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

This subsubseries consists of material relating to visits by Mary Robinson abroad, including state and official visits as President of Ireland, as well as visits in a private capacity. Visits taken, in some cases multiple times, included to the following: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Germany, France, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Italy and the Holy See, Japan, Malta, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Republic of Zambia, Republic of Zimbabwe, Rwanda, Spain, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Switzerland, United Kingdom (see archivist's note), United Republic of Tanzania, United States of America, Ugandan and Zaire. She was accompanied on many trips by her husband, Nick Robinson (NR) and some of the information booklets here were his copies. The material is arranged by decade and includes briefing documentation, correspondence, menus and invites with press cuttings at end of each section.

[Archivist's Note: Visits to Northern Ireland, while technically part of the United Kingdom (UK), were treated differently than for the rest of the UK - for political reasons these were never labelled as State or Official visits, since Articles 2 and 3 of the Irish constitution, in place since 1937, referenced a territorial claim on Northern Ireland. During the Good Friday Agreement in 1998, shortly following the end of MR's term, Ireland rescinded its territorial claim as part of negotiations. During MR's presidency there was a large minority in Northern Ireland who considered MR their President, and during her Presidency she would visit Northern Ireland 17 times (see also P143/4/16).]

Ref: P143/4/5/3

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

Material relating to visit to the Netherlands, 14-16 April 1992, including draft programme, biography of Her Majesty Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, promotional booklet for Het Loo Palace and Gardens, and Curriculum Vitae for President Robinson.

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

Material relating to State visit to France 25-27 May 1992 including correspondence between Peter Ryan, Secretary to the President, Frank Murray, Assistant Secretary, Dept. of the Taoiseach, Noel Dorr, Secretary, Dept. of Foreign Affairs and the French Ambassador in relation to invite from President of France to President Robinson (MR), 23-27/03/1992; correspondence re protocol and draft programme 30/04-18/05/1992; programme and briefing notes; invitation lists and correspondence relating to receptions in honour of MR and Nick Robinson at the Irish embassy and the Irish College, Paris 23-25/05/1992; briefing book (Nick's copy) including notes on political situation, bilateral relations, Maastricht, Delors II package, enlargement, European Confederation, conference on security and cooperation in Europe (CSCE), nuclear weapons and non-proliferation, Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Yugoslavia, Middle East, GATT negotiations, Anglo-Irish relations, background information and CVs of the President's interlocutors.

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