Photos of her meeting earlier this month with Sheikha Latifa were released last week, with Mrs Robinson subsequently criticised by activists concerned for the princess' welfare

The former president has been pictured with the 33-year-old, who hadn't been seen in months, and says she's in the loving care of her family.

Climate change measures need to be thoughtful and inclusive, says former President Mary Robinson.

Former President of Ireland and climate justice campaigner Mary Robinson has criticised Bord na Mona for not being ambitious enough in its deadline for shutting down peat production.

Mischief-makers may be lying in wait to cause trouble if a hard border is imposed on the island of Ireland, Mary Robinson has said.

Former President and ex-UN envoy on climate change, Mary Robinson, has said that Ireland is a "laggard" on climate change and needs to become a leader.

Former President Mary Robinson has spoken of how “severe Catholicism” in the aftermath of the 1916 Rising effectively barred women from full citizenship.

Power has always been used to oppress - but it has also been used to cover up oppression, writes Fergus Finlay

Former president Mary Robinson said the reluctance of some LGBT leaders to be photographed at Áras an Uachtaráin, when she signed the bill decriminalising homosexuality in 1993, showed her how frightening it was to be gay in Ireland.

Ms Robinson made the comments as she said the "chilling" policy may be counter-productive.

Concerns have been raised about the potential €8.5m cost of building a new presidential library in the hometown of a former holder of the office, Mary Robinson.

Former president Mary Robinson has called on developed nations to cut their consumption levels.

UN envoy Mary Robinson has called for schoolchildren to be taught more about how their lives directly impact climate change.

United Nations envoy Mary Robinson has accused the international community of being distracted and preoccupied by events like Brexit as millions of Ethiopians suffer the worst drought in half a century.

Mary Robinson captivated an interparliamentary committee meeting of the European Parliament in Brussels with a stark warning that Europe must provide “significant new resources” for the assistance of refugees and that burden must be “shared more fairly”.

Mary Robinson's contributions to Ireland will be celebrated at an awards ceremony tonight.