Reports by Kevin Boyle made as part of Amnesty International trip to the Gambia and including "Report on Trial Observation Mission to the Gambia, December 1980 ....."; "Some General Impressions from the Gambia Observation Mission" December 1980 -January 1981"; Draft report headlined 'Introduction' and with manuscript annotation by Boyle on his experiences observing trials and legal practice in Gambia; "Supplementary Report to Amnesty International, International Secretariat, re. the MOJA trial, the Gambia, January 1981"; and "Briefing for Gambia Trial Observation Mission (December 1980 - January 1981) with manuscript annotation and directions for Boyle ahead of travel.
File of letters between Boyle and various others including Thomas Hammarberg, Secretary General, Amnesty International; Boye Sajo, Barrister, Gambia; Richard Wilsner, International Secretariat, Amnesty International; Ousainou Darboe, Barrister, Gambia; Alhaji Mahamudu N. Bobb, Ministry of External Affairs, Gambia; His Excellency Momadu Lamin Saho, Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Gambia; Carolyn Norris, Secretary, West Africa, Amnesty International; M.B. Mannah; Yvonne Terlingen, Asia Research Department, Amnesty International; discussing specific legal cases in Gambia and other work and insights as part of Boyle's mission to the Gambia.
This file consists of material relating to the Professional and Technical civil servants' Union calls for new administration of posts in publications branch of the Department of Education, May 1980; material relating to compulsory Irish and the Leaving certificate 1988 and the Irish language syllabus for Junior Certificate 1989. [The first Junior Certificate syllabus was introduced in 1989 and examined in 1992. It replaced the Intermediate certificate examination].
Tag / Ref: G60/30/8/5
Tag / Ref: G60/15/2/2
This sub-subseries consists of ten files of cuttings arranged in chronological order from 1980 to 1989.
Tag / Ref: G60/37/10/3
This file consists of material from the 1980s relating to the Fianna Fáil party’s policies on the Irish language, and the use of Irish in election publicity material. It includes addresses by Taoiseach Charles J Haughey at the Fianna Fáil Ard-Fheis 1980, 1981; “Education – The Early Years” discussion document, December 1984; programme for national recovery.
Tag / Ref: G60/38/1/1/2
This file consists of material from the 1980s relating to the Fine Gael party’s policies on the Irish language, and the use of Irish in election publicity material. It includes the booklet “Jobs in the 80s”; ticket to FG Ard-Fheis, RDS 1982; FG Broadcasting policy.
Tag / Ref: G60/38/1/2/3
This file consists of material from the 1980s relating to the Sinn Féin party’s policies on the Irish language, and the use of Irish in election publicity material. It includes a booklet on Sinn Féin policy on culture; programme for the Ard-Fheis 1981; the Sinn Féin election proclamation 1987 and election posters and manifesto.
Tag / Ref: G60/38/1/4/3