Frances Fitzgerald: ‘The first role of government is to keep our people safe’

The Tánaiste and Minister for Justice believes that the political road is punctuated by events and opportunities

Frances Fitzgerald: Weve seen very good female leaders around the world and were going to see more

I t wasn’t until she was 42 that Frances Fitzgerald decided to get into politics. There was, she claims, no grand plan or strategy to work her way up the ladder.

“I am not a huge believer in thinking that you can plan hugely in politics because I think it is very much events. It’s such a complex career path, such a complex web we weave in politics,” she said.

Twenty-four years later, ...