Kate O'Beirne

O'Beirne was married to Army Lt. Col. James O'Beirne. O'Beirne had two sons, Philip O'Beirne and John O'Beirne. In 2016, O'Beirne was diagnosed with lung cancer. On April 23, 2017, she died at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C.

She received an honorary degree from St. John's University in 1997.

In 1995, she began work as part-time contributing editor for National Review, but was soon appointed Washington editor. Her work on the magazine led to her invitation to join Capital Gang, and from there her other work in television.

In 1992, President of the United States George H. W. Bush named her to the Presidential Commission on Women in the Armed Forces.

In 1986, the family moved to Washington, D.C., and she served as deputy assistant secretary for legislation at the United States Department of Health and Human Services until 1988. She moved on to become deputy director of domestic-policy studies at The Heritage Foundation, where she supervised studies in the area of health care, welfare, education, and housing.

In 1976, she graduated from St. John's University School of Law, and in the same year married James O'Beirne, an infantry officer in the United States Army (now White House liaison to the Pentagon). For the next ten years, she traveled with him and raised their two sons.

While at Good Counsel College, O'Beirne took a leave of absence to work on the successful 1970 U.S. Senate campaign of Conservative Party of New York State member James Buckley. She returned to his office as an aide after graduation.

After graduating from St. Mary's High School in 1967, she attended Good Counsel College, a Catholic women's school in White Plains, New York, majoring in English and journalism.

Kate Walsh O'Beirne (September 23, 1949 – April 23, 2017) was the President of National Review Institute. She was the Washington editor of National Review. Her column, "Bread and Circuses," covered Congress, politics, and U.S. domestic policy.

On September 23, 1949, O'Beirne was born Kate Monica Walsh in Brooklyn, New York City, New York. She grew up in Manhasset, New York. She was raised in a traditional Irish Catholic family.