Niamh Bhreathnach, the minister who oversaw the elimination of college tuition, passed away at 77.
Niamh Bhreathnach, a former minister of education who passed away at the age of 77, has received a deluge of condolences.
Niamh Bhreathnach Cause Of Death
She was one of a civil servant couple’s five daughters, born in 1945 to Clare-born Lena Donnellan and Dubliner Breandán Breathnach.
Her father was the main force behind the development of Merrion Square’s Irish Traditional Music Archive and Henrietta Street’s Na Póbair Uilleann (NPU).
The five girls in their family went to Sion Hill Secondary School and Carysfort National School while growing up in Blackrock. Following her training as a Froebel teacher, Ms. Bhreathnach worked as a teacher in the inner city’s Cook Street neighborhood before managing a busy remedial practice until her election to Dáil Éireann in 1992.
Radical educational initiatives characterized her tenure at the department. Her track record places her alongside pioneering ministers in that field like Paddy Hillery, who was involved with funding for education, and Donagh O’Malley, who instituted free secondary education.
The cause of death for Niamh Bhreathnach has not yet been made public. We will undoubtedly provide the specifics to our devoted readers.