Mary Robinson

Former President of Ireland, former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, and member of The Elders, Mary Robinson, has warned of the growing pressures facing the international legal order, including rising populism, declining public trust in institutions, and mounting threats to human rights and in

What does it mean to be human, and what are we seeking to protect in the age of AI? On Friday evening, former President of Ireland Mary Robinson joined Centre for Digital Ethics (CDE) founder Niamh Lenihan at Trinity College Dublin for ‘The Human in Human Rights: Dignity, Autonomy and Democrac

The Centre for Digital Ethics (CDE) is convening The Human in Human Rights: Dignity, Autonomy and Democracy in the Age of AI at the Trinity Long Room Hub on Friday 16 October 2026, from 6.00pm. Mary Robinson will deliver the opening keynote address, with Miriam O’Callaghan moderating the

Former Irish president Mary Robinson has been appointed to a panel investigating allegations of corruption at the African Development Bank (AfDB). Mrs Robinson, an experienced barrister, will be joined by Hassan Jallow, Chief Justice of the Gambia, and Leonard McCarthy, a former South African prosec

Former President Mary Robinson's speech to the Irish Women Lawyers Association (IWLA) AGM has been published online. Mr Robinson discussed her new book, Climate Justice, at association's AGM last month.

Former President Mary Robinson is to address lawyers on the topic of climate change next month. Ms Robinson will discuss climate justice following the Annual General Meeting of the Irish Women Lawyers Association (IWLA).