Sister Stanislaus ''Stan'' Kennedy is an Irish nun, social activist, and former member of the Irish Council of State.

Sister

Stanislaus Kennedy
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
Personal details
Born (1939-06-19) 19 June 1939 (age 85)
Dingle, County Kerry
DenominationRoman Catholic

She was born Treasa Kennedy in 1939 or 1940 near Lispole on the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland.[1][2][3] In 1958 she joined the Religious Sisters of Charity.[2] Initially based in Kilkenny, Ireland she would in time move to Dublin where she is best known for having founded, in 1985, the charity Focus Ireland,[4] which eventually became the largest voluntary organisation in Ireland other than the Legion of Mary.[citation needed] She attended University College Dublin and graduated with a Master of Social Science degree in 1980.[5] In 2001, she also set up the Immigrant Council of Ireland (ICI) as a response to the social needs of new immigrants living in Ireland.[6][7] In 1997 she was appointed to the Council of State and served until 2004.

In 2014, she was awarded the UCD Alumni Award for Social Sciences.[8]

Kennedy is the author of six books published by Transworld Ireland, including her autobiography The Road Home, which contains a foreword written by former President of Ireland Mary McAleese.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Friend of the homeless and invisible poor". The Irish Times. 24 December 1998. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b c Ryan, Sean (14 July 2017). "Homeless champion Sr Stan to receive prestigious bible award". CatholicIreland.net.
  3. ^ Kennedy, Stanislaus. "Growing up in Lispole". srstan.ie. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  4. ^ Pownall, Sylvia (9 February 2020). "Sister Stan bravely opens up about her cancer battle for the first time". Irish Mirror.
  5. ^ "SR STANISLAUS KENNEDY". UCD Alumni Awards. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  6. ^ Kennedy, Sr Stanislaus. "St Stanislaus Kennedy: Taoiseach must step up on refugee issue". The Irish Times.
  7. ^ "Sr Stanislaus Kennedy | Immigrant Council of Ireland". www.immigrantcouncil.ie.
  8. ^ "UCD Alumni Awardee".
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