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…...
Noble, Margaret Elizabeth (Sister Nivedita) (1867–1911), educator, writer, and political activist in India, was born at 23 Scotch Street, Dungannon, on 28 October 1867, the eldest daughter and first child of Samuel Richmond Noble and Mary Isabel Hamilton. Both male grandparents are said…...
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,…...