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then and now
Snapshots: Here's what four years in government does to you...
It’s exactly four years since the last general election so how do some of our ministers look now compared to 2011?
IT’S EXACTLY FOUR years since the historic general election of 2011 saw the Fine Gael/Labour coalition swept into power.
A lot has happened in the last four years with the economy growing again, the Troika having left, several ministers resigning and a whole of host controversies and scandals impacting on public support for the government.
But how has four years in government affected our ministers health and well-being? It’s hard to tell definitively, but many of them often remark on how they’ve never worked harder in their lives.
So here’s a quick look at how some of them looked back then, and how they look now…
Enda Kenny
2011
2015
Joan Burton
2011
2015
Michael Noonan
2011
2015
Frances Fitzgerald
2011
2015
Brendan Howlin
2011
2015
Richard Bruton
2011
2015
Leo Varadkar
2011
2015
Alan Kelly
2011
2015
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