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Organisation: Joint Oireachtas Committee on Tourism, Sport and Recreation

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New Minister steeped in politics at young age

THE first woman Minister for Agriculture has been involved in politics since she was 16, when she joined Ogra Fianna Fáil.

Thu, 07 Oct, 2004

Mary Coughlan's perspective

CHRISTENED as the Minister for Caring and Sharing during her time in charge of Social and Family Affairs, Mary Coughlan moves from looking after the have-nots in Irish society to Agriculture, another sector the Celtic Tiger left behind.

Thu, 07 Oct, 2004