comment to a customer regarding her clothing. 

‘This comment was made by a member of Lidl’s third party security company and not by a Lidl employee. In an effort to manage social distancing there are increased levels of security in stores and many of these guards are not overly familiar with store policies. 

‘We have been in touch with the customer to apologise directly and we have contacted the company to ensure that all third party staff contracted to Lidl are re-briefed on policies.’ 

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