Irish anti-war campaigner Ms Caoimhe Butterly will be named today as one of Time magazine's 36 "European heroes".
Ms Butterly (24), from Cork, who recently took part in an anti-war protest in Northern Ireland and in the Shannon peace camp protest against US military planes' use of the airport facility, said she didn't think the concept of heroes was "helpful".
She was arrested by PSNI officers at the anti-war protest in Hillsborough during the recent summit between the British Prime Minister, Mr Blair, and President Bush. Last November she was shot in the leg by an Israeli soldier during the Israeli army's assault on the Jenin refugee camp in Palestine.
She has also worked with the Chiapas people of Mexico and with refugees in Zimbabwe.
The peace activist is one of three Irish people included in the inaugural list of "European heroes", drawn up by the magazine's European edition.
Rock singer Bono is included for his campaign against Third World debt and Ms Christina Noble for her work with the street children of Vietnam and Mongolia.
The magazine says the criteria for inclusion are "courage and determination" which have "driven them to make changes in society or to the lives of others, against overwhelming odds".
Readers of the magazine nominated people for inclusion.
Those chosen from nominees include Dr Khaled Abu Ajamia, the Palestinian surgeon who has worked with both Palestinian and Israeli victims of terrorism, and Mr Zackie Achmat, South African AIDS campaigner.
The list also includes footballer David Beckham and chef Jamie Oliver.
