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The Count That Rocked the System: Mary Robinson and November 1990

The Count That Rocked the System: Mary Robinson and November 1990

by Phillip Martin | Nov 13, 2026 | Politics

On Friday 9 November 1990, Ireland already knew. The count had run on at the RDS in Dublin, the transfers had been read, and Mary Robinson — who had begun the week in second place — had been declared the country’s first woman President. That evening RTÉ put her...

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