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

Material relating to State Visit to Ireland of Federal President of Austria, His Excellency Thomas Klestil including menus for dinner in Dublin Castle in his honour, 04/05/1994 (4 copies), memo relating to media invitations to the dinner, 04/05/1994, memo on points of concern in relation to the dinner, 06/05/1994, and photocopy of letter from Bride Rosney, Special Adviser to the President, to Det. Garda W Cooper, Photographic Section, Garda Technical Bureau, thanking him for photographs taken during the State visit, 13/05/1994.

Ref: P143/4/5/2/4

Menu for "Dinner offered by the President and Mr Robinson in honour of the President of the Republic of Hungary, His Excellency Árpád Göncz...", Dublin Castle, 24/04/1995, signed by President Göncz under explanatory note of cover drawing by John B Yeats, of John M Synge whose work Göncz had translated into Hungarian; photocopied letter of thanks from [Charles], Prince of Wales, 13/06/1995, following his first visit to Ireland, with cover letter to Peter Ryan from Veronica Sutherland, Ambassador, 22/06/1995; letter from Governor of Fukuoka, Wataru Aso, thanking MR for allowing "Wings of Women" a courtesy call, 16/11/1995; photocopy of letter from Bride Rosney (BR), Special Adviser to President Mary Robinson (MR), to Paul Loughlin in relation to arrangements and details for press, and memo to Peter Ryan, Secretary to the President, from BR and Geoff Keating relating to "pooling arrangements" for visit by United States of America's President Clinton to Áras an Uachtaráin [official residence of President of Ireland], 22-23/11/1995; letter 08/09/1995 from Sonja [Queen of Norway] thanking MR for her hospitality at Áras an Uachtaráin, for attending an exhibition with her during her visit to Ireland, and mentioning her pleasure at visiting Newgrange, and Christmas card with photograph of the Norwegian Royal family with note which thanks MR for recommending Sonja attend Riverdance in London 17/12/1995.

Ref: P143/4/5/2/5

Newspaper cutting from "Hufvudstadsbladet", a Finnish newspaper, reporting on meeting of President Martti Ahtisaari for a work lunch with President Robinson in Dublin, 15/05/1996.

Ref: P143/4/5/2/6

Photocopy of typed letter from Dick Spring, TD, to Mary Robinson seeking to finalise the accounts of the Presidential Election committee.

Ref: P143/4/1/2/13

Folder labelled: "Nomination" consisting of material relating to Mary Robinson (MR)'s official nomination as a Presidential candidate, October 1990 including signed affidavit, and draft, 13/10/1990; acknowledgement of receipt from [T Sexton?], Presidential Returning Officer, 15/10/1990 with extracts of relevant legislation; photocopy of form of appointment of Authorised Representative, Presidential election, 17/10/1990 and official confirmation from [T Sexton?] that MR's nomination was ruled valid, 17/10/1990.

Ref: P143/4/1/2/11

Material relating to visits by Mary Robinson abroad in 1991, including to Portugal, Britain and Norway for King of Norway’s funeral (P143/4/5/3/1/1), and to United States of America (both files).

Ref: P143/4/5/3/1

Official ringbound information handbook for visit by President Mary Robinson (MR) to Oslo to attend funeral of King of Norway, 30 Jan 1991 including details of delegation, programme, protocol and useful contacts; photocopy of press release announcing MR and Nick Robinson's State visit to Portugal, from 4th-6th June 1991, 18/04/1991; correspondence from the Attorney General to the Taoiseach, Charles J Haughey, which was then forwarded to Thelma Doran, Chief of Protocol Department of Foreign Affairs, and Peter Ryan, Secretary to the President, in relation to MR's visit to Britain suggesting that "Foreign Affairs (or if appropriate the President's staff) should ensure that at each of her engagements the President is described and referred to as the President of Ireland rather than the President of the 'Republic of Ireland' which, as you know, is the name the British law erroneously purports to give this State." 06-08/05/1991; material relating to an address MR was giving at Berkeley (where she received the Berkeley Medal) during a visit to the United States, which raised concerns including about Head of State acting as an advocate for third world aid, which was allayed with re-drafting of speech (included), 08/10/1991.

Ref: P143/4/5/3/1/1

Photocopy of article in the Irish Times on President Robinson's 10-day tour to the United States, the first visit by a serving President of Ireland since President Éamon de Valera attended the funeral of John F Kennedy, in 1963.

Ref: P143/4/5/3/1/2

Material relating to visits by Mary Robinson abroad in 1992, including to The Netherlands, (P143/4/5/3/2/1), France (P143/4/5/3/2/2,3,5), Scotland, New Zealand, India and Germany (P143/4/5/3/2/4), and Somalia (P143/4/5/3/2/4,6).

Ref: P143/4/5/3/2