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Documents relating to former President of Ireland Cearbhaill Ó Dálaigh resigning from office (22/10/1976) and letter of apology from then Minister for Defence [Patrick S Donegan] for calling him a "Thundering Disgrace"(19/10/1976), 19/07-09/11/1976; photocopy of final draft of report of inter-departmental committee on "President's Allowance", Department of the Taoiseach, September 1978.

Ref: P143/4/15/1

Various reports and background information relating to Northern Ireland, including bound selection of keynote addresses, International Conference "Ireland - The Way Forward", Belfast, August 1990; Human Rights and Education Report, proceedings of a Summer School, "Education for mutual understanding and democratic participation", n.d.; Derry Women's Centre Research Project report on Cross-Community Use of Derry Women's Centre n.d. and pamphlet "Derry Development Education Centre n.d.; "Childcare issues - The West Belfast Experience", conference report, n.d..

Ref: P143/4/16/1/1

General correspondence to and from President Mary Robinson (MR), 1990, including photocopy of letter received from J Curtis Mack II, President, Los Angeles World Affairs Council congratulating MR on election as President and issuing standing invitation to address a luncheon or dinner meeting of the Council, 05/12/1990; loose pages possibly part of other correspondence which lays out case for Homeless People needing short term accommodation in Newbridge, Co. Kildare, and gives case of lady calling to centre on 19 October 1990, and difficulty encountered to find her a place.

Ref: P143/4/6/7/1

Photocopy of unsigned declaration of President Mary Robinson (MR)'s resignation from Office of President of Ireland, effective 12th September 1997, cover memo from Peter Ryan, Secretary to President, giving background on her predecessor President Ó Dálaigh's resignation in 1976, and sharing his thoughts on number of instruments to be signed, 20/08/1997, with draft copy and draft cover letter, both with notation which, once finalised, were to be sent to Taoiseach, Chief Justice, Chairman of Seanad [Seanad Éireann, Irish Senate] and Chairman of Dáil [Dáil Éireann, lower House of Irish parliament].

Ref: P143/4/14/10

Material which was sent to Mary Robinson while President Elect, and just following her inauguration, to familiarise herself with the running of Áras an Uachtaráin (Áras) including photocopy of letter from Department of Finance relating to the revision of pay of certain civil service grades, 11/09/1990, with list of pay scales as of 01/10/1990 and compliment slip from Secretary of the Government; photocopy of page labelled "General Information - Salaries of Public Representatives and Officials", taken from unknown publication, as of 01/07/1989.

Ref: P143/4/9/1/2

Photocopy of brief on role of President of Ireland, "Uachtarán na hÉireann" [President of Ireland], dated 7th November 1990, the day Mary Robinson was announced as winner of Presidential election; briefing documentation on Acts of the Oireachtas which refer to the President [11/1990?].

Ref: P143/4/15/2

Photocopy of faxed memo from Óglaigh na hÉireann [Irish Defence Forces] on "Protocol for Civilian Dignitaries Receiving Military Awards" [12?]/1990; typed copy of Mary Robinson's CV marked "Draft / for amendment", [12/1990?].

Ref: P143/4/6/1/1

Material which was sent to Mary Robinson (MR) while President Elect, and just following her inauguration, to familiarise herself with the running of Áras an Uachtaráin (Áras) including two photocopies of "Áras an Uachtaráin Review of Organisation and Procedures, Management Services, Department of Public Services", June 1986; photocopy of memo "On the Employment of Aides-De-Camp to An tUachtarán" from "A" Administration Section, Adjutant-General's Branch, Defence Forces Headquarters, Dublin to [Frank] Murray, Assistant Secretary to the Government and [Peter Ryan] Secretary to An Uachtarán [The President], 20/11/1990; information document on "The Presidential Establishment" (make-up of the secretariat, note on aide-de-camp, status and salaries of household staff, President's salary, and allocation of costs for entertainment by President), "State and other visits abroad", "Administrative arrangements" and "the Inauguration", 11/1990; typed letter to Ass. Commissioner Ned O'Dea and Supt. Aidan Brown from Bride Rosney, Special Adviser to the President on behalf of MR, listing members of An Garda Síochána [Irish police force] MR was seeking for various tasks, [11]/1990; typed memos from Peter Ryan, Secretary to the President, to MR in relation to funding for the household of Áras, 05/12/1990, financial resources, services provided by other departments and C.E.R.T. review, 17/12/1990; typed list of telephone extensions for the Áras, listing staff names, [12/1990?].

Ref: P143/4/9/1/1

Material relating to hiring of staff for Áras an Uachtaráin under MR's presidency including fax from Department of Taoiseach "Contract of Employment as Personal Adviser to the President", (has no name or salary listed), 13/12/1990.

Ref: P143/4/9/1/4

Texts of addresses made by Mary Robinson (MR), October - December 1990, as a Presidential candidate, and as the newly elected President of Ireland, and material relating to those addresses, including photocopy of "The Implications of 1992 For Women": remarks given at press breakfast for Women Journalists, Powers Hotel, Dublin, 09/10/1990; photocopy of "Equality - the Task For The 1990s": summary of contribution given by MR at Conference on Social Policy organised by the Socialist Group of the European Parliament, Dublin, 12/10/1990; text of MR's acceptance speech, 09/11/1990; two faxed letters from John Temple Lang, giving MR advice on what to include in her inauguration speech, and in addresses in her first year, 09-11/11/1990; text of address by MR on her inauguration as President, 03/12/1990, and downloaded copy of same from Media Library.

Ref: P143/4/11/1