Family
O'Rourke's father Patrick Lenihan served as a TD for Longford–Westmeath from 1965–70. Her brother Brian Lenihan was a senior government minister and Tánaiste. Another brother Paddy Lenihan was a Fianna Fáil councillor in Roscommon but resigned from FF in 1983 and became associated with Neil Blaneys Independent Fianna Fáil party. Two of her nephews, Brian Lenihan, Jnr and Conor Lenihan, both sons of her brother Brian, served as ministers in the government of the 30th Dáil. Brian Lenihan, Jnr was the Minister for Finance. Conor Lenihan was a Minister of State, though he failed to get re-elected at the 2011 general election.
O'Rourke was widowed in January 2001 following the death of her husband, Enda. She has two sons. One of them, Aengus, ran for Athlone Town Council in 2009.
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