File includes receipts for rates fees paid to Galway Corporation by Druid Theatre Company. Also includes TS correspondence between Druid staff, such as Jerome Hynes, Administrator and with P.J. McGovern, Acting Town Clerk, Galway Corporation, discussing terms of rates payments. Details include a letter of request from Hynes to have rates waived and reply of refusal from McGovern (10 Jul, 1 Oct, 23 Oct 1981); Letter from Hynes to M.J. Cunningham, Rate Collector, Galway Corporation, seeking waiver of rates (29 Sep [1981]; letter from Donal O'Buachall, Dublin to Thomas McDonagh, Galway discussing rates reduction for Druid (5 Jun 1981); Letter from Jerome Hynes to Michael D. Higgins, seeking an update on decision from Galway Corporation regarding rates waiver for Druid (30 Dec 1981); Letter of reply from Michael D. Higgins, Dáil Éireann, stating he has made representations on behalf of Druid and is awaiting a response; follow up letter from Hynes to Michael D. Higgins (1 Jul 1981) Letter from Hynes to Rates Commissioner, Dept of Environment seeking rates waiver (23 Sep 1982); Letter from Hynes to Michael D. Higgins, stating "sincere commiserations on Last Wednesday. It was indeed unfortunate, but I know you will be back." and again discussing rates issues (n.d.); Letter from Michael D. Higgins, T.D. Dáil Éireann stating the rates question will be taken up by the Valuation Office, Dublin (15 Oct 1982); Letter from P.J. Gavin, Town Clerk, Galway Corporation to Alderman Michael D. Higgins, stating that Druid is to be listed for consideration for rates exemption regarding on artistic or such grounds" (11 Nov 1982); Copy TS letter with MS draft by Jerome Hynes to the Valuation Officer, Dublin making the case for rates exemption for Druid (n.d.) and also a letter of appeal from Hynes to Galway Corporation (21 Dec 1982) Printed booklet entitled "Revision of Rateable Valuations and Appeals Against Same" published by [Valuation Office] Booklet from Galway Corporation entitled "Estimate of expenses and Calculation of then Rate in the Pound for the financial year ended 31 Dec 1985". File also includes further ongoing correspondence between Hynes and Galway Corporation regarding Rates waivers. Also includes letter from Jerome Hynes to Richard Pine, RTÉ, Dublin, detailing a letter of response to Pine's survey concerning local authority funding of the Arts. Druid's detailed response to this survey is included.

Two copies of published Brief "Nos. 03-334 & 03-343 in the Supreme Court of the United States Fawzi Khalid Abdullah Fahad Al Odah, et al., Petitioners, and Shafiq Rasul et al., Petitioners, v United States, et al., Respondents and George W. Bush, et al., Respondents. On Writs of Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Brief of the International Commission of Jurists and the American Association for the International Commission of Jurists, Amici Curiae, Supporting Petitioners".

Rasul v Bush was a landmark decision of the United States (US) Supreme Court in which the Court held that foreign nationals held in the Guantanamo Bay detention camp could petition federal courts for writs of habeas corpus to review the legality of their detention. The Court's 6–3 judgment on June 28, 2004, reversed a D.C. Circuit decision which had held that the judiciary has no jurisdiction to hear any petitions from foreign nationals held in Guantanamo Bay. The lead petitioner, British citizen Shafiq Rasul, was one of the Tipton Three. The US transported the three men to the United Kingdom in March 2004 before the decision was handed down, and the government released them the next day.

This material was either used for research or reference purposes by Mary Robinson, or she was involved through her work with the International Commission of Jurists, of which she was a member.

File relating to Rajiv Gandhi Memorial Initiative for the Advancement of Human Civilisation conference in New Delhi, India, May 1993 at which Kevin Boyle was a participant. Items include letters between Boyle and others regarding links with the Gandhi Foundation and University of Essex and includes letter from M. Rasgotra, Vice-Chairman, Rajiv Gandhi Memorial Initiative, to Boyle, passing on good wishes having met Boyle and enclosing documents on the work of the Foundation (24 Aug 1993); Copy of TS letter from Boyle to Prof. Ron Johnston, Vice Chancellor [Essex University] reporting on 'India Links' and outlining a record of proceedings of the recent conference (22 Jan 1994); letter from S. C. Lall, British Council Division, New Delhi, writing to Boyle outlining excitement at Boyle's visit later in the year and discusses ongoing work of mutual interest. (25 May 1994); Fax copy of letter from Shirley Williams, Harvard University to Boyle discussing upcoming shared talks (21 Nov 1994); Further documents include a declaration booklet issued at the conference (1-2 May 1993) by the Rajiv Gandhi Memorial Initiative for the Advancement of Human Civilisation"; booklet "Rajiv Gandhi's India - A Golden Jubilee Retrospective Ethnicity, Plurality and Conflict-Resolution in Democratic India" an overview by Mani Shankar Aiyar; an overview booklet for the Rajiv Gandhi Institute for Contemporary Studies; Booklet "A Contemporary Perspective on Jawaharlal Nehru's Vision of India" by Rajiv Gandhi and being the Nehru memorial lecture, New Delhi, Nov 1989; A copy of Declaration launching the Gandhi Memorial Initiative (May 1993).

TS report by Rynne on his findings at a Ringfort in Raherneen, Co. Galway.

TS report on Rahely Castle, near Gort, Co. Galway, prepared by Etienne Rynne.

File of documents including drafts of radio plays written by Mary Rynne

Printed programme from Dublin Theatre Festival double-bill of works by Sits Theatre Company, "Radio Macbeth" and "bobrauschenbergamerica", both staged at the Project Arts Centre, Dublin. Includes article "A singular vision: bobrauschenbergamerica"; a dramaturgical note on "Radio Macbeth" a director's note for same from Anne Bogart; article "Anne Bogart, Charles Mee and Siti" by Scott. T. Cummings and also includes an article of "Festival Memories" being 6 personal reflections on memories from the history of the Dublin Theatre Festival from Ronan Smith. Also includes images and biographies of cast and creative team members.

File regarding the honorary doctorate conferring of Radhika Coomaraswamy at University of Essex. Kevin Boyle delivered the citation speech. Text of this speech included, also graduation booklet; text of report by Coomaraswamy, United Nations Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, entitled "Integration of the Human Rights of Women and The Gender Perspective - Violence Against Women" (Jan 2001); copy of background paper, "The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and the Empowerment of Women" by Diane Elson and Jasmine Gideon.

59th Session of the Commission on Human Rights, Agenda Item 6, Report of the joint OHCHR/UNESCO workshop to develop a publication to combat racism and foster tolerance, Paris 19-20 Feb 2003)

Printed report from the Committee for the Administration of Justice and being a conference report on proceedings entitled "Racism in Northern Ireland: The Need for Legislation to Combat Racial Discrimination in Northern Ireland.' Enclosed is a manuscript letter, written on 'Chinese Welfare Association (Northern Ireland)' headed paper, from [ ] and sending the report to Boyle for interest.