Death leaves a void but Christine Buckley's legacy lives on

Christine’s closest friend Carmel McDonnell Byrne says she hopes she will never, ever be forgotten for her hard work.

Christine Buckley’s death leaves a void in many hearts but her legacy lives on as the foremost champion for victims of institutional abuse who spoke truth to power and in doing so transformed the social fabric of this country.

Christine lived much of her life in the public eye, fighting for justice for those who could not. Her fiery rhetoric silenced many of her very powerful opponents, who must have seen her as a constant thorn in their side — an achievement she would undoubtedly have quietly relished.