Material relating to Maynooth Study Group assembled in 1976 by Fr Enda McDonagh, St Patrick's College, Maynooth, to study the connection between law and morality which was then to be fed back into educational courses for lawyers and others. It includes typed and handwritten correspondence between McDonagh and Mary Robinson, 20/05/1976-07/09/1976; agendas for meetings on 09/11/1976 and 27/02/1977 and handwritten notes.

Typed addresses, and carbon copies/photocopies of same, given by Mary Robinson (MR) at various events including "The Special Criminal Court", public lecture by MR as Reid Professor of Penal Legislation, Constitutional and Criminal Law, and the Law of Evidence, 16/05/1974 [overlaps with P143/3/1/1/1]; "Divorce: A Civil Liberty?", address given to Irish Association of Civil Liberty, Shelbourne Hotel, 05/12/1974; "Law As An Instrument of Social Change", address given to Law Society, University College Cork, 21/10/1975; "Human Reproduction - What's gone Wrong?", reply given by MR to Presidential address given by Dr J Clinch, Biological Society, College of Surgeons, 01/11/1975; "Equal Pay in the European Community", luncheon address to Dublin Society of Chartered Accountants, Jury's Hotel, Dublin, 03/12/1975; "Family Law Reform", Milltown Park Lecture Series, 10/03/1976; "Illegitimacy in Irish Law", summary of contribution given at inaugural meeting of Solicitors Apprentices Debating Society, Four Courts, Dublin, 28/01/1977; "The State shall not Legislate for Private Morality", Trinity College Historical society, 02/02/1977; "Economic and Social Planning: Where do Women Fit in?" contribution by MR, seminar organised by Council for Status of Women, RDS, Dublin, 15/11/1977; "That A Women's Self Realisation is thwarted in a Capitalist society", speech by MR at UCG [University College Galway] branch, Labour Party meeting, Galway, 10/02/1978; "One Parent Families - the Need For Reform", meeting organised by Gingerbread Ireland [Association for One Parent Families in Ireland], Liberty Hall, 31/10/1978; "Health (Family Planning) Bill 1978, at launch of Alan Shatter's book "Family Planning - Irish Style", 09/03/1979; "the Importance to Widows of a Comprehensive Legal Aid Scheme", meeting of Widow's Association, Wynn’s hotel, Dublin, 07/05/1979; "Children and the Constitution", ICCL [The Irish Council for Civil Liberties] Seminar, 16/06/1979; "Family Law Reform and Access to Remedies", summary of contribution given at public meeting organised by Clontarf Constituency Council, Labour Party, Old Shieling Hotel, Raheny, County Dublin, 18/07/1979; "The Child in Irish Society", summary of contribution given at annual seminar of Youth Committee, ITGWU [The Irish Transport and General Workers Union], Liberty Hall, 07/10/1979; "Sex Discrimination in Pensions Schemes", address given to Irish Association of Pension Funds, Burlington hotel, Dublin, 10/12/1979; statement at press conference to launch public campaign to change laws on contraception in Ireland, Central Hotel, Dublin, 197[6?]; paper (by MR) "Euro directory" on establishment of the European Communities, 197[?]; "Common Developments in Europe", 197[9?]; "Reform of the Law Relating to Family Planning in Ireland", 197[8?]; "the Constitution and The Right to Reinstatement after Wrongful Dismissal", address given by MR and John Temple Lang, 197[8?].

Material relating to lectures, conferences and other events connected to Mary Robinson's legal work in the 1980s, arranged across seven files, including draft and final addresses, correspondence, agendas and handwritten notes.

Material relating to the All-Ireland Law Student's Debating Tournament Final (Coyle Hamilton trophy), 17/02/1983, including typed rules, list of competitors, marking sheets, event invite, and correspondence between Mary Robinson (MR) and Brendan Ward, Convenor, Dublin University Law Society, referencing her acceptance of role of adjudicator, 03/11/1982-17/02/1983; material relating to the invite to meeting of the Medico Legal Society of Ireland, at Hibernian United Services Club, Stephen's Green, Dublin, 24/02/1983, to speak on topic of "Restrictions on Entry to Professions", including correspondence between Brendan Garvan, Secretary, 03/09/1982-21/02/1983 and which also includes correspondence (19/01/1983), Student Voice newsletter, and research material relating to meeting of Law Students Debating Society, which MR agreed to chair, with similar topic "Legal Education in Ireland - a Need for Reform?", 06/04/1978-21/02/1983; letter from Padraic Mac Fhearadhaigh, Deputy Auditor, the Law Society, University College Dublin, inviting MR to speak on a motion "That This House Would Lift the Constitutional ban on Divorce", with letter of acceptance from MR, 09/08-01/09/1983.

Material relating to the "Impact of European Consumer Law on Irish Consumer Law" conference, Trinity College Dublin (TCD), 23-24/03/1984, at which Mary Robinson (MR) was invited to chair a session, including correspondence from Alex Schuster, School of Law, TCD to MR, 01/02/1984-11/03/1984, conference programmes and drafts, 02-03/1984, typed outline of talk by Patrick Deboyser "The Implications for National and European Consumer Law of the Case-Law of the Court of Justice since 'Cassis de Dijon'", 198[4?] and various papers presented at the conference, in booklet form including "Access to Justice", WCH Ervine, Lecturer in Law, University of Dundee, "Small Claims in Ireland", Jack O'Farrell, "Consumers and Debt: England and Wales", Richard Thomas, National Consumer Council, London and "A Discussion Outline of Recent American Product Liability Law", Eric M Holmes, Professor of Law, University College Galway; material relating to the Junior Chamber National Debating Competition, in the Incorporated Law Society, Dublin, 29/09/1984, for which MR was an adjudicator, including correspondence between MR and Richard May, member of the organising committee, 05/06/1984-24/09/1984, typed rules of the competition, handwritten notes on competitors, and invite to reception at the final, 05/06-29/09/1984; material relating to The Labour Party Lawyers Group Seminar on "Family Law", Metropole Hotel, Cork, 20 October 1984 at which MR spoke, including correspondence between MR and Michael P Coghlan, Secretary, The Labour Party Lawyers Group, 07/08/1984-07/09/1984, programme for the seminar, and two copies of MR's contribution on "Abolition of Status on Illegitimacy", 07/08-20/10/1984; material relating to TCD Historical Society Debate "That Our Written Constitution has Served Us Well", 24/10/1984 including typed summary of contribution by MR and correspondence between MR from Ciarán Bolger, Correspondence Secretary, College Historical Society, 19/09/1984-01/11/1984; material relating to an event organised by Comhlámh [A voluntary Association of Returned Development Workers for the Promotion of International Development co-operation], at which MR chaired the "Women and Power" debate on 20 November 1984, including correspondence, handwritten notes, flyers and brochures on the programme of the Green party in the Federal Republic of Germany, 10/10/1984-[11]/1984; material relating to a lecture MR gave on "The Mechanics of Law Reform", 29 November 1984, as part of a public lecture series on Law and Social Policy by Law School Staff at TCD, including correspondence, typed address, handwritten notes and research material, 04/01-29/11/1984.

Material relating to the Third International Interdisciplinary Congress on Women, Trinity College Dublin (TCD), 06-10/07/1987 at which Mary Robinson (MR) was one of speakers at keynote session on "Women in Ireland", and for which she was on the National Advisory Board, including correspondence between MR and the organising committee, 08/10/1985-23/12/1987, newspaper cuttings, press releases, programme and poster for event, typed paper "An Erotic Encounter with an Octopus", delivered by Sandra Buckley, Centre for East Asian Studies, McGill University, Montreal, Canada, and typed summary of MR's keynote speech "Women and Law in Ireland", 01/07/1987 and correspondence from the International Organization of the Helen Prize for Women relating to Dr Helen Caldicott's presentation at the congress, 23/12/1987; material relating to the Institute of Irish Studies Summer School, at which MR gave a lecture on 17 July 1987, including flyers, correspondence from Director Noelle Clery, Director and programmes, 12/04-[17/07]/1987; material relating to the Society For Social Medicine's 31st Annual Scientific Meeting at which MR spoke at workshop on "Women in Ireland", 17 September 1987, including correspondence and programme, 17/02-15/10/1987; material relating to the establishment of an association "Campaign to Separate Church and State", and MR's address at a workshop organised by them on 29 October 1987, including correspondence 27/05/1987-20/01/1988, minutes of first meeting of association, and draft constitution 03/06/1987, programme for workshop, 10/1987 and newsletter, Summer 1987, 27/05/1987-20/01/1988.

Material related to an ITGWU [Irish Transport and General Workers' Union] seminar on Sexual Harassment and Maternity Leave at which Mary Robinson (MR) participated, including correspondence with Thomas McCarthy, ITGWU Education and Training Department, and a programme 27/05-14/06/1988; material relating to the Teachers of European Community Law Conference, University of Exeter, July 1988, including correspondence with Professor John A Usher, Faculty of Law, and Cathy Bound, Secretary, Centre for European Legal Studies, University of Exeter, flyers and conference programme, 05/02-[12]/07/1988; material relating to the 50th anniversary of the Dublin Club of Soroptimist International seminar "Successful Women - Past, Present and Future", Trinity College Dublin, October 1988 at which MR gave talk on "Women in Law", including correspondence with Ethna Fitzgerald, President and Margo McGill, Seminar Chairman, 27/04-09/10/1988; material relating to the ACCA [Chartered Association of Certified Accountants] conference, October 1988, at which MR presented paper "The Legislative Framework for 1992 - Can the System Cope?", including faxed correspondence, draft paper and handwritten notes 30/09-30/12/1988 and material relating to The Solicitors Apprentices Debating Society of Ireland Growth Seminar "The Legal Profession '1992' And Beyond", October 1988, at which MR spoke, including correspondence, programme flyers and handwritten notes, 27/09-18/10/1988.

Material relating to the Irish Planning Institute Special Conference on Planning Compensation, January 1989 at which Mary Robinson (MR) chaired a session, including correspondence, conference programme, list of attendees, handwritten notes and report by the Institute, 10/1988-27/01/1989; letter relating to talk MR gave "Legal Issues in Relation to EEC Directives", at meeting of "Group 64", 03/04/1989; material relating to the annual Chamber of Commerce of Ireland (CCI) conference, May 1989, at which MR spoke on "1992 - The Legal Challenge", including correspondence, and copies/faxes of same, draft summary of the contribution made by MR, handwritten notes, conference programme, and CCI annual report 1988-1989, 08/09/1988-27/05/1989; copy of letter from MR to Helen Dawson, President of Kildare Bar Association, following talk she gave (15/05/1989?) on European Community Law, and handwritten notes, [05]-23/06/1989; material relating to a National Assembly in Paris to mark the bicentenary of the French Revolution, May 1989, including faxed correspondence, programme of events, drafts of speech in French, research material photocopied, receipts and brochures 21/04-19/05/1989; material relating to conference organised by University of Limerick and the Limerick Bar Association, at which MR spoke, including correspondence, conference programme, typed summary of contribution by MR "Invoking European Community Law Before Irish Courts" and handwritten notes, 16/05-01/08/1989; booklet commemorating the official opening of Cavan Courthouse, 23/06/1989; material relating to the 28th annual joint meeting of the Europa Instituut of the University of Leiden, and the British Institute of International and Comparative Law including correspondence, programme, and handwritten notes, 13/06-01/07/1989; material relating to the 3rd Senior Management seminar organised by ESB [Electricity Supply Board] at the Royal College of Surgeons, 15 September 1989, at which MR gave speech on "Vision of Ireland in the Europe of 2000", including two copies of programme, handwritten notes and draft speech, and some research material photocopied, 07-15/09/1989; material relating to the joint consultation by the Irish Commission For Justice and Peace and the Irish Council of Churches on the UN [United Nations] International Human Rights Instruments, September 1989, Dublin at which MR chaired a presentation by Professor Theo Van Boven, including correspondence, conference programmes and handwritten notes 07/1989-25/09/1979; material relating to the Section on General Practice Conference, Strasbourg, October 1989, which MR was due to attend and subsequently had to withdraw from due to a clash with a Supreme Court appearance, and includes correspondence, conference programmes, and registration forms 14/07/1989-28/09/1989 and material relating to the International Section of New Jersey State Bar Association meeting, November 1989, London at which MR was speaker, including correspondence, handwritten notes, photocopy of paper by John Temple Lang, typed address by Philip Ruttley at the meeting, 11/10-13/11/1989.

Material relating to the Heidelberg Colloquium on "The Legal Position of Aliens in National and International Law", 11-14 September 1985, including correspondence, reports, handwritten notes, questionnaires and other research material, as well as some tourist flyers and brochures for Heidelberg. Material includes correspondence with Dr Jochen Frowein and Dr Joachim Wolf and others, Max-Planck-Institut für ausländisches öffentliches Recht und Völkerrecht [Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law], 21/02/1984-27/11/1986; photocopy of report by Mary Robinson (MR), "Status of Aliens and Right to Vote at Municipal Elections in Ireland" for Colloquium in Louvain, 28/02/1978; typed document listing annual return for "Aliens registered in Ireland" for year ended 31/12/1984; typed questionnaire for the National Reports to be presented to the colloquium planned for 1985, typed document giving information on the discussion sessions at the event, and list of participants with addresses; report "on legal position of Aliens in Ireland", by MR for colloquium, 09/1985.

Typed addresses by Mary Robinson (MR) at various events, and carbon copies/photocopies of same, including "The Protection of Human Rights in the Republic of Ireland", at Bill of Rights seminar organised by Standing Advisory Commission of Human Rights, Belfast, 18-19/04/1980; "Irish Cases before the European Court of Human Rights", seminar on Impact of European Courts on Irish society, NIHE [National Institute of Higher Education, now University of Limerick], Limerick 02/05/1980; "Equality for Women", contribution on discussion paper of ITGWU [Irish Trade and General Workers' Union] annual delegate conference, Wexford, 29/05/1980; introduction of Kate Millett, Labour Women's Council Meeting, Liberty Hall, Dublin, 14/10/1980; "Young Women and Employment - workshop on accumulation of social handicaps", summary of contribution, European Youth Forum, Brussels, 03/12/1980; "Law and Morality in Ireland", The Cobden Trust Human Rights day Lecture, Bedford College, London, 10/12/1980; "Statement of Domicile Bill, 1980; "Further Discrimination Against Children", [1981?]; summary of contribution, Public Meeting on Divorce, Marine Hotel, Dun Laoghaire, County Dublin, 11/03/1982; "Social Reform - A New Legislative Approach", statement by Senator MR, 26/04/1982; draft summary of contribution, Public Meeting on Divorce, Liberty Hall, 12/05/1982; summary of "Speech to Teachers Against the Amendment", 02/11/1982; "Constitutional Amendment", summary of contribution to AGM of Irish Council for Civil Liberties, Mansion House, Dublin, 29/05/1982; "The Pro-Divorce Amendment", Mansion House, Dublin 01/12/1982; "Changes in the Law and Attitudes to Contraception in Ireland", summary of address to National Association of Family Planning Doctors symposium, Royal Free Hospital, London, 25/11/1983; "Women in Europe - the Socialist Approach", summary of contribution at public meeting in support of Senator Michael D Higgins, Atlanta Hotel, Galway, 09/06/1984; "Rights of Travellers in Irish Law", summary of speech to Galway conference on Travellers, 09/06/1984; contribution on "Abolition of Status of Illegitimacy", Labour Party Lawyers' Group seminar, Metropole Hotel, Cork, 20/10/1984; summary of contribution to "Hist Debate in TCD" [College Historical Society at Trinity College Dublin] motion "That Our Written Constitution has Served Us Well", 24/10/1984; "Women, Work and Equality", 10th Countess Markievicz Memorial Lecture, [1985]; summary of contribution, Public Meeting on Divorce, Grand Hotel, Malahide, County Dublin, 11/06/1985; summary of contribution at Irish Association Conference on Church State Relations, Culloden Hotel, County Down, Northern Ireland, 12/10/1985; summary of contribution to Status of Children Bill meeting organised by Labour Women's National Council, Powers Hotel, 19/10/1985; "The Anglo Irish Agreement - The Dangers", summary of speech, Clarence Hotel, Dublin 22/04/1986; summary of keynote speech at "Women and the Law in Ireland" seminar organised by University College Dublin's Women's Studies Forum, 02/05/1986; "Divorce - A Response to the Bishops", summary of contribution at public meeting organised by Divorce Action Group, Grand Hotel, Malahide, 14/05/1986; "Family Law in Ireland", summary of address to 18th Triennial Conference of the Associated Countrywomen of the World, Killarney, County Kerry, 27/05/1986; "Divorce - The Right To Remarry", summary of contribution at public meeting organised by Divorce Action Group, Victor Hotel, 29/05/1986; "Divorce Referendum - A Watershed for the Country", summary of contribution at Divorce Action Group meeting, Coolmine Community School, County Dublin, 05/06/1986; "The Anglo Irish Agreement - The Need for Review Under Article 11", summary of speech at meeting organised by Glencree Centre for Reconciliation, Buswells Hotel, Dublin, 10/06/1986; "The Status of Children Bill and Succession Rights", summary of speech at meeting organised by Cherish [Irish Association of Single Parents] , Powers Hotel, 17/06/1986; summary of contribution at inaugural meeting of the Hist [College Historical Society at Trinity College Dublin], 14/11/1986; "Sex Education - Its Place in Irish Schools", summary of contribution at seminar organised by Dublin University Education Society, 25/02/1987; "Structure and Dimensions of European Community Policy", conference, Florence, Italy, 11-13/06/1989; "Women and the Law in Ireland", summary of keynote speech at Women's World Conference, 01/07/1987; "The Senate's Legal Powers", WPA meeting, 23/09/1987; "Devant La Cour", address (in English) at L'Avocat et l'Europe - Strasbourg, 09-10/10/1987; typed outline of paper "Legislative Framework for 1992 - Can the system Cope?", ACCA conference, Rosslare, 07-08/10/1988; “1992 - The Local Challenge”, summary of contribution at annual conference of Chambers of Commerce, of Ireland, 13/05/1989; summary of contribution as Director of Irish Centre for European Law at ICPSA Seminar on “Implications of 1992 For Trade Unions and Staff Associations”, 22/09/1989; summary of contribution at Seminar on Equality 1989, organised by Public Service Executive Union, Clarence Hotel, Dublin, 23/10/1989; summary of address at launch of pamphlet on Judicial Separation by AIM Group, 18/11/1989; selection of speeches relating to Abortion referendum grouped together including "The Amendment - It Brings Out The Worst in Us", 198[3?], "Why The Amendment Should Be Opposed", summary of speech at Lansdowne Hotel, 30/01/1983 and selection of speeches relating to "Children" grouped together including summary of speech to Labour Lawyers' Group on Status of Children’s Bill, 30/04/1985, "Are Children Really a Priority", summary of speech to AGM of ISPCC [Irish Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children", Buswells hotel, Dublin 22/05/1986, "Separation - Limitations of The Legal Process", summary of presentation at Marital Breakdown Conference, Dun Laoghaire, 05/09/1986, and "summary of speech at formal opening of Clanwilliam Institute, 12/06/1989.