Correspondence to Mary Robinson (MR) in her role as Senator including correspondence between MR and Mr A Mulligan regarding details of MR's visit to Chicago, March 1980, which included possible meeting with Ronald Reagan, Republican candidate for Presidential election (USA), editorial meeting with Mr James Jackson, Chicago Tribune, and dinner/lecture before Chicago Council on Foreign Relations "Ireland and the European Community in the 1980's", [?]/03/1980; correspondence with Dr Ritchie in relation to his clients, a married couple, being refused insurance cover for a vasectomy for the husband, who needed it because wife was not suitable candidate for either having her tubes tied, or carrying pregnancy in future, 28/09/1983-30/07/1984. (no names given).

[Archivist's note: some material in this file overlaps with P143/1/3/1/2]

Correspondence to Mary Robinson (MR) in her role as Senator including from [Redacted] who had sought grant aid from Department of Education to send their daughter to a special school for the deaf in England because, in their view, nothing suitable was available in Ireland, and which had been turned down, 21/09/1982-12/07/1985.

[Archivist’s note: Some material in this file has been closed to adhere to GDPR regulations]

Child's school report, Summer Term 1985.

[Archivist’s note: closed to adhere to GDPR regulations]

Correspondence to Mary Robinson (MR) in her role as Senator including in relation to residents of Westfield Home, Dublin 4, who had requested to have the polling booth at which they officially were to vote, moved to one more convenient and suitable to their needs, 10/07/1986-15/03/1987; with Dr Nigel H Buttimore in relation to prospect of Ireland applying to become member of CERM, the European Centre for Research in Particle Physics, 26/03-06/04/1987; from four Trinity College Dublin Law School graduates introducing MR to and inviting her to become patron of their organisation "Interculture Ireland" and including Memorandum of Association for the company, May - 13 July 1987.

[Archivist's note: some material in this file is both contemporary and sensitive in nature and is therefore partially restricted. Please consult archivist to enquire about access to restricted material.]

Correspondence relating to George Xuereb-Brennan who had been refused a visa to work in Qatari because he had been born in Libya and attempts by Mary Robinson (MR) to vouch for him. (His parents had been born in Malta and were therefore British citizens, his Dad had work in Libya at time of George's birth in 1951, but whole family had been ousted under Gaddafi in 1970, George had gone to boarding school in Malta in 1960, and moved to Ireland where he had become a citizen in 1973/4, married a Galway woman in 1975. Qatari policy seemed related to anyone who showed support for Gaddafi, which was ironically not case here. Initial request for help came to MR from her brother Henry.

[Archivist's note: material in this file is both contemporary and sensitive in nature and is therefore partially restricted. It has not been possible to determine what happened in this case. However, it has been confirmed that George passed away in 2021.]

Correspondence to Mary Robinson (MR) in her role as Senator including from solicitor Shaun Elder seeking support for motion being tabled in Dáil [lower house of Irish parliament] in relation to Swedish diplomat who was allegedly kidnapped by Soviet agents in 1945 in Hungary, 04/01/1988; correspondence with Janie Lugarini, French lawyer, in relation to Divorce laws in Ireland, 07-11/07/1988; letter from David Alvey, Assistant Secretary, Campaign to Separate Church and State in relation to series of seminars being held in 1989 on theme "Religious Toleration in Ireland", 11/09/1988; letter from Rita Harvey, Secretary, Double Taxation Action Group, in relation to tax issues facing those living and working on different sides of the Ireland/Northern Ireland border, 06/11/1988; correspondence relating to SISAV international conference to be held in Istanbul, Turkey which was cancelled, 09/05-15/11/1988.

Correspondence to Mary Robinson (MR) in her role as Senator including from solicitor Shaun Elder seeking support for motion being tabled in Dáil [lower house of Irish parliament] in relation to Swedish diplomat who was allegedly kidnapped by Soviet agents in 1945 in Hungary, 04/01/1988; correspondence with Janie Lugarini, French lawyer, in relation to Divorce laws in Ireland, 07-11/07/1988; letter from David Alvey, Assistant Secretary, Campaign to Separate Church and State in relation to series of seminars being held in 1989 on theme "Religious Toleration in Ireland", 11/09/1988; letter from Rita Harvey, Secretary, Double Taxation Action Group, in relation to tax issues facing those living and working on different sides of the Ireland/Northern Ireland border, 06/11/1988; correspondence relating to SISAV international conference to be held in Istanbul, Turkey which was cancelled, 09/05-15/11/1988.

Correspondence to Mary Robinson (MR) in her role as Senator including in relation to MR being invited to participate in public meeting on subject of racial discrimination, by Mr Tony Ffrench, Chairperson, Harmony, 24/02/1989; MR potentially being subject of documentary for Channel 4, 10/03/1989; letters of introduction from Bee Canterbury Lavery, chief of Protocol, Office of the Mayor, City of Los Angeles, California, USA, to Her Excellency Margareta Hegardt, Ambassador of Sweden, 06/03/1989 and Mr and Mrs Rudi Fehr, 31/07/1989,all visiting Ireland; MR possibly giving lecture on EC Judgements Convention for Family Law Association, 13/03/1989; World Vision of Ireland requesting meeting to discuss their work, 13/04/1989; from Sr Marian Gribbon, Resident Managers Association on under resourcing and staffing in residential care of children, 01-11/05/1989; in relation to fundraising by Castlebar (County Mayo) branches of MS [Multiple sclerosis] Ireland, and the Wheelchair Associations, 09/07/1989 and for the Killala Church Appeal, 13/11/1989; handwritten letter from John [?] referring to MR's stance on articles 2&3 of Irish constitution [which had laid territorial claim to Northern Ireland] and to her not running again for place in Seanad Éireann, 27/10/1989.

Letter to Mary Robinson from Senator Paddy Burke, Cathaoirleach [ Chair] Seanad Éireann (SÉ) relating to 90th anniversary of SÉ sitting, on 9th December 2012, and which had accompanied a certificate of membership of SÉ (not included), 20/03/2013.

File of letters and postcards sent to Carolyn Swift from friends and family, including Lena [ ], Deirdre [ ], and a group of letters labelled as 'School Friends'. Funeral service booklet from Christine Countess of Longford, Dublin, 14 May 1980; thank you card from family of Ria Farren for sympathy on her recent passing - Farren was a close friend of Swift.