Texts of speeches including speech Brian Cowan T.D. at Breakfast Business, Derry, 2005; Text of speech by Brian Cowan at Institute of Director's North/South Dinner (2001); Speech by An Taoiseach Bertie Ahern, T.D. at annual Wolfe Tone Commemoration, Bodenstown (2005); opening speech by Ahern at Fianna Fáil Ard Fhéis, 2005; Ard Fhéis speech by Ahern, 2005;
Email from Madeline McGahern to Bill Hamilton (A.M. Heath Literary Agents) with text of response to Dr. McWilliams with information on John McGahern's writing and drafting of "The End or the Beginning of Love" and its withdrawal from publication (3 Jun 2012).
File also includes the texts of speeches and addresses given at events to mark John McGahern. One is labelled at top as being "Talk by M. McG". Another text, likely also by Madeline McGahern was at Ballinamore on the occasion of the unveiling of a bench in honour of John McGahern.
A one-page excerpt of a text in which Father Hayes laments the neglect of rural people by modern society, which has led to decadence and the relegation of agriculturalists to third-class citizenship. Includes annotations and corrections.
Text of two speeches, one given by Pearse O'Malley at a clan rally (1957) and the other by Sara O'Malley-McInerney on behalf of the Granuaile Trust on the presentation of an endowment bursary to University College, Dublin.
Text of speech by Minister of Commerce, Mr John Hume, in Washington today to an audience of Congressional Leaders, Senators and Congressmen, issued by the Office of Information Services, The Northern Ireland Executive.
Text of Presidential addresses made by President of Ireland, Mary Robinson, including "The USA and Europe: a creative partnership" at the World Affairs Council, Los Angeles, 16 Oct 1991; "A Hundred Years - Facing the Future"on the occasion of the Ogden Lecture, Brown University, 19 Oct 1991; "Striking a Balance" - the Allan Lane Foundation Lecture, 25 Feb 1992; "Cherishing the Irish Diaspora" - Address to the Houses of the Oireachtas, 2 Feb 1995.
Text of an introduction to John McGahern given on the occasion of his being awarded an honorary doctorate by Dublin City University.
Text of an address to the Literary and Scientific Society of Queen's University, Belfast, by Éamon de Valera.
Text of a speech made by the Minister of Health and Local Government , William J. Morgan, whilst speaking on a Private Member's Motion on aid for the Mater Hospital.
Text of a radio broadcast, The Constitution of Northern Ireland by F.H. Newark.