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Pioneering women like Una O’Connor changed everything

This week I couldn’t find one single picture of Una on the all-seeing, all-hearing internet, writes Cliona Foley.

Pioneering women like Una O’Connor changed everything

Fri, 06 Mar, 2020 - 18:07

Cliona Foley

‘Family flowers only. Donations, if desired, to Dogs Trust Ireland.’

Thus ended the death notice for Una O’Connor, whose funeral takes place in Marino on Saturday.

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