MEP Maria Walsh on becoming a single mother by choice

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Jul 2, 202652:00Society & Culture

Fine Gael MEP Maria Walsh always wanted to become a mother and spent years hoping she’d meet the right person to start a family with. By 2024 however, Walsh was done waiting and she decided to embark upon solo parenthood...

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