(1945-06-01)1 June 1945 Loughlinstown, Dublin, Ireland
Died
6 February 2023(2023-02-06) (aged 77) Blackrock, Dublin, Ireland
Political party
Labour Party
Spouse
Tom Ferris
(m. 1981)
Children
2
Parent
Breandán Breathnach (father)
Education
Dominican College Sion Hill
Alma mater
Froebel College of Education
Niamh Síle Bhreathnach (Irish:[n̠ʲiəwˈʃiːlʲəˈvʲɾʲahnˠəx]; 1 June 1945 – 6 February 2023) was an Irish Labour Party politician who served as Minister for Education from 1993 to 1994 and 1994 to 1997.
She served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dún Laoghaire constituency from 1992 to 1997. She was a senator from June 1997 to July 1997, after being nominated by the Taoiseach.[1]
^"Niamh Bhreathnach". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2008.
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(1993–1994) Taoiseach: Albert Reynolds Bertie Ahern David Andrews NiamhBhreathnach Brian Cowen Máire Geoghegan-Quinn Michael D. Higgins Brendan Howlin...