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Campaigner and advocate Sr Stan dies aged 86
Founder of Focus Ireland, Sr Stanislaus Kennedy dedicated her life to aiding homeless and disadvantaged communities, inspiring generations with her advocacy for social justice.
- On Monday, Sister Stanislaus Kennedy, known as Sr Stan, died at St Francis Hospice in Blanchardstown aged 86.
- Born June 19th, 1939 near Lispole, she entered the Sisters of Charity at 18 and studied social sciences and social policy at University College Dublin.
- Campaigning led Sr Stan to found Focus Point following research into women experiencing homelessness in Dublin, and she also established the Immigrant Council of Ireland and redeveloped Stanhope Street.
- Sister Patricia Lenihan, Superior General of the Religious Sisters of Charity, said `Sr Stan was a powerful voice for compassion, equality, and systemic change throughout her life`, while Focus Ireland and its CEO Pat Dennigan called the charity heartbroken and national leaders offered condolences.
- Believing homelessness could be solved, she set up Focus Ireland 40 years ago, driven by hope to end it within a decade and unafraid to back progressive causes like the marriage equality referendum.
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