Dwyer, Bernie
(1943–2013), journalist, filmmaker and political activist, was born in Dublin on 14 December
1943 to Mary (née Fagan) and Arthur
Hannon , a clerk at Dublin
Corporation. She spent her early childhood in Drimnagh, before the family moved to
Sutton, Co. Dublin. She left…...
Patterson, Sarah (‘Saidie’) (1904–85), trade unionist and peace activist, was born
25 November 1904 at 32
Woodvale St., Shankill Road, Belfast, eldest of
three children of William Patterson (d. 1912), shipyard blacksmith, and Sarah Patterson
(née Moore), both of whom were devout…...
Raftery, Mary Frances Thérèse (1957–2012), campaigning journalist and documentary maker, was born on 21 December 1957 in Dublin to Adrian Raftery, an Irish diplomat, and Ita Raftery (née Elmes). She had one sister and two brothers. The family lived in France for much of her early life,…...