Film Screening: “Mrs Robinson” followed by an In-Conversation Event with Ireland’s Former President Mary Robinson

About the show

MRS ROBINSON: Directed by Aoife Kelleher: Featuring Mary Robinson. The ICC is delighted to be joined by former President of Ireland, Mary Robinson, on Tuesday December 9th for a post-film Q&A discussing the film, her life and work. Aoife Kelleher’s documentary is a celebratory portrait of Mary Robinson, who grew up in modest, stable circumstances in Ballina, in County Mayo, to be a reforming constitutional lawyer and senator before playing a huge role in transforming Ireland when she became the first female president of the country. She would leave that role to become UN High Commissioner, and sit as chair on the independent group of global leaders The Elders, set up by Nelson Mandela. With extraordinary access to its subject, revealing interviews and fascinating archive, pays tribute to an influential life that continues to be committed to peace, justice and human rights. Following the film screening Mary Robinson will be in conversation with the Journalist Anne Flaherty. Length of Film 94mins. Cert 12yrs.