[1] She was educated at St. Kilian's Community School in Bray and is a graduate of University College Dublin holding a BA degree.
She was also a member of Wicklow County Council from 1995 to 2003, when she vacated her seat in favour of her brother, Christopher, when the dual mandate ended.
[citation needed] She was first elected to the 27th Dáil at the Wicklow by-election in June 1995 following the death of her father, sitting independent TD Johnny Fox.
In 2002 she was elected by an extremely narrow margin of 19 votes over the Labour Party candidate Nicky Kelly.
[2] After retiring from politics, Fox started an ice cream business, and has volunteered at a local charity shop.