Nell McCafferty: A sublime ability to unearth the root of injustice

Nell McCafferty was an early inspiration for me as a young journalist. When I started my first job as a reporter in The Sunday Tribune over 20 years ago, she was also a staff writer there.

Every Tuesday morning she would arrive in for the editorial meeting. Her presence was electrifying, even when all she was doing was smoking a cigarette and checking her mail.

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