General correspondence to and from President Mary Robinson (MR), and other presidency related material, [1990-1997] including poem in Irish about Mary Robinson's visit to Inis Meáin [Inishmaan Island, one of Aran islands off West Coast of Ireland], by Dara Beag Ó Fatharta; typed background information on Blennerville Windmill, Tralee, County (Co.) Kerry, on headed paper of Michael Diggin Photography; typed background information on St Fergal's Resource Centre, Bray, Co. Wicklow; two phrases typed in block capitals in Irish to be used when sending condolences; several blank pages of headed stationary from Áras an Uachtaráin [official residence and office of the President of Ireland], including one in Seanchló [Old Irish script.]

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General correspondence to and from President Mary Robinson (MR), 1990, including photocopy of letter received from J Curtis Mack II, President, Los Angeles World Affairs Council congratulating MR on election as President and issuing standing invitation to address a luncheon or dinner meeting of the Council, 05/12/1990; loose pages possibly part of other correspondence which lays out case for Homeless People needing short term accommodation in Newbridge, Co. Kildare, and gives case of lady calling to centre on 19 October 1990, and difficulty encountered to find her a place.

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General correspondence, including personal, sent to and received by President Mary Robinson (MR) during and relating to her presidency (1990-1997), and arranged chronologically by year.

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Two handwritten poems by Mairéad Manton "President Mary Robinson" and "Captain Cheshire" in single frame.

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Material relating to events in or about Northern Ireland arranged chronologically across 7 files.

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This subseries consists of material relating to events which took place during Mary Robinson (MR)'s presidency from 1990 to 1997, excluding state/official visits, is arranged chronologically across nine files and covers a substantial but not definitive number of events during MR's term in office. Material relating to state/official visits can be found in P143/4/5.

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Material relating to events which took place in 1997 during Mary Robinson (MR)'s presidency including folder of flyers, information sheets, programme, draft address and other material for Dublin Corporation Conference "Drugs in Dublin - Working Together, we can make a Difference", 07-08/02/1997, at which MR was giving opening address; background typed notes on possible topics of discussion for 8th March 1997, which related to the Pope and his commitment to Human Rights; postcard from P[ercy?] O[ghn?] thanking MR for opening "Port Kids" exhibition, Dublin May 1997, and featuring black and white photograph of MR giving address, possibly from the opening itself; fax from Judy Murray, Top Floor Management, in relation to performance by musicians Donal Lunny, Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill, Nollaig Casey, John McSherry, Stephen Cooney, and others at event and giving their addresses as requested by Ann Lane [presumably for them to be sent thank-you cards from MR], 16/06/1997; flyer for opening of The House of Manannan [Thie Vanannan], presentation on Celtic, Viking and Maritime heritage of the Isle of Man, which MR was officially opening, 07/07/1997; typed letter from Michael Slazenger, Powerscourt Estate, thanking MR for officially re-opening Powerscourt House, 23/07/1997; typed letter from John Behan, Galway, stating how moved he was by MR's speech at the opening of the Famine Commemorative Ceremony, Boston, on 20th July, and from Kieran McGowan, Chief Executive Officer, Industrial Development Agency of Ireland (IDA), thanking her for her attendance and speech at luncheon in Boston on 23 July, 22-25/07/1997; typed letter from Frank X Martin, Augustine House of Studies, Dublin 16, to MR thanking her for memorable evening "for Bride's Book" [private launch of Bride Rosney's book], 03/09/1997; handwritten letter of thanks from SFA [Small Firms Association], to MR for attending their annual lunch, 10/09/1997; correspondence (stained from water damage) between Kieran Rose, Project Director, Gay HIV Strategies, and Bride Rosney (BR), Special Adviser to the President, relating to the presentation to MR of "HIV Prevention Strategies and the Gay Community" report, at Áras an Uachtaráin, 09/09/1997, with list of those attending; correspondence between Sr Stanislaus Kennedy, President, Focus Ireland, MR and BR, in relation to MR opening the George's Hill housing project on 12th September, which would be one of her last engagements as President, 28/05-19/12/1997; circular from Ballinglen Arts Foundation which references MR opening The Ballinglen Centre, 12/1997; typed proposal from Ken Thompson, sculptor, to carve a sculpture to commemorate the Irish Famine, for erection in Philadelphia, and which may have coincided with MR's visit to Boston, USA in July.

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Material relating to various events in 1997. It consists of text of speech by Sinn Féin Mid-Ulster MP Martin McGuinness at Annual Wolfe Tone Commemoration, Bodenstown, Co. Kildare, 22/06/1997, and itinerary and background information for President Mary Robinson (MR)'s visit to Belfast, 8th September, including information on Navan At Armagh charity, and biographies of various people she was meeting. Also includes list of MR's visits to Northern Ireland over the course of her Presidency from December 1990-September 1997 [17 times].

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Material relating to events which took place in 1996 during Mary Robinson (MR)'s presidency including photocopy of typed letter from Pauline Eccles, Research Officer, Irish Commission for Justice and Peace in relation to MR possibly addressing conference, June/July 1996, 25/05/1995; booklet commemorating the opening of Cavan County Museum by MR, 17/06/1996; partial list of engagements with notation, [09?]-14/07/199[6]; typed letter from Eileen O'Mara Walsh, Chairwoman, Forbairt, thanking MR for presenting the EBEAFI Awards in Dublin Castle, [15]/07/1996; handwritten letters from Peter Harbison and Jacqueline O'Brien [wife of horse trainer Vincent O'Brien], thanking MR for launching their book "Ancient Ireland", on 18 July, 19-20/07/1996; invite for Mrs P Faris [relation of Robinsons?], to official opening by MR of Country Markets Ltd., Golden Jubilee Exhibition, 15/08/1996; photocopy of typed letter from Kevin GA Smith, President, The Racing Club of Ireland, thanking MR for addressing their annual awards dinner, 16/09/1996; copy of typed letter from Bride Rosney, Special Adviser to the President, to Ms Joan Burton, TD, Minister of State, Department of Justice, 06/11/1995, in relation to some type of event happening in 1996 in Áras an Uachtaráin for Cystic Fibrosis Association of Ireland.

This file also includes draft text of eulogy delivered at the memorial service for Erskine Barton Childers [Irish writer, BBC correspondent and United Nations senior civil servant, son of Erskine Hamilton Childers, Ireland's 4th President who died in office], in St. John's Church, Laragh, on behalf of the Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation, by Sven Hamrell, 14/09/1996.

Material in the final section in this file relates to the conference "The Priorities of the Irish Presidency" [of the European Union] organised by IEA [Institute of European Affairs] and TEPSA [Trans European Policy Studies Association], Dublin Castle, 24-25 May 1996 consisting of TEPSA information brochure; photocopy of address by Irish MEP [Member of European Parliament]] Pat Cox, "Governance of EMU"; typed text of contribution to session on Security Policy, by Mr Richard Townsend, Political Director, Department of Foreign Affairs; text of Tánaiste's address on (Ireland's) Presidency Priorities, background paper for session on enlargement; typed academic reflections on "The VPL Formula", Wolfgang Wessels, Jean Monnet Professor, Universität zu Köln, Germany, Chairperson of TEPSA; press release for speech by Mary O'Rourke, TD, Deputy Leader of Fianna Fail, "The Union and its citizens"; typed address by Minister of State Gay Mitchell, "Future Perspectives for the European Union"; paper by Tony Brown, IEA, "Enlargement"; Government press release of speech by Minister for Finance, Mr Ruairi Quinn, TD, paper from 1995 conference in Rome during Italian presidency of EU, "The Priorities and Strategy for the Reform of the Maastricht Treaty", Bonvicini, Louis, Vasconcelos and Wessels; material MR had filed with conference material including from Professor Fred Halliday, Dept of International Relations, the London School of Economics (LSE)consisting of paper he presented "Irish Questions and International Perspective: A Personal View", and RIA [Royal Irish Academy], along with material relating to the course on Women and International Relations at the LSE 27/04-26/05/1996; text of speech by President of the Republic of Finland, Mr Martti Ahtisaari, "Small States in the European Union; Challenges and Opportunities", at IEA, Dublin, 14/05/1996 and text of address by the Commonwealth Secretary-General, His Excellency Chief Emeka Anyaoku at the Great Hall, Magee College, University of Ulster "Space in which Hope can Grow", 16/05/1996.

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Material relating to various events in 1996 including signed programme for art exhibition "Jumping the Border", of lino-cut prints on rice paper, by Constance Short [Irish artist from Clones Co. Monaghan], at Soho 20 Gallery, New York City, United States of America, with further dates in Ireland, curated by Medb Ruane with literary response from novelist Evelyn Conlon; "Towards Equality: Agendas For Change in Northern Ireland", transcript of proceedings of conference on the 10th anniversary of The MacBride Principles, Columbia University School of International & Public Affairs, 10/12/1994, published with cover note by Alan G Hevesi, April 1996; correspondence from Anthony Lester, Lord Lester of Herne Hill QC [Queen's Counsel, a senior barrister or solicitor advocate that has been chosen to serve as counsel to the British Crown], which enclosed a summary of his report on the effect of enlargement of the Council of Europe on the European Human Rights Convention, and a copy of speech he made in the House of Lords about Northern Ireland in October 1994, 31/05/1996; text of John Smith Memorial Lecture, given by Dr Marjorie Mowlam, Shadow Northern Ireland Secretary, in Dunadry, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, issued by the Labour Party Media Office, 04/06/1996; festival programme for Greater New Lodge Community Festival [Féile Phobail an Lóiste Iúr], 02-08/08/1996; letter from Geraldine McAteer, Upper Springfield Development Trust, thanking President Mary Robinson for her visit on 12th September 1996, which brought huge endorsement to their URBAN programme and "a great morale boost to not only those who will work in the programme but the wider community who will benefit from it", 19/09/1996.

[Archivist's Note: The MacBride Principles Campaign for Fair Employment in Northern Ireland began in 1984, initiated by activists in United States, Ireland and the United Kingdom].

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