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This subseries consists of material relating to pleadings and judgement in Ireland v Council of European Communities, 1973-4 (P143/1/14/1); material relating to the 9th annual ECTA [European Communities Trademark Practitioners Association] conference, Dublin, May 1990 (P143/1/14/2) and reports, addresses, agendas and other material relating to Council of Europe and European Communities 1990-1996 (P143/1/14/3).

Donal Barrington, Council of Ireland in the Constitutional Context (London, 1973), pamphlet issued by the Irish Association.

Material relating to the Council of State, a body established by the Constitution of Ireland to advise the President of Ireland in the exercise of many of their discretionary, reserve powers. Members include those by virtue of office (Taoiseach [Irish prime minister], Chief Justice, President of High Court, Chairman of Dáil Éireann [Irish lower house of parliament], Chairman of Seanad Éireann [Irish upper house of parliament], Attorney General), those by virtue of having held office (e.g. previous Taoisigh [Irish language term used for more than one Taoiseach]), and those appointed by the President. Members appointed by President Mary Robinson (MR): Monica Barnes; Emer Colleran; Patricia O'Donovan; Quintin Oliver; Rosemarie Smith; Donal Toolan; TK Whitaker [Chair?]. Material excludes that relating to MR addressing Houses of Oireachtas [Irish parliament] which can be seen in P143/4/11/3/5 and P143/4/11/6/2.

Ref: P143/4/14/12

Photocopy of letter sent by Peter Ryan (PR), Secretary to the President, to Mr Damien Kiberd, Editor, The Sunday Business Post, in relation to an article by Mark O'Connell with "an imputation that the President referred the Matrimonial Home Bill, 1993, to the Supreme Court to "copper fasten the legislation so that doubts could not be cast over its constitutionality in the course of the referendum campaign by those opposed to the introduction of divorce"", which PR stated were improper and untrue, 31/01/1994, photocopy of article itself, 30/1/1994, and of cover letter from PR to Taoiseach Albert Reynolds, where he requested all members of the Council of State be given a copy of both his letter and the article excerpt, 31/01/1994.

Ref: P143/4/14/12/1

Material relating to the convening of the Council of State to examine the Criminal Justice Public Order Bill, 1993, following summoning to do so by President Mary Robinson (MR), including memo from Peter Ryan (PR), Secretary to the President, on the background of the Bill and the areas of concern, 07/12/1993; letters from the public to MR voicing concerns that the Bill would infringe upon rights of those to preach the gospel on the streets "Street Evangelism", including handwritten letter from Eugene Dunne, Blackrock, Co. Dublin, where he lists the names and ages of his children, 28/11/1993, typed letter from Rev David Clements, Woodvale Methodist Church, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 26/11/1993, handwritten letter from Ms Nancy Keelik, Cork, 07/12/1993, The Reverend Tony Simpson, Pastor, Cork 07/12/1993, typed letter signed by Church officers of Cork Baptist Church, 08/12/1993; typed letter of concern signed by representatives of Laois Peace and Justice Group, Irish National Congress (Laois Branch), Laois Resource Group, Environmental Action Alliance-Ireland, Laois Unemployment Alliance and Hillview Drive Residents and Tenants Association, 14/12/1993; memo from PR to MR on schedule of presentation for signature of Bill, and on Irish Press article which "disappointingly quoted 'sources'", 09/02/1993; transcript of discussion [possibly at Committee stage of Bill in Dáil Éireann/Seanad Éireann], 23/02/1994; office Council of State notice convening meeting for 1st March, 1994; typed brief from Dr Whitaker sent in prior to meeting with cover note from PR, 28/02/1994; Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Debates Official report - unrevised, for Select Committee on Legislation and Security. 14th, 15th and 20th September 1994, with pages marked and passages highlighted; copy of Criminal Justice (Public Order) Bill, 1993 as initiated [No. 36 of 1993], as passed by Dáil Éireann [No. 36b of 1993] and as passed by both Houses of the Oireachtas [No. 36c of 1993]; list of members of Council of State; minutes for 17th Meeting of the Council of State, Council of State Room, 01/03/1994; report on meeting, 02/03/1994.

Ref: P143/4/14/12/2

Report on 19th meeting of the Council of State, Council of State Room, on 16 March 1995, which was convened to allow President Mary Robinson to consult with the Council on whether or not to refer to the Supreme Court the Regulation of Information (Services outside the State for Termination of Pregnancies) Bill, 1995, signed on 31 January 1996, by the President.

Ref: P143/4/14/12/3

Material relating to the convening of the Council of State to examine the Employment Equality Bill, 1996, following summoning to do so by President Mary Robinson (MR), including letters from organisations and the public to MR voicing concerns with the Bill. It includes correspondence from The Campaign to Separate Church and State who felt section 37 of the Bill was unconstitutional and incompatible with Ireland's obligations in international law, 02/1997, typed letter expressing concerns the Bill gave powers to religious organisations to refuse employment to a teacher or nurse or admission to a child to protect the religious ethos of the organisation, 27/02/1997 and photocopies of other anonymised handwritten communication; correspondence from the Equality Campaign in relation to the Bill, concerns they had, and their belief it would be in the public interest to refer sections of the Bill to the Supreme Court, 17-26/02/1997; transcript of Seanad Éireann Employment Equality Bill, 1996: Committee Stage (Resumed), 12th March and report stage, 12th March; memo from Peter Ryan (PR), Secretary to the President, in relation to arguments for and against referral of the Bill to the Supreme Court, 19/03/1997; photocopies of Employment Equality Bill, 1996 as passed by both Houses of the Oireachtas; memos from PR of action to be taken if Bill was or was not being referred, along with draft press releases covering both possibilities, [March?], 1997 and in relation to draft schedule for Council of State Meeting and notice convening it, 21/03-01/04/1997; typed agenda and seating arrangements for meeting of Council of State, 01/04/1997, and seating plan for formal photograph; fax of draft report of meeting, sent from PR to MR, 01/04/1997; photocopy of faxed letter from Dr Michael McKillen, to MR pushing for MR to refer the bill to the Supreme Court, 01/04/1997; letter from Geraldine O'Farrell FitzGerald with note she was asked to write it by Board of Management Members when applying for a job as a National School teacher, and letter dating from 1995 from her husband where he stated that allegations about his private life [that he was a Jehovah's Witness] which he claimed were circulating and false could have bearing on his wife's application, faxed with cover note from PR, 02/04/1997; cutting from Irish Times, 02/04/1997 of photograph of Council of State, and articles on the convening of the Council.

Ref: P143/4/14/12/4

Material relating to the convening of the Council of State to examine the Equal Status Bill, 1997, following summoning to do so by President Mary Robinson (MR), including memo from Peter Ryan (PR), Secretary to the Government, to MR attaching draft schedule and draft press release for meeting, 29/04/1997; photocopies of discussion in Dáil Éireann on Equal Status Bill, 1997, second stage, 27th February 1997, in Seanad Éireann, second state and committee stage, 15th, 17th April 1997; transcript from Seanad Éireann on Equal Status Bill, 1997, Report and Final Stages, [17?]/04/1997; photocopies of Equal Status Bill, 1997 as passed by both Houses of the Oireachtas and Explanatory and Financial Memorandum; typed agenda and seating arrangements for meeting of Council of State, 06/05/1997, and seating plan for formal photograph; letter from Campaign to Separate Church and State, raising concerns over the Bill, with cover note from PR in which he noted he would circulate letter to Council of State members, 05-06/05/1997; minutes of 21st meeting of the Council of State, Council of State Room, 6th May, signed by MR 12/05/1997; correspondence between Dr TK Whitaker and Mr Gerard Hogan, Barrister at Law, on whether if a Bill were referred for judgement by the Supreme Court on a section only, whether their judgement affected the whole Bill, 04/04-06/05/1997; report on meeting of 21st meeting of the Council of State, 06/05/1997.

Ref: P143/4/14/12/5

Correspondence regarding Muintir na Tíre’s representative on the council; notes Muintir na Tíre’s position on community councils.