Files relating to the book 'Sit Down and be Counted' written by Lelia Doolan, and also correspondence and press material with coverage and relating to the response and debates about the book and about RTÉ.

File of press cuttings from Irish national newspapers with coverage of the 'Seven Days' controversy at RTÉ.

Case relates to an American citizen, “seized on American soil away from any recognized or traditional field of battle and held incommunicado for more than a year without any charge being filed against him, without any access to counsel, and without any right to challenge the basis for his detention before a United States judge or magistrate", as per "Amici's Interest" in brief.

Rumsfeld v. Padilla, 542 U.S. 426 (2004), was a United States Supreme Court case, in which José Padilla, an American citizen, sought habeas corpus relief against Secretary of Defence Donald Rumsfeld, as a result of his detention by the military as an "unlawful combatant."

The case was petitioned to the United States Supreme Court. The principal issue before the Court was whether the Congressional Authorization for Use of Military Force post September 11, 2001, gave the president the powers to detain a United States citizen under military custody by classifying the detainee as an "enemy combatant."

This material was possibly used by Mary Robinson for research or reference.

File contains details on Muintir na Tíre’s position and strategy post 2000; synopsis on papers by Eoin O’Gara on Department of Agriculture and Food White Paper on Rural Development ‘Ensuring the Future: A strategy for Rural Development in Ireland’; includes draft layout for community council development.

Files of theatre programmes from performances in Russian and produced in Russia attended by Ros Dixon.

Copy of 'Chapter IV Legal Findings of Prosecutor v. Ferdinand Nahimana, Jean Bosco Barayagwiza and Hassan Ngeze.

Material in this folder relates to DAF Sales, the Irish importer appointed by SAAB, and their request to be granted license to import SAAB cars built by the Swedish company in Belgium, and therefore within the European Economic Community (EEC). At issue is the total quota allowed for import of Fully-Built-Up Cars, the percentage allocated to them by Department of Industry and Commerce and the rights of DAF/SAAB under this system, since they need to factor in the dismantling and re-assembling operation to convert the steering wheel from Left Hand Drive, the only kind available from the Belgian plant, to Right Hand Drive for Irish use. A subsequent issue related to the change from import of cars through the Belgian plant, to direct import from Sweden from 01/07/1977 as a direct result of the newly established free trade between the EEC and Sweden. DAF Sales is known as Scanveco Limited in later documents in this file.

The file includes correspondence between DAF/Scanveco Ltd and the Department of Industry and Commerce 05/11/1973-30/03/1979; Mary Robinson (MR)'s own handwritten notes; correspondence between DAF and Department of Labour 25/11/1975-02/01/1976; several opinions of counsel (MR); correspondence between MR and DAF, 17/02/1976-16/01/1978; research material including list of registered importers; correspondence bet MR and Gerrard, Scanlon and O'Brien solicitors including in relation to fees 01/03/1976-03/12/1979; cutting 16/07/1979.

Material relating to legal query from Sally Shiels on behalf of Dublin City South Branch of INTO [Irish National Teachers' Organisation]. Mary Robinson (MR) asked to advise on the compatibility with the rules and constitution of the INTO of a proposed motion for congress which sought to establish a fund intended to benefit certain teachers who retired in 1980. The Annual Congress in front of which the motion was intended to be presented was to take place in April 1985, and advice was sought prior to this. MR's opinion was that there was nothing in the motion that would be out of order and could be presented to Congress, and it was then up to Congress to vote as they saw fit.

File consists of correspondence including between MR and Colm MacGeehin, solicitor for Sally Shiels, 19-28/03/1985) and photocopy of letter from Carol Fawsitt of Binchy, Fagan, Fawsitt solicitors to Gerry Quigley, General Secretary, INTO, relating to proposed Motion on Retirals Fund (08/02/1985); background material including photocopy of proposed motion, photocopy of other motions proposed and seconded at previous congresses, extract relating to INTO's Services and Benefits, Retired Teachers Association newsletter, October/November 1984, extract of INTO 116th Annual congress, 23-27/04/1984 report, Agenda of INTO AGM 28/01/1985 with list of motions for congress; case notes and a signed legal opinion from Mary, 19/03/1985.

Correspondence between Druid Theatre (Jerome Hynes) and Paddy Walshe and Mark Kilroy, respectively regarding photographic services.

'Same Old Moon' - Printed poster from the Druid Theatre Production of Same Old Moon. Poster details "Geraldine Aron's Hilarious Comedy - 14 performances only". Poster designed by Tom Taheny. Includes details of production crew, dates, times and booking details for performances.