Nora Owen is an Irish former Fine Gael politician who served as Minister for Justice from 1994 to 1997 and Deputy leader of Fine Gael from 1993 to 2001.
10 Facts About Nora Owen
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Nora Owen served as a Teachta Dala for the Dublin North constituency from 1981 to 1987 and 1989 to 2002.
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Nora Owen was a presenter of TV3's topical programme Midweek.
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Nora Owen is a sister of Mary Banotti and a grandniece of the Irish revolutionary leader Michael Collins.
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Nora Owen was educated at Dominican Convent, County Wicklow and University College Dublin where she qualified as an industrial chemist.
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Nora Owen was later elected as a Fine Gael TD for the first time in 1981, serving until the 1987 election when she lost her seat.
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Nora Owen returned to Dail Eireann following the 1989 general election.
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Nora Owen undertook a significant programme of criminal law reform.
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Journalist Veronica Guerin was murdered in 1996 and in its aftermath, Nora Owen introduced the highly successful Criminal Assets Bureau to crack down on organised crime.
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Nora Owen is the patron of the Collins 22 Society, which works to keep the memory and legacy of Michael Collins in living memory.