Independent TD to make maiden speech

Maverick independent TD Catherine Murphy will outline policy priorities honed over a 17-year local political career when she makes her maiden speech in the Dail on Tuesday.

Maverick independent TD Catherine Murphy will outline policy priorities honed over a 17-year local political career when she makes her maiden speech in the Dáil on Tuesday.

Last weekend Cllr Murphy became the first-ever woman elected in Kildare North - now the only constituency in the country without a Fianna Fáil TD.