Material relating to the "Impact of European Consumer Law on Irish Consumer Law" conference, Trinity College Dublin (TCD), 23-24/03/1984, at which Mary Robinson (MR) was invited to chair a session, including correspondence from Alex Schuster, School of Law, TCD to MR, 01/02/1984-11/03/1984, conference programmes and drafts, 02-03/1984, typed outline of talk by Patrick Deboyser "The Implications for National and European Consumer Law of the Case-Law of the Court of Justice since 'Cassis de Dijon'", 198[4?] and various papers presented at the conference, in booklet form including "Access to Justice", WCH Ervine, Lecturer in Law, University of Dundee, "Small Claims in Ireland", Jack O'Farrell, "Consumers and Debt: England and Wales", Richard Thomas, National Consumer Council, London and "A Discussion Outline of Recent American Product Liability Law", Eric M Holmes, Professor of Law, University College Galway; material relating to the Junior Chamber National Debating Competition, in the Incorporated Law Society, Dublin, 29/09/1984, for which MR was an adjudicator, including correspondence between MR and Richard May, member of the organising committee, 05/06/1984-24/09/1984, typed rules of the competition, handwritten notes on competitors, and invite to reception at the final, 05/06-29/09/1984; material relating to The Labour Party Lawyers Group Seminar on "Family Law", Metropole Hotel, Cork, 20 October 1984 at which MR spoke, including correspondence between MR and Michael P Coghlan, Secretary, The Labour Party Lawyers Group, 07/08/1984-07/09/1984, programme for the seminar, and two copies of MR's contribution on "Abolition of Status on Illegitimacy", 07/08-20/10/1984; material relating to TCD Historical Society Debate "That Our Written Constitution has Served Us Well", 24/10/1984 including typed summary of contribution by MR and correspondence between MR from Ciarán Bolger, Correspondence Secretary, College Historical Society, 19/09/1984-01/11/1984; material relating to an event organised by Comhlámh [A voluntary Association of Returned Development Workers for the Promotion of International Development co-operation], at which MR chaired the "Women and Power" debate on 20 November 1984, including correspondence, handwritten notes, flyers and brochures on the programme of the Green party in the Federal Republic of Germany, 10/10/1984-[11]/1984; material relating to a lecture MR gave on "The Mechanics of Law Reform", 29 November 1984, as part of a public lecture series on Law and Social Policy by Law School Staff at TCD, including correspondence, typed address, handwritten notes and research material, 04/01-29/11/1984.

Material relating to the All-Ireland Law Student's Debating Tournament Final (Coyle Hamilton trophy), 17/02/1983, including typed rules, list of competitors, marking sheets, event invite, and correspondence between Mary Robinson (MR) and Brendan Ward, Convenor, Dublin University Law Society, referencing her acceptance of role of adjudicator, 03/11/1982-17/02/1983; material relating to the invite to meeting of the Medico Legal Society of Ireland, at Hibernian United Services Club, Stephen's Green, Dublin, 24/02/1983, to speak on topic of "Restrictions on Entry to Professions", including correspondence between Brendan Garvan, Secretary, 03/09/1982-21/02/1983 and which also includes correspondence (19/01/1983), Student Voice newsletter, and research material relating to meeting of Law Students Debating Society, which MR agreed to chair, with similar topic "Legal Education in Ireland - a Need for Reform?", 06/04/1978-21/02/1983; letter from Padraic Mac Fhearadhaigh, Deputy Auditor, the Law Society, University College Dublin, inviting MR to speak on a motion "That This House Would Lift the Constitutional ban on Divorce", with letter of acceptance from MR, 09/08-01/09/1983.

Material relating to lectures, conferences and other events connected to Mary Robinson's legal work in the 1980s, arranged across seven files, including draft and final addresses, correspondence, agendas and handwritten notes.

Typed addresses, and carbon copies/photocopies of same, given by Mary Robinson (MR) at various events including "The Special Criminal Court", public lecture by MR as Reid Professor of Penal Legislation, Constitutional and Criminal Law, and the Law of Evidence, 16/05/1974 [overlaps with P143/3/1/1/1]; "Divorce: A Civil Liberty?", address given to Irish Association of Civil Liberty, Shelbourne Hotel, 05/12/1974; "Law As An Instrument of Social Change", address given to Law Society, University College Cork, 21/10/1975; "Human Reproduction - What's gone Wrong?", reply given by MR to Presidential address given by Dr J Clinch, Biological Society, College of Surgeons, 01/11/1975; "Equal Pay in the European Community", luncheon address to Dublin Society of Chartered Accountants, Jury's Hotel, Dublin, 03/12/1975; "Family Law Reform", Milltown Park Lecture Series, 10/03/1976; "Illegitimacy in Irish Law", summary of contribution given at inaugural meeting of Solicitors Apprentices Debating Society, Four Courts, Dublin, 28/01/1977; "The State shall not Legislate for Private Morality", Trinity College Historical society, 02/02/1977; "Economic and Social Planning: Where do Women Fit in?" contribution by MR, seminar organised by Council for Status of Women, RDS, Dublin, 15/11/1977; "That A Women's Self Realisation is thwarted in a Capitalist society", speech by MR at UCG [University College Galway] branch, Labour Party meeting, Galway, 10/02/1978; "One Parent Families - the Need For Reform", meeting organised by Gingerbread Ireland [Association for One Parent Families in Ireland], Liberty Hall, 31/10/1978; "Health (Family Planning) Bill 1978, at launch of Alan Shatter's book "Family Planning - Irish Style", 09/03/1979; "the Importance to Widows of a Comprehensive Legal Aid Scheme", meeting of Widow's Association, Wynn’s hotel, Dublin, 07/05/1979; "Children and the Constitution", ICCL [The Irish Council for Civil Liberties] Seminar, 16/06/1979; "Family Law Reform and Access to Remedies", summary of contribution given at public meeting organised by Clontarf Constituency Council, Labour Party, Old Shieling Hotel, Raheny, County Dublin, 18/07/1979; "The Child in Irish Society", summary of contribution given at annual seminar of Youth Committee, ITGWU [The Irish Transport and General Workers Union], Liberty Hall, 07/10/1979; "Sex Discrimination in Pensions Schemes", address given to Irish Association of Pension Funds, Burlington hotel, Dublin, 10/12/1979; statement at press conference to launch public campaign to change laws on contraception in Ireland, Central Hotel, Dublin, 197[6?]; paper (by MR) "Euro directory" on establishment of the European Communities, 197[?]; "Common Developments in Europe", 197[9?]; "Reform of the Law Relating to Family Planning in Ireland", 197[8?]; "the Constitution and The Right to Reinstatement after Wrongful Dismissal", address given by MR and John Temple Lang, 197[8?].

Material relating to Maynooth Study Group assembled in 1976 by Fr Enda McDonagh, St Patrick's College, Maynooth, to study the connection between law and morality which was then to be fed back into educational courses for lawyers and others. It includes typed and handwritten correspondence between McDonagh and Mary Robinson, 20/05/1976-07/09/1976; agendas for meetings on 09/11/1976 and 27/02/1977 and handwritten notes.

Material relating to Mary Robinson (MR)'s contribution to the Thomas Davis Lecture Series "Women and Irish Society", which aired on RTÉ [Raidió Teilifís Éireann, Irish public service broadcaster] radio for International Women's Year 1975. It includes correspondence from Sr Benvenuta [Margaret MacCurtain, (SrB)], Lecturer in Modern Irish History, University College Dublin (UCD), and Consulting Editor for the series including research notes to assist MR, a copy of SrB's own lecture from same series 15/07-05/12/1975; correspondence from Michael Littleton, Head of Features and Current Affairs RTÉ and General Editor for the series, 16/09-10/10/1975/1975; typed list of the 9 programmes in the series, with details on lecture titles and contributors, 1975; official booking form (provisional) for broadcast of lecture, with date and title of lecture, booking fee and time slot, 17/11/1975; typed text of MR's lecture "Women and the New Irish State", broadcast on 30/11/1975; letter of congratulations from US Ambassador Walter JP Curley, on MR's lecture, and her reply 02-05/12/1975; letter from Mary Rose Callaghan, Assistant Editor, Journal of Irish Literature, requesting contribution for special edition, autumn, 1976 devote to Irish Women, to which MR suggests contacting RTÉ who hold copyright of the Thomas Davis Lecture series, to seek permission to include extract of MR's contribution, 02-15/12/1975; letter from Colum Gavan Duffy, Editor of the Gazette, The Incorporated Law Society of Ireland, thanking her for allowing summary of her Thomas Davis lecture to be included and requesting corrections, and including typed draft summary which has handwritten corrections from MR, 16/12/1975; correspondence from SrB in relation to a contract she and Donnchadh Ó Corráin, Co-Consulting Editor, had negotiated with Arlen House Limited, Galway ("The Women's Press"), to have a hardback book published with all nine lectures, 07/12/1976-06/05/1977; correspondence between MR and Catherine Rose, Arlen House in relation to the publication including request for biographical information and corrected proofs, invite to launch of the publication, January 1979, and flyers relating to publications, 04/03/1978-07/02/1979.

Material relating to lectures, conferences and other events connected to Mary Robinson's legal work in the 1970s, arranged across three files, including draft and final addresses, correspondence, agendas and handwritten notes.

Material relating to lectures, conferences and other events connected to Mary Robinson's legal work, arranged chronologically by decade, including draft and final addresses, correspondence, agendas and handwritten notes.

Material in this file consists of copies and photocopies of addresses, itineraries, seminar papers and other material relating to events. It includes material related to several WPA [Women's Political Association] events including text of speech given by Barry Desmond TD [Teachta Dála, member of Dáil Éireann, lower house of Irish parliament] at meeting, Liberty Hall, Dublin, 24/04/1974, correspondence and programmes for WPA seminar 10/12/1977 and invite to WPA press reception 25/04/1979; address by Mary Robinson (MR), "Women in Public Life", at UCD [University College Dublin] Women's Association, 09/11/197[?]; contribution by MR "Economic and Social Planning: Where do Women Fit In?", at seminar organised by Council For Status of Women, Dublin, 15/11/1977; address by MR, "Sex Discrimination in Pension Schemes", to Irish Association of Pension funds, 10/12/1979; address by Petra Karin Kelly, Economic and Social Committee, "Women in Europe", and list of delegates, Women's Advisory Committee seminar, "Anti-Discrimination Legislation", Galway, 17-19/10/1975; background paper submitted by Norwegian Authorities to 14th conference of European Ministers Responsible for Family Affairs, 06/11/1974; paper "Role and Status of the Rural Woman", DJ O'Driscoll, 197[?]; working paper presented by Mr Sven Aspling, Minister of Health and Social Affairs, Sweden, at the European Conference of Ministers of Family affairs, Oslo, 16-18/09/1975; "Women and the European Community", summary of contributions by those attending symposium 12,13/03/1976, Brussels.

Paper "Education for Domestication or Development", Eileen Drew, Systems Development Programme, Trinity College, Dublin from conference on "Women in the Developing World", 28/04/1984, sent by Eileen to Mary Robinson (MR) with cover slip; work-in-progress paper "Joint Labour Committees and Equal Pay: a case for the European Court of Justice?", Padraic Doyle, November 1984, with cover letter from Ferdinand von Prondzynski, University of Dublin [Trinity College Dublin, TCD], about a seminar on same subject led by Doyle (research student), taking place at TCD, 14/11/1984; 1987 report "In the Law of the Father: report of a Seminar on Woman and the Law", UCD [University College Dublin] Women's Studies Forum, 1987, and cover letter from Ailbhe Smyth, Department of French, UCD requesting copy of MR's keynote speech at Women's World Congress, with reply from MR, 11-27/08/1987; flyer from Family Lawyers Association giving notice of seminar "Judicial Separation and Family Law reform Act. 1989" taking place 12/07/1989.