TV review: Mrs Robinson is a good social document — but falls short as a biopic

"Richard Branson pops up early on in this documentary film to point out that our former President likes to party and is full of fun. There isn’t enough of this on view."

Mary Robinson, in front of the camera for the Mrs Robinson film, now on RTÉ Player.

It can be hard to warm to Mary Robinson. 

It’s easy to admire her conviction, her fearlessness in facing down her sneering political rivals, her genuine compassion for weak and vulnerable people and her energy in taking on a new role as a grown-up Greta Thunberg to remind us that we don’t get to negotiate with nature.