Such a lovely lady who always had time to chat and ask about our family when I saw her. She was a good friend to mum (Dorothy).

Truly sad to hear this, Mary was very much part of my growing up as we met her often in the Maher household, she was incisive and smart, a feminist at heart, full of good advice (and fun!). Always loved talking to her 💗 and can’t believe I won’t get a chance to again. Sending love to Lawrence, Simon and Leonard.

Auntie Mary will always be the vivacious and funny and big-hearted woman whose visits to Dublin with Leonard, Simon and Laurence over the years, were always cause for a special kind of excitement in our house. Mum would be preparing for ages beforehand and Dad, who was a bit more eh, low-key about things, even he got into the “Mary’s coming over” buzz. For me, as a teenager and into my early 20’s, I could always rely on Mary to understand and empathise with whatever was going on in my life; I loved her often hilarious, but invariably bang-on advice she’d give me about “boys” - her unapologetic feminist stance was such a blast of fresh air for me, esp back in 1970’s Ireland! I also remember she used to get terrible migraines, but she didn't want any fuss made, and would put on her “party face” and give it her best shot (a gin & tonic sometimes helped!). She was a force of nature in the best possible sense, a one-of-a-kind and greatly loved Auntie – I/we were very lucky to have her in our lives for so long. Sending much love to Len, Simon & Laurence xxxCatherine