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This collection consists of material relating to Mary Robinson’s work from 1967-2025 and includes material covering her time as a barrister, legislator, senator, professor, President of Ireland, United Nations (UN) High Commissioner of Human Rights, UN Special Envoy for the Great Lakes, UN Special Envoy for Climate Change and El Niño, founding member and Chair of the Elders, founder of Realizing Rights - The Ethical Globalization Initiative, and founder of the Mary Robinson Foundation - Climate Justice (MRFCJ). It also includes material relating to her work as board member, patron and/or honorary president of numerous organisations and charities.

The archive includes material relating to many ground-breaking and precedent-setting achievements and events of great historical significance both nationally and internationally. From her inaugural address as the first female auditor at Trinity College Dublin Law society in 1967, through to the setting up of her own foundation (MRFCJ), a common theme across all of Robinson’s work is her drive to raise awareness of and protect the Human Rights of the individual and ensure their access to Justice when these rights have been violated.

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The Ruairí Ó Brádaigh papers relate primarily to his involvement in the Republican Movement. The collection contains a small number of items relating to 'The Border Campaign'; a large number of items relating to the 1975 cease-fire and related events; some other material relating Ó Brádaigh's time as President of Provisional Sinn Féin and some items including letters to newspapers which look back on earlier events such as the meeting between leading Republicans and Protestant clergy men in Feakle, Co. Clare. The material relating to the 1975 cease fire and talks on a bi-lateral truce between the Republican Movement and the British Government consists primarily of notes taken by Ó Brádaigh at the time of the talks. These notes sometimes erroneously described as 'minutes' relate to face to face meetings between the representatives of the Republican Movement and representatives of the British Government and also contacts between the two parties carried out through an intermediary. The notes were taken by hand at the time of the meetings by Ó Brádaigh and subsequently typed. There appear to be no major differences between the content of the handwritten notes and the typed versions. Some of the handwritten notes are very rough and were not typed up.

File including records relating to peace talks in Northern Ireland from 1992 to 1998.

This series relates to Northern Ireland, comprises of reports, press releases, correspondence, flyers and cuttings and is subdivided into ten subseries including: Arts Council Northern Ireland; Forum for Peace and Reconciliation and New Ireland Forum; Co-operation North; Irish Education in the North; Prisoners’ Rights; Language Rights; Anglo Irish relations, Political Parties and the Good Friday Agreement (GFA); Irish Unity and Civil Rights Committee. The final two subseries cover correspondence and a substantial collection of newspaper cuttings.

See G60/29/17 for related material on prisoners’ rights.

File relating to the Civic Forum for Northern Ireland, a consultative body in Northern Ireland created in 2000 under the Good Friday Agreement and consisting of members of various civil bodies. Also includes documents from talks, meetings, and negotiations post-Good Friday Agreement and regarding the make-up of cross-border bodies and Assembly.

File 1 relates to Civic Forum. Includes document headed "Establishment of Civic Forum" outlining remit and scope of the Forum; OFMDFM document and emails with meetings/discussion on "Appointment of Chairperson for the Civic Forum-Selection Panel" (27 Jul 2000). Booklet entitled "Civic Forum for Northern Ireland - Membership Profiles" with details on organisations and individuals as part of the Civic Forum (Oct 2000).

File 2 relates to post-Good Friday Agreement talks and discussions, largely on cross-border bodies and issues within negotiations. Includes "Note for the Record" of Consultative Meeting of DFM (Seamus Mallon) and FM (David Trimble), Hugh Logue, and others, with Sinn Féin delegation, including Gerry Adams, Alex Maskey and others (16 Sep 1998) discussing terms of Agreement, such as number of departments and respective ranking, roles etc.
Typed notes from meeting with Sinn Féin, 10 Sept 1998, by Hugh Logue.
"Note for the Record" of Consultative Meeting with UKUP, 10 Sep 1998, discussing same, transfer of power to Northern Ireland Assembly, departmental structures, North-South Ministerial Council, British Irish Council etc.

Minutes of Bilateral Meeting with Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) 9 Sep 1998 with DFM and FM.
Document "Departmental Structures - Considerations" with manuscript notes by Hugh Logue
Document with bullet points for speech drafted by Logue and Valerie Parkinson, "Building Territories for the Millennium" (18 Jan 1998)
Document from Logue to C Larkin, "For Inclusion in DFM's speech of 18 January 1999)
Document from Hugh Logue to Seamus Mallon, DFM, re. Assembly Debate, Information/press, Bilateral meetings, follow up (13 Sep 1998)
Fax copy of letter signed by David Trimble MP First Minister Designate to Bertie Ahern TD, Taoiseach, Government Buildings re. issues with Strand 2 within ongoing discussions (28 Jan 1999)
Document: Departmental Structures to be presented to Assembly on 14th September 1998.
Document: Departmental Structures - Considerations (No date) with manuscript notes by Logue.
Document: "Secondment of Policy Advisors" with manuscript notes by Logue. 15 Aug 1998
Typed letters from Hugh Logue to J. Hunter re. terms of secondment for Logue to Northern Ireland Assembly (15 Aug 1998)
Letter from Hugh Logue to Seamus Mallon: "Word is just coming in on the horrors of Omagh [Omagh Bombing] and much of the work attached feels empty." (Continues to discuss impact of Omagh bomb to lasting peace). 15 Aug 1998.

Assorted manuscript pages of notes by Hugh Logue - "Departmental Structures to be Presented to Assembly on 14th September"
Document: "North South Provisions" With manuscript notes by Hugh Logue
Letter from Logue to Mallon, 20 Aug 1998, re. proceeding to meeting at Stormont and re. Logue's secondment from European Commission.
Note on list of appointees for the Board of IDB by Adam Ingram JP MP (10 Sep 1998)
Fax copy of documents from Colm Larkin to Mallon, 11 Aug 1998, re. "initial thoughts" copied to Logue, re. departmental structures and similar matters.
Fax document with listing of names and titles of members of the 25th Government of Ireland (7 Aug 1998).

Print copy of M.A. thesis completed by Lone Singstad Palshaugen at University College Dublin, entitled "The Civic Forum and the Politics of Recognition: A New Arena for Conflict or a New Political Culture?" (2002)

Files relating to the British -Irish Council (BIC).
File 1 includes agenda for BIC meeting, Dublin Castle, 31 Oct 2000, with attached document draft programme of work; Fax document to OFMDFM with attached documents from the Cabinet Office for inaugural BIC Summit (8 Dec 1999) and same with follow-on documents dated 15 Dec 1999; single page entitled "British-Irish Council - Strand 3", linked to Good Friday Agreement; print out document with branding guidelines for British-Irish Council. Also BIC minutes and correspondence 2001-2002.

File 2 relates to Encounter Round Table, 4-6 December 1998, Strand 3 (III) The British-Irish Council, Wilton Park, Sussex, including list of attendees, outline document with extensive manuscript notes by Hugh Logue; a schedule of talks/events for the event; Report by Paul Sweeney on the Round Table conference, correspondence relating to the Round Table and its outcomes/work.

File 3 relates to British-Irish Council Ministerial Meeting of the Misuse of Drugs Sectoral Group (7 Feb 2003), including agenda, list of attendees

File relating to the Forum for Peace and Reconciliation. Includes letter from Walter Kirwan, Secretary General, to Hugh Logue, inviting Logue to a plenary meeting of the Forum (27 Nov 2002), as a follow on measure of the Good Friday Agreement; agenda for the Forum plenary, speaking order of delegates, texts of speeches given by David Ford, Alliance Party of Northern Ireland leader, by Pat Rabbitte TD, leader of the Labour party, entitled "Only Way Forward in Through Politics"; by Joe Higgins on behalf of the Socialist Party; by Trevor Sargent, leader of the Green Party; text of closing remarks by Senator Maurice Hayes, press release from the Green Party "Green Leader Calls for Non-Sectarian Voting System; text of speech by Enda Kenny, leader of Fine Gael; text of speech by An Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern, text of speech by Mark Durkan, leader of the SDLP, Address by John Lowry, General Secretary of the Workers' Party, Remarks by An Tánaiste Mary Harney T.D., Press release from the Alliance Party.
Also printed copy of document "The Social and Economic Consequences of Peace and Economic Reconstruction: Proposal for the Forum for Peace and Reconciliation by DKM Economic Consultants Ltd. Dublin, February 1995.

File of items relating to the visit to Belfast by Bill Clinton, President of the United States in 1998. Includes draft manuscript notes and typed final notes of private meeting with Bill Clinton with group including "PM Blair, SoS Mowlam, FM Trimble, DFM Mallon, J. Powall, J. Holmes, D. Campbell, Hugh Logue, A. Campbell, J Steinberg, S. Berger." (3 Sep 1998, Parliament Buildings, Stormont".
Fax copy of "Remarks by the President (Bill Clinton) to the Northern Ireland Assembly, Waterfront Hall, Belfast 3 Sep 1998; Fax copy of text of address by David Trimble MP at the event at the Waterfront Hall, Belfast, 3 Sep 1998; Text of address by Séamus Mallon at the event at the Waterfront Hall, Belfast (3 Sep 1998). Also assorted manuscript notes by Logue.
Manuscript document by Logue includes excerpts of political speeches, with captions "Clinton Odyssey Speech [Belfast] 13 Dec 2000", "Robert Kennedy Cape Town speech 7 June 1966", "Ripple of Hope Speech, Blair speech at Odyssey".
A4 pad with MS notes by Logue with opening page of notes re. Clinton visit in 1998, but had wider continuing notes about talks, meetings and negotiations on terms of the Good Friday Agreement, with FM, DFM, Sinn Féin and Unionists (1998).
Also includes colour photograph of Hugh Logue and his wife Anne, with President Bill Clinton. Photograph is signed by Clinton: "To Hugh and Anne, Thanks! Bill Clinton, Apr 19. 199[8].

File 2 includes newspapers and press cuttings with coverage of visits by President Bill Clinton to Derry (The Derry Journal) in 1995 and to Belfast and Dublin in 1998 (Irish Times - Irish Independent).

Assorted documents filed and arranged by Kevin Boyle and labelled 'Good Friday Agreement'. Includes various letters, research and reports.

File including records relating to peace talks in Northern Ireland from 1992 to 1998. The former talks in 1992 were what became known as the Brooke/Mayhew talks in Northern Ireland in 1991/92, chaired by Sir Ninian Stephen. They were the first negotiations to divide into three strands - relationships within Northern Ireland, between north and south, and between Britain and Ireland. The latter material relates to the Good Friday Agreement.

Includes unsigned typed text of letter to Sir Ninian Stephen, possibly by John Hume - referencing and quoting from SDLP comments, 6 July 1992; "Principles of a New Framework for Government - An Alliance Paper" 5 May 1992; "Fundamental Aspects of the Problem and Common Interests and Themes An Alliance Opening Statement to Strand 2" July 1992; "Strand 2 Opening Statement by Rev. Dr. Ian Paisley MP MEP on behalf of the Ulster Democratic Unionist Party; "DUP Paper on the Underlying Principles" 4 May 1992. Press release from Irish Government Information Service and attached report re/ "The Launching of an Initiative on Strategic Management in the Public Service by the Taoiseach, Mr. Albert Reynolds, T.D., 22 Feb 1994.

1998 Good Friday Agreement material includes printed original text of the Agreement as circulated to households in Northern Ireland, "It's Your Agreement" on cover; Fax copy of press release from Ulster Unionist Party, 7 Dec 1998, criticising Seamus Mallon for recent comments re. cross-border co-operation and implementation bodies; offprint of article "The Northern Ireland Labour Market", reprinted from "Proceedings of the British Academy" - "Ireland North and South - Perspectives from Social Science" by Graham Gudgin, signed and dedicated to Hugh Logue; Printed press release from Sinn Féin - "Good Friday Agreement: The Only Way Forward" by Gerry Adams MP, An assessment of the current state of the peace process and Good Friday Agreement, 29 Jul 1999. Manuscript notes by Hugh Logue about details of Good Friday Agreement. Also printed conference programme from "The Good Friday Agreement in all its Parts: Safeguarding the Totality of Relationships". 8-9 March, 2018, Dundalk, Co. Louth.

Press cuttings re. Good Friday Agreement and from the Irish Times re decommissioning and election of David Trimble as First Minister. Front page images of John Hume and Bill Clinton.