Mary Raftery has died.

lazygal

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2012/0110/breaking10.html


Really sorry to hear this. Thanks Mary, for exposing the rotten heart of so-called family values Catholicism in Ireland.

Coriolanus

So young too.

Run_to_da_hills

RIP and condolences to her family and friends.

yosser hughes

This is really upsetting news. She did some great work in exposing both Church and State in their abuses and failures. Only a young woman too. We could do with more journalists like Mary.Alas I can't think of any.
Really sad news.

Wibbs

Sad alright. Someone for whom the title journalist was a very good thing. All too rare. RIP

Benny_Cake

RIP. I worked in the refugee/asylum area some years back and let's just say she kept us on our toes, which is what a good investigative journalist should be doing.

MrStuffins

smash wrote: »

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Not funny.

Amber Lamps

R.I.P Mary

Amber Lamps

MrStuffins wrote: »

Not funny.

Hopefully will be deleted. You should delete your quote too,

lazygal

Pherekydes wrote: »

AH fcukwittery at its worst.

RIP

Anyone know why Ivan Yates kept calling her Mary Rafferty?

Because he's a thoughtless insensitive idiot? Like the funny poster above?

starbelgrade

Mary Raftery was a writer & film maker of great integrity whose work in written word & television brought many any important issue to the public eye. Her book, "Suffer the Little Children", on the abuse of children in the Irish childcare system led to the establishment of The Commission to Inquire in into Child Abuse.

She was a well liked as a person & widely respected for her work.

smash

Ah come on lads, everyone dies!

seamus

Pherekydes wrote: »

Anyone know why Ivan Yates kept calling her Mary Rafferty?

Cos he's a moron.

Duggy747

Christ, 54 is way too young to die.

Even still, she covered alot and was a big help. A rare journalist who was worth her weight.

Micky Dolenz

smash wrote: »

Ah come on lads, everyone dies!

Your first post was deleted. It's not funny.

Son Of A Vidic

A journalist who actually did her job and did it very well. She spoke about the unspoken and revealed the darker side of this nation. She destroyed power clique that held sway until she exposed them. RIP Mary, we can only hope that others will follow in your very big footsteps.

Sykk

Didn't know her.. Sounds like a loss from what other people are saying.. RIP to the girl and condolences to the family

steelcityblues

One of the few in Irish journalism, who actually held the bad guys to account.

RIP.

Red Alert

RIP - a rare example of everything a journalist should be. I hope they re-screen all of her programmes soon, she held up a mirror to the Irish public, the state and the church, and we didn't like what we saw.

Dudess

States Of Fear, what I was able to watch of it, was incredible stuff - she did very valuable work.

fedor.2.

smash wrote: »

Ah come on lads, everyone dies!

Much like your attempts at being funny

Plautus

We've lost a very powerful voice countervailing the ongoing effort by the Catholic Church to rehabilitate its image, dissimulate, deflect and try and convince everyone that it's not as bad 'as all that'.

e.g. Sure, doesn't 97% of abuse take place outside of clerical circles? Yes. It does. And yet no violent or abusive father or mother claims to be offering salvation from sin and moral example to the whole world.

She'd have never let them forget what took place in the name of God.

maringo

Mary Raftery is a huge loss to investigative journalism. A woman of great integrity, fearlessness and grit who exposed some of the evil perpetrated on defenceless citizens of our country. It is tragic to see her die at such a young age when she still had so much to give. Thank you Mary, and may you rest in peace.

AnonoBoy

She was also a very nice woman on top of being a great journalist.

Sir Oxman

RIP
Was really surprised and upset when I heard the news today.

Jim_Kiy

Plautus wrote: »

We've lost a very powerful voice countervailing the ongoing effort by the Catholic Church to rehabilitate its image, dissimulate, deflect and try and convince everyone that it's not as bad 'as all that'.

e.g. Sure, doesn't 97% of abuse take place outside of clerical circles? Yes. It does. And yet no violent or abusive father or mother claims to be offering salvation from sin and moral example to the whole world.

She'd have never let them forget what took place in the name of God.

We've lost a very powerful voice countervailing the ongoing effort by the Catholic Church to rehabilitate its image..

lets not get carried away..they had some bad apples but if we are gonna kick the catholic church out of ireland it wont be because we want another
'better' one to move in. If the Catholic Church in the face of all the new faiths entering Ireland wishes to rehabilte their image I support that..they're not all pedos..the post in the greece post re priest taking in foster kids was absoultly disgusting..how far will we beat ourselves into the ground?

woodoo

What was wrong with her?

Jim_Kiy

woodoo wrote: »

What was wrong with her?

She was a journalist..they are like that:)

InTheTrees

A beautiful beautiful lady who will be sorely missed. RIP.

Pdfile

starbelgrade wrote: »

Mary Raftery was a writer & film maker of great integrity whose work in written word & television brought many any important issue to the public eye. Her book, "Suffer the Little Children", on the abuse of children in the Irish childcare system led to the establishment of The Commission to Inquire in into Child Abuse.

She was a well liked as a person & widely respected for her work.

in inspiration to many even now, I think as a mark of respect we should run a " mary and her prestigious work " thread, not to lick upto her, but more to enjoy the fruits of her labour ( and who doesn't enjoy a good oul' read ? )