Son’s birth inspired the Green Party's Catherine Martin to enter politics

Having a family often prevents women from entering politics, but the opposite was true for Catherine Martin.

The newly elected TD and deputy leader of the Green Party is hoping that women will have a stronger role in the 32nd Dáil.

Politics has become a family affair for Ms Martin and her husband Francis Duffy, who is also a Green Party councillor and deputy mayor of South Dublin County Council.