Correspondence, reports and other background material relating to the Single European Act (SEA), in particular from the Irish perspective, and the work of the Oireachtas joint committee on the Secondary Legislation of the European Communities, Leinster House, Dublin, 1987. Includes Commission of the European Communities (CEC) press releases, January - December 1987, including one relating to Ireland breaching community law in public procurement contract, 19/02/1987; CEC communication report "Making a Success of the Single Act", 15/02/1987; judgements in case of Crotty v An Taoiseach [Irish Prime Minister] and Others where Crotty felt European Communities Act was in breach of Irish constitution, 09/04/1987; "The Single European Act: Attempt at an Appraisal. Hans-Joachim Glaesner, Fordham International Law Journal, Spring 1987; correspondence to Mary Robinson (MR) as member of Irish parliament from CMRS [Conference of Major Religious Superiors (Ireland)], 21/04/1987; analysis of SEA by Irish Council of European Movement (ICEM), with cover letter to MR from Michael Hoey, Executive Director, 22/04/1987; material relating to the official Tenth Amendment of the Constitution Bill and the Referendum Bill, setting date for referendum on SEA, 04/4987; statement by Tánaiste [Irish Deputy Prime Minister] and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Brian Lenihan at Seanad [Senate] debate on the 10th amendment of the constitution, relating to power to rectify SEA, 25/04/1987 and speech by Bertie Ahern, Minister for Labour, in Dáil Éireann [Lower house of Irish parliament] for second stage of 10th amendment bill, 22/04/1987; correspondence from Hoey, ICEM to MR including copy of statement by ICEM chairman Brendan Halligan at press conference on 28th April, and information on SEA for use by MR, 04/05/1987; press release from Constitutional Rights Campaign, including analysis of SEA by Prof Mary McAleese, 09/05/1987; typed text of joint statement from MR and Alderman Jim Kemmy, Democratic Socialist Party, in support of the SEA from socialist/left viewpoint, 22/05/1987.

Correspondence, reports and other background material relating to the Single European Act (SEA), in particular from the Irish perspective, and the work of the Oireachtas joint committee on the Secondary Legislation of the European Communities, Leinster House, Dublin, 1988-89. Includes booklet on Stockholm Conference "on confidence and security-building measures and disarmament in Europe..., 19/09/1986 with cover letter from Department of Foreign Affairs, January 1988; Commission of the European Communities (CEC) press releases, 01/02/1988, 21/12/1988; correspondence between S Phelan, Clerk to the Joint Committee for Secondary Legislation of the European Communities and MR as member of committee, 15/02-18/10/1988, including briefing note on meeting of committee with Commissioner Sutherland, 16/02/1988.

Newspaper cuttings relating to the Single European Act.

Photocopies and printouts of material relating mainly to European law, used for research and/or teaching purposes. Some material has notation or has been underlined.

Material relating to group visits by Law Students and staff from University of Dublin Trinity College (TCD) and University Colleges Galway (UCG), Cork (UCC) and Dublin (UCD), to EEC [European Economic Community] institutions in Luxembourg and Strasbourg (France), via Paris, March 1989. Mary Robinson (MR) was group leader for TCD and overall leader for the visit. Material includes itineraries, handwritten notes, lists of participating students and correspondence. Correspondence includes that with Dennis Driscoll, Dean, UCG, 13/01/1989 and with Arline Broder (UCG), Dermot Walsh (UCC) and John Handoll (UCD), group leaders for those universities, 14/02-03/04/1989; official invitation to MR for group visit, from A Ferragni, Director-General for Information and Public Relations, European Parliament, 20/01/1989; correspondence with Patrick Monahan and Ann McKiernan, Group and Educational travel (GEC), in relation to tour details, 30/01-14/03/1989; handwritten letters from some students who had to pull out of trip, 02/1989; thank-you card signed by students, and thank you letter from one student, Raymond Hurley, 10/04/1989.

Material in this subsubseries predates Mary Robinson’s Chancellorship at Trinity College Dublin, but of relevance / referenced during her term.

Two printed copies of 1966 Consolidated Statutes of Trinity College, Dublin and of the University of Dublin, as amended up to and including the Ordinance of 11 February 1997, (version dated 10/06/1998), with handwritten post-it note from Mary Robinson asking for copy to be kept on file.

Correspondence, including email print outs, Mary Robinson (MR) received as Chancellor of University of Dublin Trinity College consisting of letters of congratulations on her appointment as Chancellor, invitations and MR's responses, correspondence relating to appeals to Visitors [CLOSED], and other correspondence relating to the election of Pro-Chancellors. It includes correspondence relating to MR accepting role as Honorary Vice-President of the University of Dublin Choral Society (01/02-21/03/1999), as President of the TCD Dining Club London (24/06-07/07/1999) and as Patron of the Trinity Business Alumni (01-07/09/1999); correspondence relating to MR contributing to brochure for the Trinity Foundation, 03/08-01/09/1999.

Correspondence, including email print outs, Mary Robinson (MR) received as Chancellor of University of Dublin Trinity College consisting of letters of invitation and MR's responses and other correspondence relating to university matters. It includes correspondence from Renata McDonnell, Trinity News Editor, relating to a Women's Centenary supplement, for which McDonnell sought an article from MR, 24/03/2004; cuttings, background material regarding developments in the college, and material relating to proposed changes to TCD's structures and resources, 01-29/11/2004; correspondence from Hegarty relating to the establishment of the Front Gate Club, TCD, 16/08/2004; TCD dining club programme 2004/5 with cover letter from Frank Larkin, Secretary, 07/09/2004; minutes of Fellows meeting, 21/10/2004, including annual address by Provost; email from MR to Hegarty suggesting several candidates from Northern Ireland for Pro-Chancellor, 17/12/2004.

The Visitors: Handwritten letter from George Huxley in relation to a proposal to charge Professor JK Vij legal costs resulting from his appeal to the Visitors of the College against a decision of the Board.