I’m not pretending that everything is great in rural Ireland. That’s why we set up this department
Minister for Rural and Community Development Michael Ring has the job of breathing life into rural Ireland at a time when many who live there think it is dying
Role: Minister for Rural and Community Development
Lives: Co Mayo
Age:64
Family: Married to Ann, with three children
Favourite film: The Quiet Man
Favourite song: Fairytale of New York by the Pogues
Favourite book: Noel Browne, Against the Tide
It is somewhat ironic that Michael Ring’s favourite film is The Quiet Man. The Mayo Fine Gael TD has made a name for himself over the past two decades by whipping himself up into ...
