Burton, who is Ireland’s Minister for Social Protection, was born to an unmarried woman in Carlow, in 1949. She was taken to the Temple Hill Mother and Baby Home, in Blackrock, six months later.

Former Tanaiste Joan Burton reveals her hands were “bandaged from eating my fingernails away” as she tells of her experience living in a Mother and Baby home. In 2021, the politician opened up ...

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Joan Burton TD, Minister for Social Protection, addressing the Irish Business Organization in New... [+] York. In Tina Fey’s new movie, The Intern, she plays the founder of an e-business with a ...

The leader of the Irish Labour party, Joan Burton, is to stand down after the party's poor performance in February's general election.

Joan Burton has emerged as the early favourite to succeed Eamon Gilmore as Labour Party leader – prompting fears of an Irish general election in the autumn. Senior Fine Gael sources have told ...

Joan Burton is confirmed as the new leader of the Labour party in the Republic of Ireland, replacing Eamon Gilmore who stood down in May. Let us know you agree to data collection on AMP.