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TRIBUTES have been paid to West Belfast solicitor Pádraigín Drinan who passed away on Saturday at the age of 75, after suffering a cardiac seizure.  Ms Drinan was a strong advocate of human rights and represented residents at Garvaghy Road, Ormeau Road and Springfield Road in their opposition to Orange Order marches. She also worked with various women’s groups including the Falls Women’s Centre and the Rape Crisis Centre.  As a school pupil, the Glen Road woman garnered a keen interest in politics and having joined the Irish Republican Labour Party she was quickly appointed as their party secretary. In an interview with Northern Visions at the time of her retirement, she joked that she was the only person she knew who skipped school to go to Stormont.  As a student at Queen’s University, Pádraigín became a leading figure in the People’s Democracy and her commitment to the delivery of civil rights stayed with her throughout her life.  ....

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