Search for rathdowney speaker:Lisa McDonald (KildareStreet.com)

Seanad: Death of Member: Expressions of Sympathy (17 Nov 2010): Lisa McDonald: I express my deepest sympathy with the family of Kieran Phelan and the community of Rathdowney in Laois. I met Kieran when I entered the House as a young Senator in 2007. As Senator Corrigan said, he often invited me to tag along to tea after the Order of Business. Since he departed, I feel that time of the day has passed with him in that we are not as good at engaging in the camaraderie...

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