2019 Spirit Of Mother Jones Award To Be Presented To Louise O'Keeffe

She fought a long battle to get civil redress for the sexual abuse she suffered at Dunderrow Primary School in Kinsale in the 1970s.
The European Court of Human Rights ruled the state was liable for abuse by her teachers following an unsuccessful compensation claim in the Irish Courts.
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar apologised to victims of sexual abuse in the Dáil earlier this month following criticism that the redress scheme had paid nothing to survivors.
Louise is the first Cork recipient of the International Award which is named after Cork born Mary Harris
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