File relating to the case of Mrs Kathleen Stewart who challenged the case of her son, who was killed aged 13 in October 1976 by a plastic bullet in Belfast, to the European Commission for Human Rights. File includes a manuscript letter by Mrs. Stewart to Kevin Boyle (22 Jun 1982) outlining the details of the case and that of the death of her son. The case was strongly backed and supported by Fr. Denis Faul.
Also included are:
TS opinion document on the proposed application made by Mrs. Stewart under the European Convention on Human Rights, this document was prepared by Tony Gifford and is attached in a letter to Boyle from Harriet Harmon, Legal Officer of National Council for Civil Liberties (5 Aug 1982);
TS letter from Richard Balfe, M.E.P., to Boyle, stating "we are hopeful that the Stewart case will make it to Strasbourg". (19 Aug 1982);
Assorted press cuttings with coverage of the Stewart case, its verdict of rejection and general coverage of plastic bullet use.
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File of research notes by Etienne Rynne relating to Viking and iron age weapons. Includes a typescript paper by Rynne entitled "The Impact of the Vikings on Irish Weapons" (c. 1960s); A second typescript paper, untitled, by Rynne and relating to Viking and early Christian period weapons in Ireland. Also assorted articles used by Rynne in his research on the topic.
TS script of radio play for "Vinegar Hill - a Chronicle of '98' (A Commemoration Play)" by Michael Andrew Lysaght Rynne. Includes letter from Rynne to the production/broadcast manager at the GPO, Dublin regarding the play.
Typescript titled "Violets for Breakfast" (5pp). About a woman named Rita who receives a box full of violets every morning but does not know who sends them.
File of letters and documents relating to visit of Jacques Santer, President of European Commission to Belfast and conference dinner held at Hillsborough Castle, 10 April 1995, hosted by Sir Patrick Mayhew, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland. Includes list of attendees at the dinner, programme for conference "Implementing Europe's Programme for Peace", convened by John Hume, Jim Nicholson and Ian Paisley at Balmoral Conference Centre Belfast (11 April 1995), Text of press release issued by the European Parliament about the upcoming conference; documents with headshots and short biographies of main conference speakers; photocopy press file "Press coverage of the visit of President Santer to Northern Ireland 10-11 April 1995"; Annex conference documents including Delegate list; itinerary of visit to Northern Ireland by Jacques Santer; text of speech by Jacques Santer on the occasion of the European Parliament Conference on the Peace Initiative, 11 April 1995; text of speech made by Dr. Monika Wulf-Mathies and delivered at the conference; issue of newsletter "Europe in Northern Ireland" (no. 90, 1994) and being "a photographic record of some of the European happenings in the Province and beyond ..." includes cover image of Ian Paisley, John Hume, Jim Nicholson with Jacques Santer at an event in Brussels (October 1994). Also includes document being "Mission Report: Conference on 'Implementing Europe's Programme for Peace'", held in Belfast 10-11 April 1995, signed by Hugh Logue (20 April 1995).
File of items relating to the visit to Belfast by Bill Clinton, President of the United States in 1998. Includes draft manuscript notes and typed final notes of private meeting with Bill Clinton with group including "PM Blair, SoS Mowlam, FM Trimble, DFM Mallon, J. Powall, J. Holmes, D. Campbell, Hugh Logue, A. Campbell, J Steinberg, S. Berger." (3 Sep 1998, Parliament Buildings, Stormont".
Fax copy of "Remarks by the President (Bill Clinton) to the Northern Ireland Assembly, Waterfront Hall, Belfast 3 Sep 1998; Fax copy of text of address by David Trimble MP at the event at the Waterfront Hall, Belfast, 3 Sep 1998; Text of address by Séamus Mallon at the event at the Waterfront Hall, Belfast (3 Sep 1998). Also assorted manuscript notes by Logue.
Manuscript document by Logue includes excerpts of political speeches, with captions "Clinton Odyssey Speech [Belfast] 13 Dec 2000", "Robert Kennedy Cape Town speech 7 June 1966", "Ripple of Hope Speech, Blair speech at Odyssey".
A4 pad with MS notes by Logue with opening page of notes re. Clinton visit in 1998, but had wider continuing notes about talks, meetings and negotiations on terms of the Good Friday Agreement, with FM, DFM, Sinn Féin and Unionists (1998).
Also includes colour photograph of Hugh Logue and his wife Anne, with President Bill Clinton. Photograph is signed by Clinton: "To Hugh and Anne, Thanks! Bill Clinton, Apr 19. 199[8].
File 2 includes newspapers and press cuttings with coverage of visits by President Bill Clinton to Derry (The Derry Journal) in 1995 and to Belfast and Dublin in 1998 (Irish Times - Irish Independent).
File includes manuscript A4 pad of notes written by Boyle detailing the background to the visit to Ecuador, thoughts on discussion points, scheduling issues and other matters relating to the visit; official report/itinerary detailing aspects of Boyle's visit; titles and details of research projects discussed by Boyle at the visit; numerous email and letter documents between Boyle and members of Democratic Audit, United Kingdom and also people in Ecuador, such as Francisco Lopez-Bermudez, Auditoria Democratica Andina, regarding Boyle's role and participation in assessing a democratic audit in Ecuador (2002) and also details of a conference, National Conference on Democracy 2003 in association with the Democratic Audit of Ecuador. Also includes various business cards of people Boyle met with in Ecuador.
File including reports and documents from Boyle's visit to Egypt, including itinerary of visit by Boyle to the Supreme Constitutional Court of Egypt, where meetings included with The Supreme Constitutional Court (Dec 1993); Typed report by Boyle "Trip Report - Cairo 1992 Summer"; Report on visit to Egypt under the British Council's Higher Education Link (9-15 Apr 1995), Letter to Boyle from R.F. Hardwick of the British Council with details of a legal development fund bid and proposal to develop a Human Rights link between partners in the EU, the Middle East, the Maghreb and the Mediterranean (22 Jan 1995) Correspondence between Boyle and others "RE: Human Rights and Democracy in Egypt, the role of the Supreme Constitutional Court"; "Proposal for a British Council Higher Education Link" "proposal for a British Council Higher Education Link" between University of Essex and Cairo and Alexandra Universities; Letter from Boyle to William and Penelope Twining, Boston University, detailing thoughts on issues relating to recent visit by Boyle to Egypt as a guest of Chief Justice Obied [ ] and discussing comments and findings of the visit (18 Sep 1996), Manuscript notes on A4 paper written by Boyle following this visit to Egypt as a guest of Obied [ ] ; Programme of conference in Belfast entitled "Establishing and Protecting Human Rights" (July 1995) Also includes conference program from "The Role of the Judiciary in the Protection of Human Rights" (Cairo, Dec 1996) and of "Democracy and the Rule of Law: The Cairo Conference" (Cairo, Dec 1997).
Wages slip received by Kevin Boyle for teaching at Yale University.
Printed programme from Gate Theatre, Dublin, national touring production of "Waiting for Godot" written by Samuel Beckett and directed by Walter D. Asmus, designed by Louis le Brocquy. The booklet includes an introduction; list and map of Ireland of all touring production engagements; article on the life and works of Samuel Beckett; article "Working with Beckett" by Walter Asmus; article "Mac" regarding Anew McMaster, written by Harold Pinter and taken from "Various Voices: Prose, Poetry, Politics 1948 - 2005" by Harold Pinter; article "Waiting for Godot" by Gerry Dukes; article "Ireland and Godot and the Gate" by Barry McGovern; article "20 YEars A-Waiting" by Alan Stanford; article "History of Touring" [by the Gate Theatre]; article "The Gate on Tour - "Gate Beckett" - Lincoln Centre Festival, New York, 2008; images and biographies of cast and creative team members. Also includes numerous images of part historic Gate/Beckett productions and also of Beckett, McMaster, Pinter and others. Attached are tickets from the production attended by Ros Dixon of "Waiting for Godot" at the Station House Theatre, Clifden, Co. Galway.