Norah Gibbons (6 June 1952 – 8 April 2020), was the Director of Advocacy at Barnardos, Director and chair of Alcohol Action Ireland and was selected to be on the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse.[1] Gibbons was the first chair of the Department of Children and Youth Affairs (Tusla). Gibbons trained as a social worker completing her degree with University College Galway in 1973 and completing a Higher Diploma in Education in 1974.[2] She joined Barnardos in the 1990s. She remained in the management there going on to have responsibilities for the children's services until she served as a director of advocacy for the charity from 2005 until 2012.[3] She was the founding chair of Tusla from 2014 until 2018 as well as a member of the commission to inquire into child abuse. She co-chaired the Independent Child Death Review. She was appointed the independent specialist on the in-depth research study on familicide and domestic homicide.[4] Gibbons also worked as the independent chairwoman for the Northern Ireland Executive’s working group on child abuse until she had to resign due to ill health.[5] Her career was to advocate for the rights of children. She died on 8 April 2020.[6][7][8]
Norah Gibbons | |
|---|---|
| Born | 6 June 1952 |
| Died | 8 April 2020 (aged 67) |
| Education | University College Galway |
| Occupation(s) | Social worker, children's rights advocate |
| Known for | Advocacy for children |
References
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- ^ "Experts seek input on 'unimaginable loss' of familicide". The Law Society of Ireland. 1 January 1970. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ^ "Chair of Stormont abuse probe resigns due to ill health". RTE.ie. 13 March 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ^ "President leads tributes to children's rights advocate Norah Gibbons". The Irish Times. 9 April 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ^ "'Robust, compassionate and generous to the end' - tributes as Norah Gibbons dies". RTE.ie. 9 April 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ^ "Minister Flanagan announces independent specialist in-depth research study on familicide and domestic homicide reviews". The Department of Justice and Equality. 14 May 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2020.