Fathers get a look in just in time for election

I HAVE seen it all now... Social and Family Affairs Minister Mary Coughlan’s sudden, pre-election recognition of the father’s role where separated couples are concerned (Irish Examiner, May 15).

Fathers get a look in just in time for election
Fri, 21 May, 2004 - 01:00

Ms Coughlan is on a mission to turn “father’s anger into action” and is delighted all of a sudden to recognise his role in the raising of his children.

What planet has the minister been inhabiting all these years?

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