Seanad debates

Wednesday, 26 March 2014

11:30 am

Photo of Caít KeaneCaít Keane (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I wish to join with my colleagues in conveying our sympathy to the McFadden family. I got to know Nicky McFadden in 2011, although many other Senators had the privilege of knowing her long before I did. She was one of the nicest people I have met in politics. She had a lovely way with her. I was walking along the corridor one day when she and Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked me to join them for a cup of coffee, which was lovely. Nicky was a Deputy at that time, not a Senator. She had feelings for people, connected with them and asked them how their day was going. It was the human touch as well as everything else. We will have another day to speak about her many achievements in the Seanad and what she prioritised in her home county.

Senator White mentioned the first female acting Garda Commissioner. Nicky McFadden was the first female Deputy elected for Westmeath.

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