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A woman to blame.

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With Nell McCafferty – 'Still the cheerful if sardonic Nell launching her book, Peggy Press in London has published it and Nell's main gripe.

Nell McCafferty, secretary of the Derry Labour party, were unanimous that Cusack was completely unarmed when a soldier fired and hit him in the thigh

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With Nell McCafferty – 'Still the cheerful if sardonic Nell launching her book, Peggy Press in London has published it and Nell's main gripe..

The often polarising but always passionate public figure from Co Derry passed away today at the age of 80

Here are a few things you should know about the remarkable woman who helped change the social landscape of Ireland.

She was a ground-breaking and award-winning reporter

Nell worked with The Irish Times and then as a freelance reporter, writing and broadcasting on major news stories as well as what was happening in the Dublin district courts.

It soon became clear that her real passion was in writing about women and women’s rights although she was also fearless in speaking up for people trapped by poverty or social injustice in the 1960s and 1970s.

In a statement following the news of her death, President Michael D. Higgins said her writing of those times has left a ‘courageous and compelling record’ for future generations. He also called her “a pioneer in raising those searching questions which could be asked, but which had been buried, hidden or