Mary Robinson has asked the public to “remember the famine” while condemning modern “racism towards migrants.”
The former President of Ireland, and the first woman to hold the role, describes migrants as “brave people” who come to Ireland because of conflict, poverty, or their"sexual orientation., is set to officially open at the Irish Film Institute on August 23rd.today, she said Irish society has become more “inclusive” for the most part but acknowledged a change in attitude towards migrants.
“We should welcome brave people who come to our country and remember our own history; remember the famine.”Ms Robinson recalled visiting Harvard in her youth and comparing the liberalism on display to a more old-fashioned Ireland—something she says is now reversing. President Barack Obama presents a 2009 Presidential Medal of Freedom to former President of Ireland Mary Robinson. Image: Associated Press / Alamy Stock Photo“People used to ask me when I was high commissioner, ‘What’s the worst country in the world?’ And I would never answer,” she said.
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