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Mary O’Rourke

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Constituency: Longford Westmeath
Date of Birth: 31/05/1937

Mary O'Rourke is set to contest her ninth general election as a Fianna Fáil candidate for Longford-Westmeath. A former secondary school teacher, O'Rourke has served continuously as a TD since 1982 with the exception of a five-year gap after she failed to secure enough transfers to retain her seat in 2002 . During her time in Dáil Éireann, she has held a number of ministerial briefs, including stints as Minister for Education, Minister for Health, and Minister for Public Enterprise and Transport.



 

Did you know?

O'Rourke took part in the first series of RTE's Celebrity Bainisteoir in 2008 but quit the programme shortly after it began.


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