"A former school friend of Martina Burke recalled a funny, clever girl who was a talented camogie player and "bursting with brains". The transformation of Martina Burke from her schooldays as a "totally normal" teenager who was "a laugh a minute" and a gifted camogie player, confounds those who knew and cared for her in her youth. Known widely for her outbursts condemning and berating judges, politicians, guards, teachers and even nurses, Ms Burke is a woman of ferocious belief in her convictions."
"A former school friend of Martina Burke recalled a funny, clever girl who was a talented camogie player and "bursting with brains"."
A former school friend remembered Martina Burke as a funny, clever girl who was a talented camogie player and "bursting with brains". She was described as a "totally normal" teenager, "a laugh a minute" and a gifted camogie player. Her later transformation into a confrontational public figure confounds those who knew and cared for her in her youth. She became widely known for outbursts condemning and berating judges, politicians, guards, teachers and even nurses. Ms Burke displays a ferocious belief in her convictions and speaks forcefully and uncompromisingly on matters that provoke her, creating a striking contrast with her earlier warmth.
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