[3] In October 2004, the High Court of Northern Ireland ordered the government to provide the Brolly couple with protection, following reports of threats from the Red Hand Defenders, a Loyalist paramilitary group.
[1] In January 2008, Brolly and another councillor were confronted by a crowd in an "extremely nasty mood" outside the council's offices.
[6] In March 2019, she and her husband joined Aontú, a new anti-abortion republican party founded by former Sinn Féin TD Peadar Tóibín.
[7] She was the wife of MLA Francie Brolly, till he died in 2020, and together they formed a singing duo and write songs.
[8] Their son Joe is a former footballer (now a TV sports pundit) who played for the Derry county team.