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Photocopy of book/journal "Employment-seeking Emigrations of the Poles World-wide XIX and XX C", 1975 [may have been used for reference when researching the Irish Diaspora ahead of Famine Commemorations or her address to the Houses of the Oireachtas, 1995, "Cherishing the Diaspora"]; printed photograph of plaque in Mexico honouring the Irish Soldiers of St Patrick's Battalion [Batallón de San Patricio] who were executed in the Mexican-American War in 1847, which lists the names of the executed beginning with Captain John O'Reilly.

Ref: P143/4/4/8/2

Report "Attitudes Toward The Status of Women: Implications For Equal Employment Opportunity", report to the Department of Labour, Margaret Fine-Davis, Trinity College Dublin, Feb 1977.

Ref: P143/4/4/8/3

Constitution Review Group publication "International Relations", no date - may be linked to publications in P143/4/4/7/13

Ref: P143/4/4/8/4

Folder marked "Briefing on the Great Lakes", consisting of faxed correspondence and reports, including situation reports "Kisangani, Congo/Zaire", faxed from Dominic Mac Sorley, Country Director to Jack Finucane, Regional Director, CONCERN, 02/05/1997, 05/05/1997, 07/05/1997; fax from John O'Shea, GOAL to MR asking that she try and convince Irish Government not to assist Rwandan Government until their integrity had been established, and including official statement from GOAL and extracts from newspaper reports, 06/05/1997; photocopy of faxed press release from International Committee of The Red Cross (ICRC), stating 10 volunteers of the Zairian Red Cross had been killed in Kenge, Republic of Zaire, 07/05/1997; fax from Donal Denham, Permanent Mission of Ireland to the United Nations, relating to ICRC briefing on Great Lakes, 07/05/1997; report faxed from Polly Markandya, Medecins Sans Frontieres UK, 28/05/1997.

Ref: P143/4/4/8/5

This subseries consists of material relating to visits by Mary Robinson (MR) abroad and to Northern Ireland, both as Head of State and in her private capacity, as well as incoming visits by Foreign Heads of State and other dignitaries. It does not include visits within Ireland by President Robinson, which can be found in P143/4/12. This subseries is further divided into a single file consisting of Government correspondence relating to MR's visits in 1991 and 1992 in general terms (P143/5/1), a subsubseries relating to incoming visits to Ireland by others (P143/5/2) and a subsubseries relating to MR's visits abroad (P143/5/3), arranged chronologically by year. Material includes briefing documentation, programmes, invitations, press material and correspondence.

[Archivist's Note: material contained in this subseries consists of that kept by MR in her own archive and as such should not be taken as complete representation of visits hosted and undertaken during her term as president.]

Ref: P143/4/5

Photocopy of letter from Dermot Nally, Government Secretary, Department of the Taoiseach to the Private Secretary and the Minister for Foreign Affairs, 26/02/1991, which was then forwarded to President Mary Robinson (MR) by Joe Brennan [Deputy Secretary to the President], 28/02/1991. Letter refers to memorandum of 18/01/1991 concerning MR's visits abroad and visits to Ireland at Head of State level in 1991 and 1992 and informs recipients of what visits the Government had authorised.

Ref: P143/4/5/1

This subsubseries consists of material relating to incoming visits of heads of state and dignitaries including State visits from Federal Republic of Germany (P143/4/5/2/1), Portugal (P143/4/5/2/3), Austria (P143/4/5/2/4) and Hungary (P143/4/5/2/5) as well as cancelled visit by Bosnian delegation (P143/4/5/2/2) and working lunch between President of Ireland, Mary Robinson and President of Finland, Martti Ahtisaari, (P143/4/5/2/6). P143/4/5/2/5 also includes letters of thanks from Charles, Prince of Wales, President Bill Clinton, United States of America, and Queen Sonja of Norway, following their visits. Material includes briefing documentation, correspondence, menus, invites and press cuttings.

Ref: P143/4/5/2

Briefing documents (bound) for State visit of President von Weizsäcker [President of the Federal Republic of Germany] to Ireland 20-22 July 1992. Contents include information on programme of the visit, CVs for von Weizsäcker and Foreign Minister Kinkel, note on political situation, notes on bilateral relations (Trade and Economic relations and Cultural relations), material relating to Treaty of European Union as it related to the FRG, material on Delors II, enlargement of EU, political and security issues (Common foreign and Security Policy (CFSP), Western European Union (WEU), Franco-German Corps and Conference on security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE)), international issues (Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Yugoslavia and GATT [General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade]) and background information.

Ref: P143/4/5/2/1

Briefing notes on visit by Bosnian Delegation to Ireland, which was postponed from 17/06/1993 and per post-it from Joe Brennan [Deputy Secretary to the President] to Mary Robinson, no new date had been proposed at that time (23/06/1993).

Ref: P143/4/5/2/2

Material relating to the State visit to Ireland of President Mário Soares of Portugal including Óglaigh na hÉireann [Irish Defences Forces] information booklet: "Ceremonial Order Number 15 of 1993 State visit to Ireland of His Excellency Mr Mário Soares President of Portugal Mario Soares 01 to 04 June 1993", menu for "Dinner offered by the President and Mr Robinson in honour of His Excellency the President of the Portuguese Republic and Mrs Soares", Dublin Castle, 01/06/1993 with insert listing music by Nóirín Ní Riain and Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin, text of speech delivered by Soares in official Portuguese cover, correspondence relating to gifts to be given, wine to be served at the official dinner and the design of the menu cover, and briefing book sent to Mary Robinson ahead of the visit.

Ref: P143/4/5/2/3