The Good Shepherd order is renowned for its work with homeless women and children, and in St Colette they were blessed with someone who has a pioneering spirit

From a sporting perspective she is also one of the few people who lived through and can remember when Waterford won their two All-Ireland senior hurling titles

Born Bridget Hickey, in Barracree, Ballinamult, Co Waterford, she joined the Good Shepherd Sisters in Cork City when she was just 17 years of age