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Nora Owen (born June 1945), was a senior Irish politician. She was elected as a Fine Gael TD between 1981 and 1987 and from 1989 until 2002. She has also served as Minister for Justice (1994-1997). June is the sixth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four with the length of 30 days. ... 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Fine Gael (IPA in English and in Irish, approximate English translation: Family of the Irish) is the second largest political party in both the Republic of Ireland and Ireland as a whole. ... A TD or Teachta Dála (Irish for Dáil Deputy, pronounced chock-ta dawla) is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower chamber of the Irish Oireachtas (pronounced orr-och-tas) or National Parliament. ... The Minister for Justice, Equality & Law Reform is the chief minister in charge of law and order in the Republic of Ireland. ...


Nora O'Mahony was born in Dublin in 1945. She is a sister of Mary Banotti and a grand-niece of the Irish rebel Michael Collins. She was educated at Dominican Convent, County Wicklow and University College Dublin where she qualified as an industrial chemist. Owen was elected as a Fine Gael TD for the first time in 1981, serving until 1987. That year she became a member of the executive of Trócaire. She returned to Dáil Éireann in 1989 becoming Deputy-Leader of Fine Gael in 1993. The following year she became Minister for Justice, remaining in that post until 1997. Journalist Veronica Guerin was murdered in 1996 and in its aftermath Owen introduced the highly successful Criminal Asstes Bureau to crack down on gangs and their asstes. In 2002 she became the first high-profile Fine Gael TD to lose her seat in Dublin North in the Party's disastrous general election. Dublin (Irish: Baile Átha Cliath1),is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Ireland, located2 near the midpoint of Irelands east coast, at the mouth of the River Liffey and at the centre of the Dublin region3. ... 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Mary Banotti (born 1939), was an Irish politician. ... Michael Collins (Irish: Micheál Ó Coileáin; October 16, 1890 – August 22, 1922), an Irish revolutionary leader, served as Minister for Finance in the Irish Republic, as a member of the Irish delegation during the Anglo-Irish Treaty negotiations, as Chairman of the Provisional Government and as Commander-in-Chief of... Wicklow (Cill Mhantáin in Irish) is a county on the east coast of Ireland, immediately south of County Dublin. ... University College Dublin - National University of Ireland, Dublin - more commonly University College Dublin (UCD) - is Irelands largest university, with over 20,000 students. ... Fine Gael (IPA in English and in Irish, approximate English translation: Family of the Irish) is the second largest political party in both the Republic of Ireland and Ireland as a whole. ... 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Trócaire is the name of the overseas development agency of the Catholic Church in Ireland. ... Dáil Éireann[1] is the lower house of the Oireachtas (parliament) of the Republic of Ireland. ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Fine Gael (IPA in English and in Irish, approximate English translation: Family of the Irish) is the second largest political party in both the Republic of Ireland and Ireland as a whole. ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... The Minister for Justice, Equality & Law Reform is the chief minister in charge of law and order in the Republic of Ireland. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Veronica Guerin Veronica Guerin (July 5, 1958- June 26, 1996) was an Irish journalist who was murdered in 1996 by Irish drug dealers. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Fine Gael (IPA in English and in Irish, approximate English translation: Family of the Irish) is the second largest political party in both the Republic of Ireland and Ireland as a whole. ... Dublin North is a parliamentary constituency in the Republic of Ireland, located in the northern area of County Dublin. ...



Preceded by:
Máire Geoghegan-Quinn
Minister for Justice
1994–1997
Succeeded by:
John O'Donoghue


Máire Geoghegan-Quinn (b. ... The Minister for Justice, Equality & Law Reform is the chief minister in charge of law and order in the Republic of Ireland. ... John ODonoghue (born May 1956) is a senior Irish Fianna Fáil politician. ...


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Nora Owen officially launches new General Michael Collins figurine (762 words)
Owen was in the Mid-Cork village where the soy factory is based to officially launch a new figurine of her grand-uncle Michael Collins and to open the factory'snewly refurbished and extednded visitors' centre, where the public can see the process of casting the metal figurines first hand.
Owen entered her office on her first day as Minister for Justice, she made sure that a bust of Collins behind her desk, was caught by the TV cameras.
Owen concluded the day's ceremonies with a tour of the factory during which the full process of making the casting moulds was explained to her in detail.
Nora Owen at AllExperts (257 words)
Nora Owen (born June 1945), was a senior Irish politician.
Nora O'Mahony was born in Dublin in 1945.
Owen was elected as a Fine Gael TD for the first time in 1981, serving until 1987.
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