Original: She defeated Fianna Fáil 's Brian Lenihan and Fine Gael 's Austin Currie in the 1990 presidential election becoming , as an Independent candidate nominated by the Labour Party , the Workers Party of Ireland and independent senators , the first elected president in the office 's history not to have the support of Fianna Fáil .
Simplified: She defeated Fianna Fáil 's Brian Lenihan and Fine Gael 's Austin Currie in the 1990 presidential election , the first time Fianna Fáil had lost a presidential election .