r/TransIreland • u/mangoparrot • 3d ago
RIP Claire Farrell
Very sad to read about the death of Claire Farrell on 25th September . She did so much work for trans people in Ireland for many decades.
Claire Farrell was a founding member of the Friends of Eon, Irelands first trans group, she had the first ever phone line for trans people in her office and she was interviewed on the Pat Kenny radio show in 1979, she bravely appeared on RTE’s Summerhouse program interviewed by Aine O’Connor in 1980.
Claire was vice Chair Of TENI - Transgender Equality Network Ireland for 5 years and played a pivotal role in the achievement that is Gender Recognition in 2015.
Her speech outside Leinster House on 14th February 2015 really signified so much. “I am in the departure lounge of life, and I want to leave as the woman I am”.
Many in the LGBTQI community owe Claire a great deal of gratitude for her trailblazing eork on trans rights.
https://www.instagram.com/p/Dbx6dzNDOHv/?psln=azJnNnZ5bWpvaHNz
https://www.rte.ie/archives/2020/0812/1158815-gender-expression/
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u/beirchearts He/Him/His 3d ago
Ah I'm so sad to hear this. Claire and I used to have lovely chats back in the day.
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u/Consistent-Ice-2714 17h ago
I hope there will be an event soon to remember this wonderful woman who had time for everyone. It's so sad that she is gone.
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u/seane200 3d ago
Legend of a woman we all owe our gratitude to. ❤️