Obituaries
Gloria Steinem: The face of the women’s movement was an unlikely revolutionary
Steinem’s own feminist awakening didn’t come until her mid-30s
Frank McDonald obituary: campaigning journalist changed how we think about urban planning
His reporting was relentless and led to the publication in January 1985 of his ground-breaking book The Destruction of Dublin
Christine Casey obituary: Architectural historian an intellectual powerhouse with a wry twinkle
‘Deeply caring’ internationally renowned scholar envisaged architecture as a social endeavour
Edmund van Esbeck obituary: Highly respected rugby writer with encyclopedic knowledge of his sport
Passion for rugby shaped career of former Irish Times journalist but he also covered golf, had a love of hurling and was a lifelong Arsenal fan
Sr Margaret Coyne obituary: Nun whose work saved sight of thousands threatened with blindness
A key legacy of Sr Margaret’s time in Tigray was the development of new techniques in eye care, high-quality surgery at low cost, and the training of hundreds of Ethiopians in her work
Deirdre McSharry obituary: Irish-raised UK Cosmopolitan editor who discovered Twiggy
McSharry grew up in Ireland, began her career in Dublin, and went on to launch Country Living