This subsubseries consists of reports and background information material relating to Northern Ireland and is arranged chronologically.

Correspondence relating to Northern Ireland arranged chronologically across two files covering the period 1998-2002 (P143/2/3/2/1) and 2004-2011 (P143/2/3/2/2).

Letter from Michael Posner, Executive Director, Lawyers Committee for Human Rights, to Peter Mandelson, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, conveying concern about proposed Northern Ireland Police Bill which they felt did not reflect the Patten Commission's vision for police reform, with cover letter from Lisa Laplante to Mary Robinson (MR), in her role as United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, 16-22/06/2000, and photocopy of letter from MR to United Kingdom Prime Minister Tony Blair (TB), expressing same concern, 04/07/2000; further letters from MR to TB expressing need for establishment of an independent Human Rights Commission in Northern Ireland, 18/06/1998, 16/07/2001; photocopy of letter from Ciarán Ó Maoláin, Research Worker, Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission to Kevin Lyne, Second Secretary, UK permanent mission, in relation to "International human rights treaty monitoring process", with cover letter sent to MR, 13/05/2002.

Correspondence between David Trimble, Ulster Unionist Party and Michael Posner, Executive Director, Human Rights First re comments Trimble made at First International Congress of Terrorism Victims in Madrid, January 2004, 06-17/02/2004; article "Diversity, Identity and Loss Among the Irish Diaspora", Irish Studies Review journal, 2007, by Brian Walker, Department of Politics, International Studies and Philosophy, Queen's University, Belfast, with cover letter from Walker to Mary Robinson, 24/10/2007; printout of email from Inez McCormack in relation to "Right to Housing" briefing (work by Seven Towers residents group), and press opportunities MR was doing for Amnesty in Belfast, 03/05/2011.

Material, including correspondence and texts of speeches, relating to events in or about Northern Ireland, including on topic of human rights, ongoing violence and efforts to bring peace to the region. Material is arranged chronologically across three subsections covering 1980s (P143/2/3/3/1), 1990s (P143/2/3/3/2) and 2000s (P143/2/3/3/3).

Material, including correspondence and texts of speeches, relating to events in or about Northern Ireland, during 1980s, arranged chronologically across 3 files.

Correspondence relating to the University of Notre Dame symposium, "Northern Ireland and American Responsibility", for which Mary Robinson had accepted an invite to participate in, which was subsequently postponed, 08/04/1981-09/02/1982.

Correspondence and other material relating to the Second Symposium on Ireland and the Northern Ireland Crisis, John F Kennedy Library, Boston, 14-15 March 1984, at which Mary Robinson was a panellist for session on "Law and Justice: North and South" with Professor Kevin Boyle as moderator.

Material relating to Northern Ireland symposium "Airlie House Conference on Northern Ireland, Warrenton, Virginia, United States of America, 8th-11th January 1985, including correspondence, briefing book with agenda, and background material.

Material, including correspondence and texts of speeches, relating to events in or about Northern Ireland, during 1990s, arranged chronologically across 3 files.