Former minister and Fianna Fáil TD Mary O’Rourke dies aged 87

First elected as a TD for Longford-Westmeath in November 1982, Ms O'Rourke would go on to serve as the Minister for Education, Health and Public Enterprise
Former minister and Fianna Fáil TD Mary O’Rourke dies aged 87

Mary O'Rourke. File picture: Shane O'Neill 

Thu, 03 Oct, 2024 - 20:39
Paul Hosford, Michelle McGlynn and Mairead Sheehy

Former Fianna Fáil TD and Cabinet minister Mary O’Rourke has died at the age of 87. 

First elected as a TD for Longford-Westmeath in November 1982, Ms O'Rourke would go on to serve as the minister for education, health and public enterprise.

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