Tributes paid as Mary Lou McDonald and Gerry Adams attend funeral of Ella O'Dwyer
Following her release in 1998 Ella went on to stand as a Sinn Féin election candidate in 2004 in Nenagh and worked for Sinn Féin in Dublin.
On Thursday, June 13 republicans from Tipperary and across Ireland gathered in Couraguneen to bid farewell to óglach Ella O Dwyer.
A guard of honour was provided by Tipperary Sinn Féin, and in attendance were Gerry Adams, Mary Lou McDonald and former Sinn Féin MEP and close friend of Ella O'Dwyer Martina Anderson from Derry.
While music was provided by the Rebel Hearts.
She also spoke of Ella’s intellect and political commitment.
Which saw her earn a doctorate in philosophy while in prison, and work for Sinn Féin following her release from prison.
Ella was one of only two women among 600 male prisoners in Brixton prison, where she was subjected to daily verbal, and sexual abuse from the male inmates.
As well as enduring daily strip and body searches at the hands of the warders, something which Ella described as ‘being mauled’.
Following her release in 1998 Ella went on to stand as a Sinn Féin election candidate in 2004 in Nenagh and worked for Sinn Féin in Dublin.
Ella passed away at her home in Killarney Street Dublin on the 6th of June and her neighbours in Dublin flew tricolours from all the houses in the street in a fitting tribute to a proud Irish woman.