Former Education Minister Gemma Hussey dies aged 86

A statement issued on behalf of her family called her a 'former Minister, TD and senator, author and unstinting advocate for women’s rights'

Gemma Hussey was a Senator from 1977 to 1982, when she was elected to represent her native Wicklow in the Dáil. File Picture

The former Minister for Education Gemma Hussey has died aged 86.

Ms Hussey was a senator from 1977 to 1982 when she was elected to represent her native Wicklow in the Dáil.