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Copies of Campaign Newsletter of the Campaign for Social Justice in Northern Ireland.

Campaign Newsletter, no 16, of the Campaign for Social Justice in Northern Ireland, Castlefields, Dungannon.

Copies of campaign letters:

Professor Victor Westhoff to the Planning Department of Galway County Council; fragment letter from the Irish Wildbird Conservancy to the Planning Department objecting to the findings of the ornithological survey; Tim Robinson to the Editor of the Connacht Tribune; a copy of an unsigned letter to the Planning Department outlining 2 grounds for objections to the proposed site; copy of a letter from the OPW to the Planning Officer of Galway County Council with sections under the headings: Vegetation and Flora, Waterways, Mammals and Birds, Area of Scientific Interest, Amenity and Aesthetic Considerations, and alternative sites; fragment letter from Matthijs G C Schouten, the Chairman of the Dutch Foundation for the Conservation of Irish Bogs with a note on the ecosystems of lowland blanket bogs;

A typed piece outlining points to consider in preparing an objection to the proposed development.

Press release from An Taisce calling for Statutory Protection for Areas of Scientific Interest with a cover note from Emer Colleran.

'Roundstone Bog and Clifden Airport - Seven Points', a fact sheet that was widely circulated among supporters of the Save Roundstone Bog Group Campaign; A sheet with 3 frequently asked questions and their answers about Roundstone Bog and the airport development; Two photocopied maps with proposed sites marked out on them.

Bound volume entitled 'Clifden Thatched Airport - Some Other Views', with copied newspaper articles, the submission of the Galway Association of An Taisce to the Galway County Council and photocopies of letters of support.

Voting cards for Tim and Mrs Tim Robinson for the plebiscite. Posters, postcards and ephemeral material to advertise the campaign to preserve Roundstone Bog.

Press cuttings relating to the Save Roundstone Bog Campaign from the Connacht Tribune, Irish Times and other papers, 1990.

Handwritten list of parties likely to be interested in the Save Roundstone Bog campaign, addresses of relevant lobby groups.

Two cut out sections of Tim robinson's maps, with the proposed sites for the Clifden airstrip marked out.

Photocopies of 2 maps titled 'Proposed Candidate Special Area of Conservation, Connemara Bog Complex', with Department of Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht branding.

Several iterations and copies of a circular sent on behalf of the Save Roundstone Bog Campaign group, entitled 'Another Threat to Roundstone Bog'.

Three drafts and one final copy of the submission made to Síle De Valera, Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht entitled 'Against the Proposed Exchange of Lands'. The 6 page document explores 12 points under the headings of: Connemara, Roundstone Bog, The Marconi Site, and The National Park.

Printed email sent by the Save Roundstone Bog campaign reminding people to write to the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and enclosing a statement by the Clifden and Connemara Airstrip Community Group.

Press release dated 2 March 1998 listing some of the high profile objections to the proposed exchange of lands.

Three copies of a list of species found by Dr Micheline Sheehy Skeffington around the proposed site, dated 18 August 1998.

Brochure from the Irish Peatland Conservation Council, page of a fax with promotional quotes for the Save Roundstone Bog campaign. Copy of an article (faxed, and text is quite faint) 'The Connemara Airport Proposal: a decision making exercise' by Stephen Boyal and James Robinson.

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

Ref: P143/4/1/4/2

This subsubseries consists of press cuttings and some photocopies of same, arranged chronologically by month (and by date where possible) and relating to Mary Robinson's presidential election campaign.

Ref: P143/4/1/6

Material in this subseries relates to the status of Irish in Europe and the campaign to make it an official language there. It consists of correspondence, press releases, pamphlets, reports, cuttings, flyers and posters.

Tag / Ref: G60/29/6

Material in this subsubseries relates to Mary Robinson (MR)'s campaign trail as presidential candidate, including correspondence and schedules for her visits to communities across the country, press releases relating to her nomination and the opening of her campaign headquarters, campaign committee minutes, offers of assistance from volunteer canvassers, strategy documents, background information and research material, and draft publicity material.

Ref: P143/4/1/1

Material relating to Mary Robinson (MR)'s campaign to be elected as President of Ireland including press statement from Dick Spring, Leader of the Labour Party, announcing he had been given permission to formally invite MR to accept a nomination to contest the Presidential Election (04/04/1990), copy of MR's CV, meeting minutes and other documents relating to the Media Committee, documents relating to strategy including from Eoghan Harris; note from Fergus [Finlay] to MR on proposed campaign structure, with sample list of names, technical note on how a president is elected and note from Ray Kavanagh, General Secretary on candidate exposure, 08-11/05/1990 notes for the campaign submitted by Nick Robinson, Bride Rosney and Peter MacMenamin, and from Catherine Donnelly [PR firm], 06/06/1990; draft letter from Dick Spring, Chairperson Council of Public Representatives in support of MR's Campaign for Presidency to potential members, 10/07/1990; letter from Eoghan Harris to MR and NR about the "gang of four" "blackmailing" Robinsons to remove him from campaign committee, 17/09/1990; breakdowns of constituencies and contact details for local Oireachtas members and directors of elections in each, recommended security guidelines relating to security of MR's home and campaign office on Merrion square during presidential campaign, 18/09/1990, printing costs and location sites for campaign posters, specimen ballot papers, and correspondence between Mary Robinson and various Presidents and Directors of Higher Education institutions, requesting that students who need to return home to vote, would not be penalised either in terms of their academic record, or their eligibility to receive grant funding (22-31/10/1990); document "A President worth campaigning for", by Dick Spring, TD, Labour Party Leader, [04/1990?]; list of potential slogans for the campaign.

Ref: P143/4/1/1/1

Material relating to the campaign tour including itineraries, maps with notation on electoral districts and numbers of electors, lists of engagements including media interviews, and contact information for local campaign contacts. Also includes list of invitees for 7th September 1990.

Ref: P143/4/1/1/6