FINIAN MCGRATH DESCRIBES himself as “a maverick”.
So when he came into the TheJournal.ie offices earlier this week it was no surprise that he had a lot to say and a lot to laugh about.
But being an independent TD for Dublin North-Central since 2002 has not come without its challenges both political and personal.
In 2009, McGrath’s wife Anne died after a long illness leaving him to balance a political career with looking after his two daughters, Caoimhe and Clíodhna (who has Down’s Syndrome).
In the course of the wide-ranging interview this week we spoke to McGrath about that his controversial views on cycling, disability services in Ireland and why he’d never join a political party.
Here’s a short clip that’s well worth watching:
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