The death of a warrior from Ballymun

Vicky McElligott danced with a Maasai warrior under the African night sky. The stars above might have been the same she could see from her home in Ballymun, but she knew her journey was far greater than the miles that separate Dublin and Dar Es Saalam.

Vicky died in the early hours of February 2. She was extraordinary.

You have probably never heard of her, unless the name rings a bell from one of her few outings on RTÉ’s Liveline, or if you’re a fan of the National Geographic, which once featured her.