The article recounts the unexpected morning of November 30, 2017, when the author received a phone call from then-taoiseach Leo Varadkar, appointing her to his cabinet. It was a surprising moment for her, but even more astonishing was the revelation later that day from Ken Murphy, the former director general of the Law Society of Ireland, that her appointment marked the first instance of a female lawyer (solicitor or barrister) being appointed to the cabinet since the establishment of the Irish State, highlighting a significant milestone in gender representation in Irish politics.
I was completely taken aback: I hadn't been expecting it at all. But what shocked me even more happened later in the day.
Ken Murphy, the former director general of the Law Society of Ireland, sent me a message informing me I was the first female lawyer appointed to cabinet since the foundation of the State.
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