Mary Kennedy

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Former president Mary McAleese: Belfast Agreement has not been “road-tested” against Brexit or a referendum on partition. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw
McAleese warns of potential Brexit toll on Belfast Agreement

Former president Mary McAleese has warned of possible implications of Brexit and a referendum on Irish unity for the 1998 Belfast Agreement. “The Go(...)

Brenda O’Connell-Barry and Mary Kennedy at the launch of this year’s Carer of the Year Awards. Photograph: Mark Stedman
Services for families of disabled children ‘like Third World’

Services for families with long-term care needs are “like something from the Third World”, a mother and carer of a severely disabled child has said. (...)

Mary Kennedy hangs a silver-framed photograph of her late mother Pauline on the tree every year. Photograph: Cyril Byrne
The childhood bird, the photo of mum: My favourite Christmas decoration

It’s that time of year again when boxes of baubles are hauled down from the attic and unwrapped with delight as they take their places on the Christma(...)