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Kevin Boyle and Aisling Reidy's working notes on the Salman case, handwritten on A4 scrap paper.

Handwritten notes by Kevin Boyle on scrap paper pertaining to the Berktay case.

Working notes created by the Essex team in advance of the Ayder and others case hearing, including handwritten notes on A4 looseleaf and graph paper, photocopies of the letters of authorisation from the applicants, and annotated copies of the hearing timetable.

This file consists of material relating to the Working Group on Child Abuse, convened by the ICCL [Irish Council for Civil Liberties], 1986. It includes correspondence, agendas, reports including draft and preliminary report of the Working Group Legal Sub-Committee, guidelines, recommendations for legal reform, minutes, copy of Criminal Law (Rape) Act, 1981and handwritten notes.

[Archivist’s note: Some material giving guidance on how to detect Child Sexual Abuse, and a case study (anonymised) contains material of a sensitive nature.]

This file consists of material relating to the Working Group on Child Abuse, convened by the ICCL [Irish Council for Civil Liberties], 1985. It includes correspondence, agendas, reports, guidelines, recommendations for legal reform, minutes, and handwritten notes.

[Archivist’s note: Some material giving guidance on how to detect Child Sexual Abuse, and a case study (anonymised) contains material of a sensitive nature.]

This file consists of material relating to the Working Group on Child Abuse, convened by the ICCL [Irish Council for Civil Liberties] of which Mary Robinson (MR) was a member and Chair of sub-committee examining legal aspects, 1984. The group was tasked with carrying out detailed research into child sexual abuse, with particular reference to Dublin 1964-1984. It includes correspondence between MR and Clodagh Corcoran, Chair of Working Group, ICCL 05/09-11/10/1984; circulars, agendas and press releases; copy of questionnaire for victims; typed documents giving guidelines in detecting and dealing with possible cases of Child Sex Abuse including Doctors, Nurses, social workers; handwritten notes.

[Archivist's note: material is both contemporary and sensitive in nature and is therefore partially restricted. Please consult archivist to enquire about access to restricted material.]

Research material consisting of reports, surveys, articles and other documents relating to Mary Robinson (MR)'s work on the Working Group on Child Abuse. It includes material gathered on child abuse in schools, by Tadgh Ó Ruairc, with cover letter to MR, 21/02/1983, copy of letter from Patrick Lennon, Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin (05/07/1982) and copy of legal opinion sent to him by John MacMenamin, B.L.; information pack on incest published by Scottish Women's Aid Incest Group n.d.; thesis "Incest- Project submitted for Diploma in Social Studies by Paula Scully" 198[?]; "Bernardo's Response to the Child Care Bill 1988”; photocopy of Summary of Recommendations of the Working Group with notation, 1988; copy of the ISPCC [Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children] National Children's Campaign document with cover letter to MR from Cian Ó Tighearnaigh, Chief Executive Officer, which references the redrafting of the Child Care & Protection Bill, 1985 coming before Dáil Éireann [lower house of Irish parliament], 14/01/1988.

[Archivist’s note: Some material is of a sensitive nature.]

Working documents of the Language Freedom Movement. Includes mostly handwritten notes and typescript drafts with handwritten edits that examine language policy, civil rights, and the parents' plebiscites throughout the country. Also included is the outline of a book aiming to challenge the policy of compulsory Irish.

Press releases, correspondence and drafts relating to support from the Workers' Party, and its President, Proinsias De Rossa for Mary Robinson (MR) including the nomination by the party of MR as a Presidential Candidate.

Ref: P143/4/1/1/4

This file consists of material relating to the The Workers’ Party policies on the Irish language, and the use of Irish in election publicity material. Also known as “Sinn Féin, the Workers’ Party / SFWP”

[Archivist’s Note: The original Sinn Féin party, founded in 1905, split in 1970 following a division within the party, with this new party forming the larger faction. Known as “Sinn Féin (Gardiner Place)” or “Official Sinn Féin” following the split, the party name was subsequently changed in 1977 to “Sinn Féin – The Workers’ Party”, and then to “The Workers’ Party” in 1982.]

Tag / Ref: G60/38/1/5