Material relating to events which took place in 1990 during Mary Robinson (MR)'s presidency including fax and background information on investment and tourism in Ireland, possibly ahead of meetings with the IDA and Bord Fáilte, sent by Matt McNulty, Deputy Director General, and which includes material relating to the Presidential Inauguration, on 3rd December, 15-17/11/1990; letter from Frank Murray, Assistant Secretary to the Government, to John Nolan, Registrar, National University of Ireland, in relation to the State Apartments at Dublin Castle being used to confer Honorary Doctorate on MR on 24th January 1991, 29/11/1990; list of MR's public engagements for Saturday 8th - Saturday 15th of December, and list of wine and food to be served at reception on 15th December, [Áras an Uachtaráin, for relatives of people detained in Iraq and Kuwait?].

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Material relating to events which took place in 1991 during Mary Robinson (MR)'s presidency including background material on Limerick City including Limerick Inner City Project for launch of Limerick Treaty 300 on 01/01/1991; photocopy for itinerary for unveiling of Siobhán McKenna Portrait, at University College Galway, 11/03/1991; two blank official invites from President and Mr (Nick) Robinson for reception at Áras an Uachtaráin [official residence of the President of Ireland], 14/03/1991; photocopy of the Ceremonial Order from Office of the Adjutant General, Defence Forces Headquarters, for "Attendance of An tUachtarán at 'The Principal Mass For The Feast'", Pro Cathedral, Dublin on St. Patrick's Day, 17/03/1991; certificate admitting President Robinson as member of Foxford Resources Limited [at launch of Providence Woollen Mills Project], Foxford, County (Co.) Mayo, 03/05/1991; fax re dinner at Royal Irish Yacht Club (private dining room), from Geraldine Clarke, 14/05/1991; certificate from The Jewish Home of Ireland, marking visit by MR to the Jewish Community, 05/06/1991; handwritten letter of thanks in Irish from Seán de Fréine, for launching his book "Croí Cine", 27/06/1991 [see P143/4/11/2/2]; typed circular to invitees of protocol for opening of Guild of Irish Lacemakers "Irish Airs and Laces Exhibition", Bank of Ireland Exhibition Centre, Dublin, Joan O'Callaghan, Hon Secretary of the guild, 01/07/1991; letter of thanks in French from Alain de Pracomtal, Hennessy Cognac, Cognac, France, to MR for attending the Hennessy/Sunday Times Literary Prize, 21/11/1991; souvenir booklet of Ballinasloe, Co. Galway, to commemorate the double events of 150 and 850 celebrations, with note to MR from Brian Parker, Ballinasloe UDC [Urban District Council], 1991; newspaper cutting about launch of exhibition by MR of contemporary Japanese painted screens at the RHA Gallagher Gallery, Dublin, and background document on Byobu-e screen painting, 1991.

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Material relating to events which took place in 1992 during Mary Robinson (MR)'s presidency including certificate from The Jewish Home of Ireland, marking official opening of the home's new extension, by MR, 05/04/1992; typed letter from Dermot Kinlen in relation to visit to County (Co.) Kerry of the King and Queen of Sweden, thanking MR for his invite to be a guest at lunch with Swedish Royal family, and making reference to both a museum in Sneem and The Daniel O'Connell Association, 13/04/1992; programme for official opening of Abbey Centre, Ballyshannon, 03/06/1992; booklet and typed letters to MR and to Bride Rosney, Special Adviser to the President, from John Stephenson, Programme Director, in relation to a proposed project, "2000:Island", to run from 1993 to 2000 for Millennium programme, a major European cultural project and which was still under wraps, 25/06/1992; photocopies of correspondence from Irene Natividad, Summit Director, 1992 Global Summit of Women, Visions for the Future, Dublin, 9-12 July 1992, including executive summary, agenda and list of confirmed speakers and photocopy of newspaper cutting, Washington International on the event, 14/04-19/05/1992; certificate from Chairman of Ballina Salmon Festival, proclaiming MR honourable citizen of the barony of Tyrawley, on Heritage Day, 15/07/1992; list of engagements for week commencing 27th July 1992; certificate from The Family Tree Scheme marking that an oak tree was planted in the grounds of Phoenix Park, in honour of President Robinson, to celebrate the visit to Áras an Uachtaráin, of the Lesbian and Gay Community of Dublin, 12/12/1992; material relating to the Galway region including itinerary for visit 10th December, partial draft address, "Hidden Conamara", book based on Letterfrack Heritage Project, and material relating to Cruinniu na mBád Teo [The Gathering of Boats festival, Kinvara, Co. Galway] which MR was unable to attend at the time, as she was in the area on holidays, but which she kept on file 31/01-10/12/1992.

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Material relating to events which took place in 1993 during Mary Robinson (MR)'s presidency including a photocopy of letter from Warrington Borough Council, England, 14/04/1993, thanking MR and NR for attending Warrington's Service of Remembrance, Reconciliation and Commitment, which followed the deaths of two children in bomb explosion on 20th of March 1993, planted by Provisional Irish Republican Army; booklet from Adjutant-General's Branch, Defence Forces, Headquarters of Ceremonial Order for 1916 Commemoration Ceremonies, Arbour Hill, Dublin, 03/05/1993.

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Material relating to events which took place in 1994 during Mary Robinson (MR)'s presidency including correspondence from Peter Murray, curator, Crawford Municipal Art Gallery, in relation to MR's visit to United States of America March 1994, and cultural inter-connections he wished to flag, 16/02/1994; brochure and booklet from Comhlámh, on Central America Week March 1994; Wheatfield Weekly, 27th May 1994 which featured "A visit to Wheatfield [Prison] by the Princess President", on 03/05/1994; special commemorative publication made with handmade paper, presented to MR by the New York Irish History Roundtable, 28/10/1994, and marking a symbolic meal and keynote address "New York and the Irish Famine", with guest list; memo on MR's engagements for 29/05/1994; copy of typed letter from Bride Rosney, Special Adviser to the President, to Mr Paul Murphy, Administrator, Rural Resettlement Ireland, County Clare, in relation to money MR was to receive on being awarded 1994 Freedom Prize by the Max Schmidheiny Foundation, University of St Gallen, Switzerland, which she was nominating Rural Resettlement Ireland to receive instead, 26/05/1994; 4"x6" colour photograph sent to MR by Kay C Greene, Clinical Psychologist, New York, USA, of Greene, President, 47th Annual DPI/NGO conference, MR, Mrs Boutros Boutros-Ghali and Samir Sanbar, Assistant Secretary General for Public Information, at reception, United Nations Delegates Room, 21/09/1994; correspondence and background material for AIM Group [Family Law Information, Mediation and Counselling Centre], seminar on "Changing Families", including letter of thanks from Jane McColgan, Conference Committee to MR (for opening seminar), text of speech delivered by Alan Shatter, TD., and paper by Dr Gabriel Kiely, University College Dublin, "Families in a Changing Society", 20/10-07/11/1994; faxed invite from Julia Hausermann, Rights and Humanity, The International Movement for the Promotion and Realisation of Human Rights and Responsibilities, to MR to be keynote speaker at opening session of Round Table for Western and Islamic Diplomats on the Universality of Human rights, Amman, Jordan, 10-13/12/1994, sent on 1st September.

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Material relating to events which took place in 1995 during Mary Robinson (MR)'s presidency including list of guests attending dinner for members of Government at Áras an Uachtaráin (Áras) [official residence of the President of Ireland], 17/01/1995; notes on political situation, correspondence, speaking points, report on Round Table conference on Rwandan January 1995 and other briefing notes (06/01-06/02/1995) for meeting with Dr Karemera, Minister of Health, Rwanda on 07/02/1995; programme for MR's visit to Women's Community Projects (Mullingar) Association, 03/03/1995; spiral-bound programme "Masterpieces of Irish Art 1770-1990", for touring exhibition to United States of America, March-September 1995, from the collection of The Crawford Municipal Art Gallery, Cork, with dates, venues, images of paintings and information on artists; photocopied correspondence, 20/07-30/11/1994, relating to possibility of MR giving keynote address at International Conference on Hunger, New York University, 19-20 May 1995; photocopy of correspondence relating to MR sending message to the Irish Travel Agents Association' Silver Jubilee Commemorative Brochure, 14/07/1995; photocopy of typed letter from John R Healy, Managing Director, Tara Consultants Ltd., thanking MR for receiving Professor Harvey Dale, Michael Gwinnell and Healy at Áras, 21/07/1995; faxed letter from Donnycarney Unemployment Action Group asking MR to open one of their new advice centres, at date that suited her, 25/07/1995; photocopy of fax from Bríd McGrath, Information Consultant on behalf of Dublin CND (Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament) in relation to their commemoration of dropping of first atomic bomb in Hiroshima, 6th August 1945, and requesting MR send message to be read out, 25/07/1995; fax regarding meeting former Ambassador John Campbell ahead of him taking up position at the UN Mission, 28/07/1995; photocopy of typed letter from Jack Gilligan, Arts Officer, Dublin Corporation regarding cultural visit of delegation of Swedish people, September 1995, and possibility of MR meeting them, ahead of her return State visit in 1997, 13/07/1995; photocopied circulars on The 4th World Conference on Women, Beijing, 7th September 1995, including on "Complementarity of Women's Rights and Children's Rights: A Joint Panel Discussion of Parliamentarians, Government Representatives and Experts", 23/06-26/07/1995; photocopy of letter from Mark Lawlor, Chief Executive Officer, The Barretstown Gang Camp Fund, Ltd., in relation to MR visiting in an official but private capacity, on 11th September, 11/07/1995; photocopy of letter from Tony Ó Dálaigh, Director, Irish Life Dublin Theatre Festival, in relation to MR possibly opening festival on 2nd October, 10/07/1995; letters of thanks from Paul Brest, Professor of Law and Dean, Kathleen M Sullivan, Professor of Law and Margery J Savoye, Director of Special Events in relation to Phleger Lecture MR gave at Stanford Law School, California, United States of America, on 18 October, 24/10-07/11/1995; copy of typed letter from Bride Rosney, Special Adviser to the President, to Ms Kathleen Weldon, Private Secretary/Administrator, President's Office, University College Cork, in relation to MR's involvement in the International Conference on Famine, Aging and Development, November 1995, 06/11/1995; photocopy of typed letter from John Sweeney, Administrative Officer, University College Galway, in relation to a potential official visit by MR, 14th November, 18/07/1995; and several regrets sent in response to invitations.

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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 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 events which took place 1990-1997 during Mary Robinson (MR)'s presidency including thank you card from John Fahy who attended a lunch and was a guest at the President's table; typed note on Irish lessons and dates of classes [most likely private lessons MR was taking], no date; typed memo from Joseph Brennan, Deputy Secretary to the President, in relation to seminar where issue of "Studies" Journal would be launched had been moved to September, 22/04/199[?].

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Card [which most likely accompanied a bouquet of flowers] congratulating President Mary Robinson (MR) on becoming president, [12?]/199[0?], from Christina McDonagh; handwritten letter from Maura Shanahan, Bambury, Dalkey, County Dublin in relation to a choice of Robert Clergerie shoes/boots Shanahan was offering, 19/11/1990; photocopies of correspondence between MR and Mr Michael and Mrs Patricia Mortell, Michael Mortell Ltd., relating to raincoat from their latest collection they gifted her, 23/11-07/12/1990; card from Evelyn Williams, Dublin 24, which had accompanied a piece of crochet, and photocopy of thank-you letter to Williams from Ann Lane, Personal Assistant to the President, on behalf of MR, 12/12/1990.

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