Sister Stanislaus ''Stan'' Kennedy is an Irish nun, social activist, and former member of the Irish Council of State.
Sister Stanislaus Kennedy | |
|---|---|
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 June 1939 Dingle, County Kerry |
| Denomination | Roman 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
edit- ^ "Friend of the homeless and invisible poor". The Irish Times. 24 December 1998. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- ^ a b c Ryan, Sean (14 July 2017). "Homeless champion Sr Stan to receive prestigious bible award". CatholicIreland.net.
- ^ Kennedy, Stanislaus. "Growing up in Lispole". srstan.ie. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- ^ Pownall, Sylvia (9 February 2020). "Sister Stan bravely opens up about her cancer battle for the first time". Irish Mirror.
- ^ "SR STANISLAUS KENNEDY". UCD Alumni Awards. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
- ^ Kennedy, Sr Stanislaus. "St Stanislaus Kennedy: Taoiseach must step up on refugee issue". The Irish Times.
- ^ "Sr Stanislaus Kennedy | Immigrant Council of Ireland". www.immigrantcouncil.ie.
- ^ "UCD Alumni Awardee".
External links
edit- Sr. Stanislaus Kennedy's website
- Smyth, W.J. (10 April 2003). "Introductory Address on the occasion of the conferring of the Degree of Doctor of Laws, honoris causa, on Sr Stanislaus Kennedy" (PDF). National University of Ireland. Retrieved 14 July 2008.
- Sister Stan - The Road Home - My Journey written by Sister Stan, published by Transworld Ireland, 2011
- Mindful Meditations for Every Day Sister Stan, published by The Columba Press, 2016.