Irish female politician who fought all her life to break the mould

Kit Ahern felt it would have been hypocritical of her to decline the invitation to enter politics given that she had spent so much of her time cajoling women into getting involved in politics.

Irish female politician who fought all her life to break the mould
Thu, 10 Jan, 2008 - 00:00
Diarmaid Ferriter

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THERE was something special about Kit Ahern, who passed away just after Christmas.

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