File includes text of speeches: Speech by Rt. Hon. David Trimble MP, Northern Ireland First Minister, To Labour Party Conference (30 Sep 1998); Text of speech by Séamus Mallon MP, Northern Ireland Deputy First Minister to Labour Party Conference, 30 Sep 1998; Speech by Rt. Hon. John Prescott, Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, Labour Party Annual Conference (30 Sep 1998); text of speech by Mo Mowlam, MP, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Labour Party Annual Conference, 30 Sep 1998 (note: includes ms annotation by Hugh Logue); Text of speech by Rt. Hon. Tony Blair MP, Prime Minister and Leader of the Labour Party , Labour Party Annual Conference (29 Sep 1998); Briefing notes on the speech of Rt. Hon. Tony Blair, Labour Party Annual Conference (29 Sep 1998); single page headed "DRAFT Labour Party Speech" by Hugh Logue; Fax copy of speech sent by Anna Furey, European Commission Representation in Ireland, to the office of Hugh Logue (24 Sep 1998); Text of speech by Deputy First Minister Designate Séamus Mallon MP to the British Labour Party Conference, 30 Sep 1998 - NOTE 4 distinct copies present, all various drafts/versions, some with notes/comment by Hugh Logue.
Note: file also includes some additional material such as quotes from poems by poets and writers Louis MacNeice, John Hewitt and F. Scott FitzGerald. Also fax copy of Annex B document "First and Deputy First Ministers' draft Written Endorsement - opens with "We stand at a unique point in Northern Ireland's history" (28 Sep 1998).

File includes text of speeches: Draft text of speech by Hugh Logue "TUC - CBI Speaking Notes" - 4 versions, some with annotation by Logue, Sep 1998; "Draft speaking notes for Séamus Mallon MP Deputy First Minister (Designate) from Nortel telecommunications event, with related documents about Nortel (Sep 1998); Draft speaker notes by Logue for Mallon re. appearance on the Kelly Show; Text of "Address of Séamus Mallon MP, on Presentation of the Report of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister on Monday 14 September to the New Northern Ireland Assembly" (14 Sep 1998) Draft and File copy of same by Logue; Text of "Address by Seamus Mallon MP, Deputy First Minister Designate to the British-Irish Association Annual Conference, Oxford 11 Sep 1998" - various drafts present, annotated by Logue.

File of speeches including text of address by Séamus Mallon MP on the occasion of visit to Belfast by Bill Clinton, President of the United States of America, at the Waterfront Hall, Belfast, 2 Sep 1998; Draft Speaking Notes for speech at the Waterfront Hall; Draft text of speech by Séamus Mallon re. "Presidential visit to Armagh" by President Bill Clinton (3 Sep 1998); Draft text for inclusion in Mallon's speech at the Waterfront Hall, 3 Sep; Fax copy of same with notes and edits; Photocopy of extracts from the inaugural poem "On the Pulse of Morning" by Maya Angelou, with passages circled; final texts of speech at the Waterfront Hall on the occasion of President Clinton's visit by David Trimble MP; The Lord Mayor of Belfast; Prime Minister Tony Blair MP; 3 Sep 1998.

Speaker notes on the event and speakers prepared for use by President Bill Clinton; Text of remarks made by President Bill Clinton in his speech at the Waterfront Hall; Text of remarks made by Bill Clinton to the victims and families of victims of bombings, delivered at the Leisure Centre, Omagh, Co. Tyrone; text of remarks made by President Clinton to "A Gathering for Peace", at the mall of Armagh.

Text of speech made by Séamus Mallon MP at the Vital Voices conference, Waterfront Hall, Belfast, 31 August 1998, draft text of same, text of draft speaker notes from same.

Fax copy of text of speech by John Hume on the occasion of receiving the Nobel Peace Prize.

Text of address by Dr. Martin Mansergh, Special Advisor to the Taoiseach, at the John Hewitt, Summer School, Co. Antrim, 1 Aug 1998.

Text of speech by "Ms. Haughey" and entitled "Trade Unions Must Support Agreement" (SDLP). 21 Apr 1998.

Text of speech by Jacques Santer, President of the European Commission, "Debate on Northern Ireland", 29 Apr 1998.

File of speeches including address given by Séamus Mallon MP to Irish Belgian Business Association, 6 Nov 1998 "Cross-border development to be set in Supportive European Union Framework"; Speech by Mallon to the Institute of European Affairs and Northern Ireland Group, "Europe, Our New Frontier", Brussels, (5 Nov 1998); Speaking notes for response to Mr. Trojan (by Mallon); Address by Taoiseach Bertie Ahern, TD, at opening meeting of the IBEC-CBI Joint Business Council, 29 Oct, 1998; text of keynote speech by R.B. Spence made at the SOLACE Annual Conference re. local government, 29 Oct 1998; Text of statement by Séamus Mallon MP and by David Trimble MP, Deputy and First Ministers Designate respectively, to the new Northern Ireland Assembly, 26 Oct 1998; text of comments from BBC Spotlight programme, 20 Oct 1998 from Hanan Ashrawi (Former Palestinian Negotiator), Shimon Peres and F.W. De Klerk; text of talk by Austin Morgan, "Cross-Border Co-Operation" at Grosvenor Hall, Belfast, 7 Oct 1998; Draft text of speech by Hugh Logue "Cross-Border Reconciliation -The Changing Political Context", Grosvenor Hall, 7 Oct 1998.

Text of statement from the office of First and Deputy First Ministers Designate, David Trimble MP and Séamus Mallon MP, respectively, 18 Dec 1998, with updates and reports on the implementation of the Good Friday Agreement (1998); Draft text of speech for Séamus Mallon MP to Our Lady of Mercy Girls School (2 Dec 1998); text of address by David Trimble MP to the Irish Association, Co. Wicklow, 20 Nov 1998; Text of speech by David Trimble MP to the Chamber of Commerce of Ireland (19 Nov 1998); 'Part draft speech by John Hume', untitled, beginning "Now is the time to deploy our strength in Europe"; Text of address by Séamus Mallon MP to the 28th SDLP Party Conference, Newry, Co. Down, 13 Nov 1998; text of address by Prime Minister Tony Blair MP on "Modernising Central Government" (3 Nov 1998)

File of speeches and texts of talks by Deputy First Minister, Séamus Mallon mp. Includes text of opening address to "Building Territories for the Millennium", Wellington Park Hotel, Belfast (22 Jan 1999); Text of speech entitled "Final Speech for Deputy First Minister, 18 Jan 1999); Speaking notes for Mallon at MEDEF Luncheon, Paris, European Marketing Campaign, 31 Jan 2001; Text of address by Mallon at the Odyssey Arena, Belfast, on the visit of President Bill Clinton to Belfast (13 Dec 2000); text of speech by President Bill Clinton, Odyssey Arena Belfast (13 Dec 2000); Address by Mallon to the SDLP Annual Conference, Wellington Park Hotel, 5 Nov 1999; Address by Mallon to SDLP Annual Conference, Newcastle, 17 Sep 2000; Text of comments by Mallon on the resignation of Peter Mandelson as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland; Speaking notes for Mallon on the occasion of the visit of Michel Barnier; British Irish Council Opening Statement by Mallon (Dec 1999); Opening statement by Mallon at the inaugural North-South Ministerial Council, Armagh, 13 Dec 1999; Text of article by Mallon in the Irish Times, "Vision of a Partnership Government" (8 Dec 1999); Speech by Mallon to Ennis Chamber of Commerce (part input to speech) Feb 2002.

Text of speeches and talks by Séamus Mallon MP, Deputy First Minister, including draft speech notes, with annotation by Hugh Logue, for speech in Cork re. "Build and work the GFA (Good Friday Agreement); Address by Mallon to the European Cross Border Conference - Lessons For and From Ireland (29 Sep 2000); Statement by Mallon on the announcement of his resignation (15 July 1999); Introduction to the plenary session "The Vision of Jean Monnet and the Creation of the European Union - State of the World Forum"; text of talk drafted by Logue with comments "Will the Rest of the World Wait For Us?" (21 Sep 1999); Statement by Mallon on the New Northern Ireland Assembly" (18 Jan 1999); Text of "Final Speech for Deputy First Minister" Séamus Mallon (18 Jan 1999); Text of draft article by Mallon for the Parliamentarian (Feb 1999); Draft opening remarks at Armagh - First Thoughts (10 Dec 1999); Draft speech for the Deputy First Mallon Séamus Mallon (18 Jan 1999) with attached print copy of report, The New Northern Ireland Assembly - Matters referred by the Secretary of State, report by First Minister and Deputy First Minister (18 Jan 1999); text of statement by Mallon on the announcement of his resignation (15 Jul 1999).

Text of article by Séamus Mallon MP MLA for the Washington Times, 7 Feb 2000; Text of final speech by DFM Mallon (18 Jan 1999); Speech to InterTravel Ireland Roadshow (17 Nov 2000); Article by Mallon for the Sunday Tribune (6 Feb 2000); Text of speech by Mallon "This is the Way Forward" (5 Jul 1999). Text and draft of speech made by Mallon to the British Labour Party Conference, Blackpool, 30 Sep 1998) Text of address from Trade and Business Development Body Limerick Roadshow, 16 Nov 2000.

Speeches and addresses made by Mark Durkan MLA, Deputy First Minister, Northern Ireland Assembly.

Speeches by Mark Durkan, Deputy First Minister, including text of speech "From Grievance to Governance" to the Oxford Union (26 Feb 2002); Draft text and notes for "North Down Unionist Association Speech - Joined Up Politics" Nov 2001; Address by Durkan to Antrim Borough Council Civic Dinner, Dunadry Hotel, Co. Antrim (22 Feb 2002); Draft speech text for Durkan at Opening of Brussels Office (30 Jan 2002); Text of speech "The Vision of a Nation where Nationalism and Unionism Rhyme", Portcullis House, Westminster, 12 Dec 2001; Draft speech to Trinity Students Union (30 Oct 2001); Speech by Durkan to Party Conference, Slieve Donard hotel, Newcastle (11 Nov 2001);