Leitrim native and co-founder and former joint CEO of Social Justice Ireland, Sr Brigid Reynolds has died.
She was aged 82.
Born and raised near Mohill, Sr Brigid was educated with the Marist Sisters in Carrick-on-Shannon.
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She entered the Marist Sisters Religious Order and was assigned to Kaduna in the north of Nigeria where she spent two years lecturing in a Teacher Training College.
Paying tribute, CEO of Social Justice Ireland, John McGeady said Sr Brigid made "an indelible mark on social justice advocacy in Ireland".
"Guided by a vision of society in which each person's dignity is honoured, Brigid was dedicated to addressing inequality, poverty, and social exclusion," he said.
