Mary Ann O'Brien
Politician
1960 –
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Who is Mary Ann O'Brien?
Mary Ann O'Brien is an Irish businesswoman and politician. She is the founder and chairman of Lily O'Brien's Chocolates and in 1997, she founded the Jack and Jill Foundation with her husband Jonathan Irwin, to provide home health care to severely sick babies. It was set up as a direct response to the their experience of caring at home for their son Jack, born with severe brain damage in 1996.
In May 2011, she was nominated by the Taoiseach Enda Kenny to the 24th Seanad.
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- Born
- Sep 8, 1960
County Waterford - Spouses
- Nationality
- Republic of Ireland
- Profession
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on July 23, 2013
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