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Person: Josie Airey

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Sun, 01 Jan, 2023

Clodagh Finn: We need more Josie Aireys to challenge the legal system
Clodagh Finn: We need more Josie Aireys to challenge the legal system
If she were still alive, Josie Airey, the Cork hospital cleaner, poet, and legal aid campaigner who went all the way to the European Court of Human Rights to secure civil legal aid in Ireland, would be celebrating her 89th birthday on May 4.

Wed, 28 Apr, 2021

'People who beat their partners may go unpunished without legal free aid'
'People who beat their partners may go unpunished without legal free aid'

Families could lose their homes and people who beat their partners may go unpunished without free legal aid, the Chief Executive of Free Legal Advice Centres has warned.

Fri, 08 Nov, 2019

Tributes paid to legal rights campaigner

THE National Women’s Council paid tribute to legal rights campaigner Josie Airey, who died on Monday after a long illness.

Wed, 28 Aug, 2002

Indomitable lady at rest

The death has taken place of Josie Airey, a courageous woman who by indefatigable tenacity and determination forced an Irish government to introduce free legal aid in matters relating to family law.

Wed, 28 Aug, 2002

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