File 4 - Bride Rosney and Ann Lane 1994 Part 2

159 pp

Correspondence including copies of replies to letters received by President Mary Robinson (MR), sent on her behalf by Bride Rosney (BR), Special Adviser to the President, and Ann Lane, Personal Assistant to the President, June-July 1994. Includes correspondence to Sir Desmond Pitcher DL relating to their meeting during MR's visit to Manchester, and in connection with WaterAid, 01-02/06/1994; to Ms Eileen Comber-Moore in relation to her sister Kathleen's posting as the first telephonist to the first President, Dr Douglas Hyde, 02/06/1994; to Ms Mary Flanagan in relation to potentially opening the new Oncology and Mammography Unit at the General Hospital Portlaoise, 02/06/1994; responses to sisters Lorraine and Fiona Whelan in relation MR's meeting with Queen Elizabeth, her visit to South Africa for Nelson Mandela's inauguration, a presentation she would be making to their father to mark his 50th blood donation, and an invite to the family to a garden party at the Áras, 02/06/1994; to Stephen James Joyce [grandson of Irish writer James Joyce, and executor for his estate] in relation to her visit to France, 07/06/1994; to Ms Miriam Walsh, Project Administrator, West Cork Model Village, in relation to MR's visit, their attempts to source the Presidential standard and BR's note for them not to feel any pressure to fly one but that if they did, they would need to ensure "the national flag is also flying and occupies the place of honour", 09/06/1994; to Peter Moss, Director, Youth Link, Northern Ireland, in relation to meeting MR on a visit to Áras an Uachtaráin, 24/06/1994; to Jane Daly, General Manager, Druid Theatre Company, in relation to MR and 5 other Robinson family members attending "Silverlands", along with the President's ADC [Aide-de-Camp] and three security, 24/06/1994; to Matt Molloy, Sean Keane, Liam Ó'Flynn [Irish musicians], Paul O'Brady {Irish singer/songwriter] and Brian Masterson [Sound Engineer] thanking them for performing at a garden party at Áras an Uachtaráin [official residence of the President of Ireland] , 29/06/1994; to Ruth Bourke [sister-in-law] stating MR would not be taking part in Heritage Day or the Salmon Festival that year, 30/06/1994; to Ms Marie Hanafin and Fr David Buckley in relation to students from Meelin National School, Newmarket, Co. Cork raising £720 for the people of Somalia, 04/07/1994; to John Moloney in relation to the attendance at the Galway Races of the Robinson family, where MR was presenting one of the prizes, 11/07/1994; to Prof Abdurahman Mohamud Sh. Abdulle, Friendship & Coordination Research Network Center, Somalia, in relation to money raised by students which MR was passing on for use in the technical school in Beledhawo town, 11/07/1994.

Responses also include several to members of the public who requested autographs or sent gifts, several regrets to invitations MR was unavailable to attend, several responses to letters of praise on MR's work, several responses relating to invitations for garden parties at Áras an Uachtaráin (including to children and their parents), responses to media interview requests and responses to several members of the public wishing MR well on her 50th birthday [21st May].

Ref: P143/4/6/8/4

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