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Photocopy of typed letter from Dick Spring, TD, to Mary Robinson seeking to finalise the accounts of the Presidential Election committee.

Ref: P143/4/1/2/13

Folder of correspondence received from members of the public wishing Mary Robinson well ahead of election day and congratulating her on her campaign, (30/09-08/11/1990) along with photocopies of her replies (01-08/11/1990). Includes correspondence from some who had canvassed for her at a local level, cards including one from Paul Durcan of Berlin Wall and referencing the wall she had smashed: "Mary Robinson Wall Breaker in Ireland 1990" and letter from Elizabeth Clarke whose family had lived in Robinson's house prior to them buying it, 12/11-11/12/1990.

Ref: P143/4/1/2/14

Photocopies of report on Lansdowne Market Research polls conducted to examine who public were most likely to vote for as president, from list of 8 candidates, with handwritten notes on changes between May and June 1990.

Ref: P143/4/1/3/1

Correspondence, brochures and templates relating to a Lansdowne Market Research conducted research poll of topical issues of concern of public polled, for use by Mary Robinson in her campaign.

Ref: P143/4/1/3/2

Correspondence and reports from Lansdowne Market Research (LMR), September 1990 consisting of ringbound fax from Robin Addis, LMR outlining list of topics they envisaged covering, 03/09/1990; ringbound report "0L-333 Presidential Election Research Study", notes on groups being interviewed on 5th and 6th September (x2); report of findings (x2) "Mary Robinson Presidential Election Campaign, September 1990".

Ref: P143/4/1/3/3

Lansdowne Market Research (LMR) Presidential Opinion Poll 15-25 September 1990 (field work carried out 15-25/09/1990) report dated 11/10/1990 with cover letter from Robin Addis, LMR to Nick Robinson, 11/10/1990; MRBI Survey Report "The Irish Times/MRBI Poll, The Presidential Election. Satisfaction Ratings and Current Party Support. October 1990.", [14?]/10/1990, (x2) with newspaper cutting, 14/10/1990; correspondence from Robin Addis, LMR, to Nick Robinson with results of poll "taken before the Duffy tape affair blew up on Thursday", 28/10/1990 [see Archivist's Note, P143/4/1]

Ref: P143/4/1/3/4

Lansdowne Market Research Report "Lansdowne/Sunday Press Presidential Opinion Poll, November 1st 1990"; typed letter from Robin J Addis, Managing Director, Lansdowne Market Research to Fergus Finlay, and cc'd to Nicholas Robinson (NR), in relation to Finlay's book "Mary Robinson - a President with a purpose", which disclosed that NR had commissioned a private qualitative research project, which Addis stated was confidential information, and which he was worried would reflect badly on the company since they were bound by very strict code of ethics. Polls were also conducted on behalf of others including Sunday Business Post and Sunday Press, and as a point of information, Addis draws attention to a poll conducted in October which was never published "because the 'tapes' episode blew up", but which showed the same number of first preference votes for MR as she actually received on 6th November, and concluding "...thus Mary Robinson had almost closed the gap on Brian Lenihan before the tapes episode. Given the momentum emerging at the time, pollsters would (should) have predicted that Mary Robinson would have been elected - albeit by a very slim margin - without any assistance from Fianna Fáil, Brian Lenihan or Charles Haughey over the tapes affair", 19/12/1990, [see Archivist's Note, P143/4/1].

Ref: P143/4/1/3/5

Research material relating to campaign including some received through correspondence, and/or ahead of campaign trail visits. Includes material relating to Huntington's Disease, 20/10/1986-1988; survey report "Educational Participation in Ireland", Mícheál Mac Gréil, Nessa Winston, Social Sciences Department, St Patrick's College, Maynooth, 02/1990; proposal "Wasteland Wonderland - An East Wall Watersport Development Proposals", no date; correspondence from Dr Christopher Small, Grove Residents Association and documentation relating to St Crispin's Cell and site at Rathdown, 27/09-10/10/1990; ringbound manifest for Fine Gael Presidential candidate Austin Currie, "A New Style of Presidency", 1990.

Ref: P143/4/1/3/6

Campaign ephemera and circulars including flyers, tickets, blank headed paper, badges, and tickets for fundraising gig, Whelans, Dublin, 31/10/1990.

Ref: P143/4/1/4/1

Large poster of Mary Robinson from presidential election campaign as the Labour Party candidate.

Ref: P143/4/1/4/2