Material relating to the J Airey v Ireland case for period 1978 including photocopies of newspaper articles; report of the European Commission 09/03/1978; Council of Europe communiqué issued by secretary to the European Commission of Human rights 16/03/1978; Application of the European Commission bringing the case before the Court, filed at the Registry 16/05/1978; correspondence bet BW and the European Commission 01/06/1978, 04/08/1978, 20/10/1978, 31/10/1978, 22/11/1978; Council of Europe Airey Case Memorial of the Government of Ireland, filed at the registry on 16/10/1978; list of petitions for judicial separation, Ireland 1972-1978 and the status of the cases; German magazine "Forum" with article on the case Jan-March 1978.

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Material relating to the J Airey v Ireland case for period 1977 including report by European Commission of HR "Johanna Airey against Ireland" 09/03/1977 (available online); correspondence bet BW and European Commission; photocopies of order for payment of maintenance for Timothy Airey (ex-husband); photocopies of affidavit from solicitor Máire Bates; research notes; correspondence from Cork Regional Marriage Tribunal (photocopies); colour photographs taken of MR and others at Strasbourg, sent by BW from July 1977 when she was there for Commission's decision, with letter 19/08/1977; letters of congratulations to MR from Tommy Connolly SC (12/7/1977); correspondence with Brendan Kieran 3-14/07/1977; material relating to case from 1970s including petitioners' costs from other cases (names redacted); letter from Cedric Thornberry, London School of Economics and Political Science, 09/12/1977; booklets on protocols 2, 3 and 4 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental freedoms.

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Material relating to the J Airey v Ireland case for period 1973-1976, including correspondence from Cork Regional Marriage Tribunal to Johanna [Josie] Airey 25/06/1976; correspondence from Mary Robinson (MR) to Josie Airey (JA); research material; MR's handwritten notes on case and how to present; lists of expenses; biographical details of legal representatives MR and Brendan Walsh (BW); correspondence re fees bet MR and BW.

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Material in this subsubseries relates to a hugely significant case relating to the rights of the individual to free legal aid and is arranged chronologically across 7 files. Mrs Airey sought judicial separation from her physically abusive husband. As she was unable to conclude a separation agreement with her husband, she sought a judicially ordered separation. She was unable to obtain such an order since she lacked the financial means, in the absence of legal aid, to retain a solicitor. She took the case to Europe and in spring 1978, European Commission of Human Rights formally found Ireland in violation of the European Human Rights Convention. The European Court of Human Rights heard her case February 1979 and upheld it. Ireland later enacted a civil legal aid system but Mrs Airey no longer qualified because she had secured employment. The Irish government agreed, after being pressured, to fund her judicial separation action in the High Court. Mrs Airey eventually obtained a judicial separation. In 1980 a Scheme of Civil Legal Aid and Advice was established followed by legislation in 1995, but both have been criticized for lack of funding and an almost exclusive focus on family matters. This case has been frequently cited as a precedent for demonstrating there are economic and social rights dimensions within civil and political rights and that States may have positive obligations with respect to civil and political rights. In addition, the case has formed an important precedent for arguing that the right to legal aid is an integral part of human rights. Johanna (Josie) Lynch (maiden name she reverted to) died on 26 August 2002.

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Printed programme from Katona Jòsef theatre production of "Ivanov" written by Anton Chekhov at the O'Reilly Theatre, Dublin and as part of the Dublin Theatre Festival. Includes article "Where History Has Been Written: the Budapest Katona József Theatre" by Anna Lengyel; a note from director Tamàs Ascher; article by Ros Dixon entitled "A Russian Hamlet? Chekhov's 'Ivanov' in context"; "Festival Memories" being an article on personal memories from the Dublin Theatre Festival, by Tony Ó'Dálaigh. Also includes images and biographies of cast members.

Typescript document by Kevin Boyle entitled "Itinerants in Northern Ireland".

'It Just Came Out' - Written by Christian O'Reilly and directed by Audrey Devereux. Produced at Druid Lane Theatre, Galway as part of the Druid Debut series in support of new writing. Printed playbill featuring biographical details of cast and production crew members. 6 copies. Typed copy of script for It Just Came Out (Mar 2011) Written by Christian O'Reilly. Cover page bears logo of Druid Theatre Company. 46 pp

Typed editions of the script for 'It Just Came Out' by Christian O'Reilly. The scripts are dated March 2001 and include Druid logos on cover page.

Typed scripts of 'It Just Came Out' by Christian O'Reilly, being drafts dated, 20 March 2001 and 26 Mar 2001.

Issue of New Ireland , magazine of the New Ireland Society of Queen's University, Belfast.