Nell McCafferty: A sublime ability to unearth the root of injustice

Twenty years later, I’m more inspired by her than ever

Nell McCafferty in Easons Dublin during her book signing in 2004. Pic: Leon Farrell, Photocall Ireland

Nell McCafferty was an early inspiration for me as a young journalist. When I started my first job as a reporter in The Sunday Tribune over 20 years ago, she was also a staff writer there.

Every Tuesday morning she would arrive in for the editorial meeting. Her presence was electrifying, even when all she was doing was smoking a cigarette and checking her mail.