I am the only non-aligned independent, that’s what it used to mean to be an independent
Katherine Zappone is a pragmatic realist; she knows where the country should be going on issues like child homelessness
CV: Katherine Zappone
Age:62
Marital status: Married to Dr Ann Louise Gilligan
Lives: Brittas, Co Dublin
Favourite book: Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? by Jeanette Winterson
Favourite movie: Eye in the Sky
It’s a sunny summer’s evening in Dublin city centre and Katherine Zappone has decided to forgo the usual stuffy, office-based ministerial interview for a chat on a wooden bench in Merrion Park, just across the road from Leinster ...