The Importance of Maternity Leave in Government

Simon Harris was more than able to take on the Department of Justice at the same time for six months. It's often when the minister is in a department that isn't as frantic as some of the others, that they get an opportunity to build their profile and work behind the scenes. I think we've got an insight into how Jan achieved her inexorable rise to her lofty position in the organization at the moment. We always pick out articles which took our fancy, which we thought were worth reading or worth recommending over the course of the week in the Irish Times. Jen, what was yours? I picked Maliki Clarken's piece titled, On Popular Opinion, I Missed the Office.