Material in this subsubseries relates to push to have widowers be entitled to portion of deceased spouse's pension in Public Service (in line with widows’ entitlement to deceased spouse's pension), including case taken by Nick and Mary Robinson (MR) v Minister of Public Service, (1977-87), and is arranged chronologically across three files. MR was at this time acting as Senior Counsel for the Employment Equality Agency.

File of documents concerning the administration and staging of 'Wild Harvest'. Includes MS letter from Ken Burke, playwright, to Jane Daly, Druid Theatre Company to which he attaches the text of an article he wrote for 'Theatre Ireland', detailing his experiences of writing and producing 'Wild Harvest'. The article is entitled "Touching the Nerve" (20 Jun 1989); TS letter to Max Stafford-Clark, Artistic Director, The Royal Court, London, from Jane Daly, Druid Theatre Company, enclosing a video recording of the Druid production of 'Wild Harvest' and outlining potential tour plans to the U.K. (5 Dec 1989); TS press release issued by Druid Theatre Company about the play; TS biographies of cast members; details of expenses and staff/cast costs incurred by Druid during production. Also includes rehearsal time sheets for cast members.

Typescript of play "Will You Swap Knees With Me" by John McManus.

TS letter from Kevin Boyle to Francis Keenan, Solicitor, Belfast, discussing the trial, sentencing and appeal of William Campbell, who was sentenced on charges of possession of a firearm and ammunition in Belfast in 1977.

Written comments submitted by Article 19 to the European Court of Human Rights in the case of Goodwin V. The United Kingdom.

File includes documents regarding the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and its fifteenth Robert Adams Postgraduate Lecture, by Etienne Rynne, and entitled "Sir William Wilde's Lough Corrib Archaeologically Re-assessed", held at the D'Arcy Thompson Lecture Theatre, UCG (NUIG), 7 March 1986. Includes correspondence between Rynne and the RCSI, inviting Rynne to deliver the lecture and letters planning his arrangement. Also manuscript research notes by Rynne and copies of articles/research material used by Rynne in writing the lecture.

Case relates to the Williams family, O'Connors family and 11 other families from the Travelling Community who were living in caravans on two sites at Fassaroe, Bray County Wicklow, owned by Bray Urban District Council (UDC) before they were removed by a Court Order. The children of these families were attending a special school and training centre St Kieran’s, Bray Co Wicklow, established in 1967 for travelling people, which necessitated the families residing in the area. Most of applicants had applied to Bray UDC for housing and case related to Bray UDC's duty to provide them with suitable alternative accommodation, and to ensure children did not lose out on education. Case heard in Wicklow Circuit Court 07/02/1981. High Court appeal heard 18, 19 March 1981, but ordered on 14/04/1981 to leave sites. Went to European Commission 18/09/1981, registered 30/11/1981 and on 12/12/1983 ruled inadmissible. In meantime most of the families had received housing from Bray UDC.

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Material in this file relates to Bray Urban District Council (UDC) v Connors and Others, which was subsequently appealed at the High Court and which led to a joint case being taken to the European Commission (Williams and others) and covers the period 04/04/1979-29/11/1981. It includes correspondence between Bryan Curtin, O'Neill & Curtin Solicitors and Mary Robinson (MR), Senior Counsel, 15/12/1980-23/11/1981; handwritten case notes; copies of legal papers including letter most likely submitted in evidence from Elizabeth Currums, Secretary, Fassaroe Park Tenants and Residents Association to Aidan Murphy Town Hall, objecting to "Itinerant families...being moved in to houses at Fassaroe Park from the nearby field where they (were) camped", 04/04/1979, copy of Notice Requiring Abatement of Nuisance from Bray Urban District Council served to Mrs Williams on 25/09/1980 and signed by J Murphy swearing they served on that date, 17/10/1980, copy of The Circuit Court, Eastern Circuit, County of Wicklow Equity Civil Bill between Bray UDC and O'Connors and others, 21/11/1980 and photocopy of official Court Order, Eastern Circuit, 03/02/1981; High Court on Circuit list of appeals for hearing before Justice Ellis, 18-20/03/1981, including Bray UDC v Connors & Others; letter from Sr Colette Dwyer, National Council for Travelling People to MR re possibility of taking case to Council of Europe Commission of Human Rights, and which sympathises with MR losing recent Dáil election hoping it wasn't due to her "championship of their cause" 18/06/1981; typed draft of telex from O'Neill & Curtin solicitors to Dr HC Kruger, Secretary to European Commission of Human Rights "The Joint Petition of the following families of travellers...".

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Material in this file labelled "L204 Williams + Ors v Ireland" (John and Patricia and 12 other families and Association of Teachers of Travelling people v Ireland) relates to the application to the European Commission of Human Rights which was submitted 18/09/1981. It includes correspondence between O'Neill & Curtin solicitors, M O'Boyle, for Secretary for European Commission for Human Rights, and Mary Robinson (MR), Senior Counsel, 02/04/1982-22/06/1983; photocopies of legal documents submitted in original case which formed part of Brief for Counsel and was then possibly copied again and submitted in application to European Commission, including relating to the case of The Residents and Tenants Association, Fassaroe Park v Bray UDC [this case led to Bray UDC v Connors & others (including Williams) and was heard at same time]; photocopies of telex from O'Neill & Curtin solicitors to Dr HC Kruger, Secretary to European Commission of Human Rights "The Joint Petition of the following families of travellers..."; copies of submissions made by O'Neill & Curtin solicitors to the European Commission in reply to submissions by the Irish government, in relation to comments made by Sr Colette re Government submissions and in relation to supplementary reply, with cover letter from Bryan Curtin to MR, 03/10/1983; photocopy of Decision of the European Commission, 12/12/1983, with cover letter from Bryan Curtin to MR, 20/01/1984; faded photocopy of extract of report covering progress made since the commission reported, n.d.; correspondence between MR and Curtin in relation to fees 01/02/1984, and in relation to assisting Sr Colette with press release following Commission's decision, 07/03/1984.

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File of letters and documents regarding the decision of the Irish Government to wind down the Irish Film Board / Bórd Scannán na hÉireann. Includes Press release by IFB / BSÉ with statement and points in response to "Government Decision to Wind Down the Activities of Bord Scannán na hÉireann" (June/July 1987); Statement from Association of Independent Film Makers in response to the winding down of IFB / BSÉ; Document "Economic Analysis of the State's Investment in Bórd Scannán na hÉireann"; MS and TS letters between Tiernan McBride and others including to P.J. [Mara], Dept of the Taoiseach (19th Sept [1097]; to Padraig Ó'hUiginn, Dept of the Taoiseach (9 Sep 1987), to Muiris Mac Conghail and Michael [ ] ; Letter from Private Secretary, Dept of the Taoiseach to Tiernan McBride, all discussing the decision and future status of the IFB / BSÉ.