The former TD has died at the age of 87
She was a member of a famous Athlone political family, the Lenihans, and her brother Brian was also a long-standing Fianna Fáil minister in the governments of. Her nephews, Brian and Conor Lenihan, were also TDs, with the former serving as minister for finance during the financial crash.
My mum passed earlier this afternoon. To many she was a former teacher, politician, broadcaster, author but to myself andshe was our mum. She loved us to bits ,taught us to respect everyone, to be honest , to work hard and study hard, to love our family.President Michael D Higgins said it was “with great sorrow that so many of her friends, colleagues and former constituents will have learned of the death of Mary O’Rourke”.
“It was a privilege to serve with her in cabinet from 1997-2002, where I witnessed firsthand her intelligence, leadership, and deep commitment to public service,” he said.
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