File relating to Dlí, a gazette for the University College Galway Law Graduates Association and known as the Western Law Gazette. Issues present include issues 1, (Spring 1989) 2, (Summer 1989) 5, (Spring 1991) 6, (Winter 1991) 7, (Winter 1992) 8 (Winte

File relating to the referendum of divorce in Ireland. Includes 2 annotated TS copies of remarks made by Kevin Boyle, University College Galway, at the Divorce Action Group Meeting, Westside Community Centre, Galway, 17 May 1986; TS excerpts from statemen

This folder, labelled "DAG" [Divorce Action Group], consists of material relating to the group which was set up in 1980 to advocate for divorce as a personal right and which campaigned for a YES vote in the 1986 referendum, and includes correspondence between the group and Mary Robinson, flyers, brochures, agendas, reports and a poster 09/04/1980-29/03/1987.

Material in this subsubseries relates to Mary Robinson's work in the area of Divorce Law including legislation. It includes material relating to Family Law (Maintenance of Spouses and Children) Bill, 1975, and the Family Home Protection Bill, 1976, correspondence on changes to divorce law from those working in a professional capacity and from members of the public, material relating to the divorce referendum held in Ireland 06/1986, and 10th Amendment of the Constitution Bill, 1986, and where possible is arranged chronologically.

Files relating to legal cases that challenged laws governing divorce in Northern Ireland and that were also argued by Kevin Boyle

Printed programme from Cwmni Dawns Dance Company production of 'Diversions' at the Project Arts Centre, Dublin. Including production and company information.

Files relating to the Ditchley Foundation Conference on Northern Ireland. File includes TS outline programme and draft agenda on the conference detailing topics for discussion; TS suggested composition of discussion groups. Kevin Boyle is listed as rappor

Published proceedings of "Disillusionment with Democracy: Political Parties, Participation and non-Participation in Democratic Institutions in Europe". Proceedings organised by the Secretariat General of the Council of Europe in Co-Operation with the Huma

Published proceedings of "Discriminations Old and New: Aspects of Northern Ireland Today", being proceedings of the Irish Association Conference. Edited by Bernard Cullen and published by Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen's University of Belfast. Incl

Material in this file relates to cases of discrimination in various pension schemes towards illegitimate children, single mothers, children of widows/widowers not in the various pension schemes, and others and includes correspondence between Mary Robinson (MR) and Eddie Higgins, Secretary, Federated Workers Union of Ireland (FWUI) relating to dispute taken to Labour Court involving several State bodies, over non-cover of illegitimate children under public service Spouses and Children’s Pension Schemes, 15/05/1981-22/09/1981; letter to MR from multiple signatories, St. Catherines, Girls National School, Cabra, County Dublin, asking her to support to rectify omission of children of single parent teachers from the pension scheme being introduced by the Department of Education, 198[1?]; correspondence between Sylvia Meehan, Employment Equality Agency and the Department of Health relating to lack of survivor's benefits for widowers and children of female members of the Voluntary Hospitals Superannuation Scheme, 16-26/06/1981; booklet of Trinity College Dublin's Pension Scheme, which showed no pension scheme for female staff, 09/07/1981; correspondence with Philomena Curran, Lecturer in Botany, University College Galway, in relation to female staff having to pay into pension scheme but getting no benefits, 22/09-12/10/1981.