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Heather Humphreys: rural Ireland’s fairy godmother
The no-nonsense minister for rural affairs and social protection is seen as a safe pair of hands and a potential candidate for the Áras, but does she have presidential potential?
“Some ministers think they’re ministers, but they talk like civil servants – and it’s civil servants who are running their ministry,” an impassioned Michael Ring, Fine Gael TD, said.
“Not Heather Humphreys – she has control of her own department. She talks like a minister and she is a minister,” he added.
The woman at the helm of both the rural affairs and social protection portfolios is an established figure in cabinet, and one that ...
