Former President to reflect on her life’s work

Former President Mary McAleese will reflect on her life’s work in an interview with journalist Carole Coleman at The Dock in Carrick-on-Shannon on Friday, February 7th.

The event is in support of the Croghan Community Development Fund.

Mary McAleese was President of Ireland from 1997 until 2011. She currently researches and writes on human rights and children’s rights in the Catholic Church. She lives in Cootehall, across the Shannon from the family home of her father and grandparents who lived near Croghan.

Mary McAleese was Professor of Children, Law and Religion at the University of Glasgow, 2018-2022 and is currently Chancellor of Trinity College Dublin. She is the author of 'Reconciled Being' (1997); 'Quo Vadis' (2018); 'Children’s Rights and Obligations in Canon Law' (2019); 'The Seventeen Irish Martyrs' (2022).

The event in The Dock is part of a full programme of ongoing meet-ups, gatherings, workshops, talks and conversations throughout the year. So, if you are looking to take up a new hobby, to improve your writing, share the love of a book, learn something new or are just looking to meet like-minded people, start the year with one of The Dock’s many engaging events, activities or meet-ups. Full details can be found at www.thedock.ie