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A caption of a picture of former president Mary Robinson in the edition of February 11th, speaking at the UCD Garret FitzGerald Spring School, said in error that she praised the late taoiseach’s achievements in negotiating the Anglo-Irish Agreement. In...
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Former president of Ireland Mary Robinson speaks during a press conference on The Elders' "Girls not Brides" initiative, in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012. The Elders is a group of independent global leaders working for peace and human rights,... View Photo »
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We're not leaders in being the very first
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“In Cork city they said. Mr Kenny expected today’s visit to the Kennedy Library would fill him with a “sense of melancholy and fortitude” for “John F Kennedy has been. The Kennedy School, where former president Mary Robinson once studied, has...
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“I’ve loved living here and and am sad to go, but we’re not here that many days. “It was my father’s house, he picked it. I grew up here and loved it but we’re just about to get married and want to create our own legacy.” She and Richard, a barrister...
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However, the Offaly man was diagnosed with stomach cancer at Christmas."It was absolutely shocking news. The darkest day of my whole life," Mr O'Connor said"I've three tumours and I'm undergoing treatment at the moment, but the great
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Former president of Ireland Mary Robinson speaks during a joint press conference with other members of the Elders in New Delhi on February 9, 2012. Members of the Elders spent four days in India tackling issues related to child marriages in India, the... View Photo »
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Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new beginning.
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Cortex plant in Cork to voice his admiration for their stand.The staff are now on the 61st day of a sit-in as they fight for owner Jack Ronan to pay up full redundancy packages.Sir Alex's support has seen him join the ranks of activist and political...
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Researchers have found that empowering women to reduce unplanned pregnancies is one of the most cost-effective ways to combat greenhouse pollution, as UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Mary Robinson discussed at the Durban climate conference last...
About Mary Robinson
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Mary Therese Winifred Robinson (Irish: Máire Mhic Róibín; born 21 May 1944) was the first female President of Ireland, serving from 1990 to 1997, and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, from 1997 to 2002. She first rose to prominence as an academic, barrister, campaigner and member of the Irish senate (1969–1989). She defeated... Full Article
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(L-R) Former prime minister of Norway Gro Brundtland, chairman of the Elders archbishop Desmond Tutu, founder of India's self-employed women's association (SEWA) Ela Bhatt and former president of Ireland Mary Robinson pose for photographers after a joint press conference in New Delhi...
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South African Archbishop and Nobel Laureate Desmond Tutu (R) speaks as former President of Ireland, Mary Robinson watches during an interview with Reuters in New Delhi February 8, 2012. Picture taken February 8, 2012.
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Attendees from left, former Norwegian Prime Minister Gro Harlem Brundtland, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his part in fighting apartheid, founder of India's Self Employed Women's Association (SEWA) Ela Bhatt, and former president of Ireland Mary...
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Former Irish president Mary Robinson arrives for the funeral service for former Czech president Vaclav Havel in Prague, on December 23, 2011. Havel, a dissident and playwright who was the hero of the 1989 Velvet Revolution against communist rule and became his country's first...
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Former President of Ireland, Mary Robinson, speaks during a discussion regarding child brides at the Clinton Global Initiative in New York, September 20, 2011.
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NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 19: (L-R) Fatou Bensouda, Deputy Prosecutor, International Criminal Court, Mary Robinson of Mary Robinson Foundation - Climate Justice, Louise Blouin, CEO & Chairman of Louise Blouin Media, and Jane Holl Lute, Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security attend...
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NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 19: (L-R) Jane Holl Lute, Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Fatou Bensouda, Deputy Prosecutor, International Criminal Court, and Mary Robinson of Mary Robinson Foundation - Climate Justice attend The Louise Blouin Foundation Presents The Fifth...
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Nelson Mandela celebrating his 89th birthday officially unveiled 18 July 2007 in Johannesburg 'The Elders', a brains trust of elder statesmen such as ex-US president Jimmy Carter and former UN chief Kofi Annan ,former Chinese foreign minister Li Zhaoxing, former Irish president Mary...
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Former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, former US President Bil Clinton, his wife US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former President of Ireland Mary Robinson, front from left, attend the state funeral of former Czech President Vaclav Havel in the St. Vitus Cathedral in...
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Prince Turki bin Faisal al-Saud of Saudi Arabia, China's Vice Foreign Minister Fu Ying, Austrian President Heinz Fischer, World Policy Conference (WPC) founder Thierry de Montbrial, Israel's Defence Minister Ehud Barak, former Irish President Mary Robinson and Estonia's President...
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South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu, center, listens as former Irish President Mary Robinson speaks during a climate justice rally in Durban, South Africa, Sunday, Nov. 27, 2011. Amid fresh warnings of climate-related disasters in the future, delegates from about 190 countries were...
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Deposed Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo (2nd L) speaks with Nobel Prize winner South African Archbishopp Desmond Tutu (2nd R) and former Irish president and UN human rights chief Mary Robinson (R) at the guarded residence where Gbagbo is being held in Korhogo on May 2, 2011. , South...
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Deposed Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo (2nd L) speaks on May 2, 2011 with three officials, representing a group known as The Elders -- former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan (2nd R), Nobel Prize winner South African Archbishopp Desmond Tutu (C), former Irish president and UN human...
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DUBLIN, IRELAND - MAY 19: Former Irish President Mary Robinson (2nd L) and her husband Nicholas Robinson (L) leave the Convention Centre Dublin after an evening of British and Irish music and fashion attended by Queen Elizabeth II on May 19, 2011 in Dublin, Ireland. The Duke and...
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DUBLIN, IRELAND - MAY 17: Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and Queen Elizabeth Il are greeted by Chancellor of the University Dr. Mary Robinson as they visit Trinity College Dublin on May 17, 2011 in Dublin, Ireland. The Queen's visit, accompanied by The Duke of Edinburgh, is the first...
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Deposed Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo (R) speaks with Ivorian Justice and Human Rights Minister Jeannot Kouadio Ahoussou after meeting with Nobel Prize winner South African archbishopp Demson Tutu, former United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan and former Irish president and UN...
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Deposed Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo (L) meets with Nobel Prize winner South African archbishopp Desmond Tutu (R) and former Irish president and UN human rights chief Mary Robinson (R) at the guarded residence where Gbagbo is being held in Korhogo on May 2, 2011. Former Ivorian...
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Deposed Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo (L) shakes hands with Nobel Prize winner South African archbishopp Desmond Tutu (R), standing next to former United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan (2nd L) and former Irish president and UN human rights chief Mary Robinson (2nd R, partially...
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Ivory Coast's President Alassane Ouattara (L) welcomes Nobel laureate Desmond Tutu (2nd R) as former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan (R) and former Irish president Mary Robinson (3rd R) look on before a meeting at the Golf Hotel in Abidjan on May 1, 2011. Kofi Annan and Desmond Tutu...
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PYONGYANG, NORTH KOREA - APRIL 27: In this handout image provided by The Elders, Council of Elders members, former Prime Minister of Norway Gro Brundtland, former Prime Minister of Ireland Mary Robinson and former President of Finland Martti Ahtisaari, watch on from the back of the...
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PYONGYANG, NORTH KOREA - APRIL 26: In this handout image providedby The Elders, Council of Elders members (L - 3rd L) former president of Finland Martti Ahtisaari, former Prime Minister of Norway Gro Brundtland, former Prime Minister of Ireland Mary Robinson and and Former U.S....
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PYONGYANG, NORTH KOREA - APRIL 26: In this handout image provided by The Elders, Council of Elders members, former President of Finland Martti Ahtisaari (L), former Prime Minister of Norway Gro Brundtland (2nd L), former US President Jimmy Carter (3rd L) and former Prime Minister of...
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Former president of Ireland Mary Robinson speaks during a joint press conference with other members of the Elders in New Delhi on February 9, 2012. Members of the Elders spent four days in India tackling issues related to child marriages in India, the visit was part of the Elders' work...
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