Official copies of Bills and Dáil Éireann [lower House of Irish Parliament] Acts Passed 1993 including Gas (Amendment) Bill & Act 1993; Criminal Justice Bill & Act 1993; Social Welfare Bill & Act 1993; Jurisdiction of Courts and Enforcements of Judgements Bill & Act 1993; Criminal Law (Suicide) (No.2) Bill & Act 1993; Presidential Elections Bill & Act 1993; Industrial Development Bill & Act 1993; Matrimonial Home Bill 1993; Irish Aviation Authority Bill & Act 1993; Road Traffic Bill 1993; Criminal Procedure Bill & Act 1993; International Development Associations (Amendment) Bill & Act 1993; European Parliament Elections Bill & Act 1993; Local Government (Dublin) Bill & Act 1993; Diplomatic And Consular Officers (Provision of Services) Bill & Act 1993; Merchant Shipping (Salvage and Wreck) Bill & Act 1993; Greyhound Industry (Amendment) Bill & Act 1993; Social Welfare (No.2) Bill & Act 1993; National Monuments (Amendments) Bill 1993; Industrial Training (Apprenticeship Levy) Bill 1993; Landlord and Tenant (Amendment) Bill 1993; Interpretation (Amendment) Bill & Act 1993; Criminal Justice (No.3) Bill 1993; Criminal Justice (No.3) Bill 1993; Irish Film Board (Amendment) Bill & Act 1993; Terms of Employment (Information) Bill 1993; Terms of Employment (Information) Bill 1993; Air Companies (Amendment) Bill & Act 1993; Appropriation Bill & Act 1993; Health (Amendment) Bill 1993; State Authorities (Development and Management) Act 1993; Údaras na Gaeltachta (Amendment) Act 1993; Nítrigin Éireann Teoranta Act 1993; Comptroller and Auditor General (Amendment) Act 1993; Interception of Postal Packets and Telecommunications Messages (Regulations) Act 1993; Local Government (Planning and Development) Act 1993; Finance Act 1993; Roads Act 1993; Broadcasting Authority (Amendment) Act 1993; Health (Family Planning) (Amendment) Act 1993; Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Act 1993; Defence (Amendment) Act 1993; Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 1993; Statistics Act 1993; Unfair Dismissals (Amendment) Act 1993; Animal Remedies Act 1993; Waiver Of Certain Tax, Interest and Penalties Act 1993; European Communities (Amendment) Act 1993; Social Welfare (consolidation) Act 1993.

Ref: P143/4/14/14/5

Official copy of Finance Bill 1997

Ref: P143/4/14/14/6

Printed copies of official reports of parliamentary debates of Dáil Éireann which feature debate on the second stage of the British-Irish Agreement Bill.

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Debates Official Reports, which included discussion on various family planning legislation, some with notation: 28/02/1979, 29/03/1979,04/04/1979,05/04/1979, 25/04/1979, 09/05/1979, 15/05/1979, 12/06/1979, 13/06/1979, 20/06/1979, 07/07/1982, 08/07/1982.

TS report, "At a convention in Monaghan on Saturday, August 21st, a proposal to establish a parliament for Ulster, was adopted by acclamation." Details of those present are listed, such as Civil Rights Association, People's Democracy, Sinn Féin, Fianna Fa

Printed programme from "Dance in Time" at the Abbey Theatre, by Pal Bekes and directed by Laszlo Marton and part of 'The Abbey and Europe' series as part of the Abbey One Hundred series at the Abbey. Includes an article by Pat Cox, MEP, on "Ireland's Uniquely European Year"; article entitled "Rapprochement: European drama at the Abbey" by P.J. Matthews, a chronology and brief history of 20th Century Hungary, a note from Laszlo Marton, the director. Also includes biographies of cast members.

Files of items relating to production of "Dancing at Lughnasa" by Brian Friel, directed by Patrick Mason at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, designed by Joe Vaněk. Materials relates to original production at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin and also the Tony-Award winning Broadway production, and later subsequent productions.
File 1 includes a folder (Abbey Theatre branded) including colour polaroid photographs of furniture items for use on set in Dancing at Lughnasa with captions by Vaněk; printed flyer from the Irish tour of the play, with details of all venues and dates; printed invitation from Noel Pearson to a post-opening night party following the Broadway opening of the play; black and white photographic print from Dancing at Lughnasa, featuring Jane Brennan and [Anna Healy]; Letter on Dancing at Lughnasa headed paper, signed by Noel Pearson to Joe Vaněk in thanks for all work on "the journey to Broadway. . ." (24 Oct 1991). File also Includes draft poster; photographic print of field of wheat, and also assorted colour photographs, 6 inch X 4 inch, from production of the play at Abbey Theatre, Dublin. Also review of the play taken from Time magazine, 4 Nov 1991.
Theatre programmes from productions of Dancing at Lughnasa at Gaiety Theatre Dublin Spring 1993, National Theatre London; [1992]; Flyer mounted on card backing-board from Oxford Playhouse production, Spring/Summer 1992; Season programme from Melbourne Theatre Company, the Sydney Theatre Company and the Bristol Old Vic. Also photocopy of Drama Desk Award Nomination Certificate 1991-1992 for Joe Vaněk for "Outstanding Set Design" for Dancing at Lughnasa.
File 2 includes press coverage of the Tony Awards ceremony and the awards won by Dancing at Lughnasa for Brian Friel, Patrick Mason and Brid Brennan, as well as wider articles and US reviews of the play. Also includes interview with Joe Vaněk about his work on design for the play.

File of articles, news coverage and related documents to the Danish Cartoon controversy and the media - Freedom of Expression/Religious Belief.

File includes documents relating to data protection and security. Includes a 1984 policy document on Data Protection Act and Computers for Essex University; A copy of the Data Protection Act for Essex University (1994); some general correspondence between

David Norris, scholar, Senator and civil rights activist, took a case to the High Court in 1977 seeking a declaration that the laws of 1861 and 1885 which criminalised homosexual conduct were not in force since the enactment of the Constitution of Ireland (Article 50 of the Constitution provides that laws enacted before the Constitution that are inconsistent with it would no longer be in force). The Irish courts ruled that Norris's right to privacy was not violated by the Offences against the Person Act 1861 (criminalising "buggery") and the Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885 (criminalising "gross indecency").

Norris appealed the Irish court's decision to the European Court of Human Rights in 1983. The Court passed judgment in 1988, deciding in Norris's favour on grounds similar to those of its 1981 decision in Dudgeon v United Kingdom. The laws impugned by the judgment were eventually repealed by the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act, 1993.

Material relating to this case, for which Mary Robinson (MR) acted as Junior and subsequently Senior Counsel, is arranged across 27 files. An additional subsubsubseries relates to a separate case for which MR was involved: David Norris v Seán Doherty (Ceann Comhairle [speaker of the lower house of Irish parliament]) and 11 other (members of the Committee on Procedure and Privileges) and Seanad Éireann.