Photocopies of report on Lansdowne Market Research polls conducted to examine who public were most likely to vote for as president, from list of 8 candidates, with handwritten notes on changes between May and June 1990.

Ref: P143/4/1/3/1

Lansdowne Market Research Report "Lansdowne/Sunday Press Presidential Opinion Poll, November 1st 1990"; typed letter from Robin J Addis, Managing Director, Lansdowne Market Research to Fergus Finlay, and cc'd to Nicholas Robinson (NR), in relation to Finlay's book "Mary Robinson - a President with a purpose", which disclosed that NR had commissioned a private qualitative research project, which Addis stated was confidential information, and which he was worried would reflect badly on the company since they were bound by very strict code of ethics. Polls were also conducted on behalf of others including Sunday Business Post and Sunday Press, and as a point of information, Addis draws attention to a poll conducted in October which was never published "because the 'tapes' episode blew up", but which showed the same number of first preference votes for MR as she actually received on 6th November, and concluding "...thus Mary Robinson had almost closed the gap on Brian Lenihan before the tapes episode. Given the momentum emerging at the time, pollsters would (should) have predicted that Mary Robinson would have been elected - albeit by a very slim margin - without any assistance from Fianna Fáil, Brian Lenihan or Charles Haughey over the tapes affair", 19/12/1990, [see Archivist's Note, P143/4/1].

Ref: P143/4/1/3/5

Lansdowne Market Research (LMR) Presidential Opinion Poll 15-25 September 1990 (field work carried out 15-25/09/1990) report dated 11/10/1990 with cover letter from Robin Addis, LMR to Nick Robinson, 11/10/1990; MRBI Survey Report "The Irish Times/MRBI Poll, The Presidential Election. Satisfaction Ratings and Current Party Support. October 1990.", [14?]/10/1990, (x2) with newspaper cutting, 14/10/1990; correspondence from Robin Addis, LMR, to Nick Robinson with results of poll "taken before the Duffy tape affair blew up on Thursday", 28/10/1990 [see Archivist's Note, P143/4/1]

Ref: P143/4/1/3/4

Correspondence and reports from Lansdowne Market Research (LMR), September 1990 consisting of ringbound fax from Robin Addis, LMR outlining list of topics they envisaged covering, 03/09/1990; ringbound report "0L-333 Presidential Election Research Study", notes on groups being interviewed on 5th and 6th September (x2); report of findings (x2) "Mary Robinson Presidential Election Campaign, September 1990".

Ref: P143/4/1/3/3

Research material relating to campaign including some received through correspondence, and/or ahead of campaign trail visits. Includes material relating to Huntington's Disease, 20/10/1986-1988; survey report "Educational Participation in Ireland", Mícheál Mac Gréil, Nessa Winston, Social Sciences Department, St Patrick's College, Maynooth, 02/1990; proposal "Wasteland Wonderland - An East Wall Watersport Development Proposals", no date; correspondence from Dr Christopher Small, Grove Residents Association and documentation relating to St Crispin's Cell and site at Rathdown, 27/09-10/10/1990; ringbound manifest for Fine Gael Presidential candidate Austin Currie, "A New Style of Presidency", 1990.

Ref: P143/4/1/3/6

Material in this subseries relates to schedules, itineraries and engagements of Mary Robinson during her Presidential term and consists of an events master list for Áras an Uachtaráin [the official residence of the President of Ireland] (P143/4/3/1), daily and weekly engagement lists (P143/4/3/2) and yearly planners belonging to Bride Rosney, Special Adviser to the President (P143/4/3/3).

Ref: P143/4/3

Folder labelled: "The 22nd of June Club" consisting of correspondence and other material relating to an informal session Mary Robinson (MR) held in her home to share ideas for the campaign. Includes list of 28 women (including politicians, activists and journalists), minutes for Women's group meeting on 06/07/1990 at MR's home and notes from other members of the group.

Ref: P143/4/1/2/10

Press releases, correspondence and drafts relating to support from the Workers' Party, and its President, Proinsias De Rossa for Mary Robinson (MR) including the nomination by the party of MR as a Presidential Candidate.

Ref: P143/4/1/1/4

Hardback Diary, A4 size, published by TÁRA, labelled "BR/Áras 1992". Contains handwritten entries mainly listing engagements and including contact names and numbers. Also includes attached typed list of Mary Robinson (MR)'s patronages for 1992, with note "Patronage is for specific event and lapses when the event is concluded."; attached typed list of interviews given (by MR) during 1991; single typed page titled "SDU - Trips abroad", listing trips for period January 1991-April 1992, 05/05/1992.

[The Special Detective Unit (SDU) is the main domestic security agency of the Garda Síochána, the national police force of Ireland, under the aegis of the Crime & Security Branch].

Ref: P143/4/3/3/1

Hardback Appointments book, A4 size, published by TÁRA, labelled "BR/1993 Áras". Contains handwritten entries mainly listing engagements and including contact names and numbers. Also includes loose typed list of Presidential visits abroad 1993; attached typed list "SDU: Trips Outside the Jurisdiction Involving At Least One Overnight", with notation; attached typed list of interviews given (by Mary Robinson) during 1993.

[The Special Detective Unit (SDU) is the main domestic security agency of the Garda Síochána, the national police force of Ireland, under the aegis of the Crime & Security Branch].

Ref: P143/4/3/3/2