'Wild Harvest' - Written by Ken Bourke and directed by Andy Hinds, performed at Druid Lane Theatre, Galway. Druid took this production on a nationwide tour in September 1989. The tour played the following venues: Galway,( Sept 18) Town Hall, Ballinasloe, Mayo (25th Sept) Belltable Arts Centre, Limerick (27th Sept - 30th Sept) Scarriff Community Hall, Clare (2nd Oct) Town Hall, Clifden, Galway (4th Oct) Claremorris Community Hall, Mayo (6th Oct) Balor Theatre, Ballybofey, Donegal (8th Oct) Hawk's Well, Sligo (11th Oct - 14th Oct) Tullamore GAA Hall, Offaly (16th Oct) The Plaza, Listowel, Kerry (18th Oct) Skibereen Town Hall, Cork (20th Oct - 21st Oct) Thurles Premier Hall, Tipperary(23rd Oct) St. Michael' Theatre, New Ross, Wexford (25th Oct) Kilnamanagh Community Centre, Tallaght, Dublin(27th Oct) Town Hall, Shercock, Cavan (29th Oct) Includes original printed playbill featuring an article by Irish Times correspondent Nuala Ó Faoláin entitled "Secrets and Surfaces", a note from the author Ken Bourke, biographical details with black and white headshots of cast, author and production crew. One item. 11 pp Printed flyers from the original production of Wild Harvest at Druid Lane Theatre in May and also printed flyers from the national tour of the production. Flyers detail venues, black and white images from production, cast details, play information and booking details. Also includes draft flyers advertising upcoming productions in Listowel and New Ross. 15 items Typescript 'Tour Information' booklet with manuscript notes, for cast members of Druid Theatre company. Includes accommodation and travel details and schedule, map of Ireland with tour venues and route marked on it. Day by day diary and schedule of events including rehearsal schedule also featured. One item. 12 pp. See also 'Photographs.

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.

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.

Material in this file includes typed copy of judgement in Labour Court of Anti-Discrimination (Pay) Act, 1974 Equality Officer's Recommendation, Parties: Department of Education and the Employment Equality Agency (case of Joseph Candon following death of his spouse, primary school teacher Mary Candon), 30/08/1984; typed copy of Labour Court determination of Anti-Discrimination (Pay) Act, 1974 Parties: Department of Education and the Employment Equality Agency (EEA) represented by Mary Robinson as Senior Counsel, appeal by EEA of Equality Officer's recommendation in same case 13/5/1987.

Material in this file includes letter from Office of Chairman of Seand Éireann to Senator Mary Robinson (MR) re request to raise the amendment of the Members' contributory pension scheme following Labour Court determination on 07/05/1979, which they said was unsuitable for discussion on the grounds it would involve amending legislation, 06/02/1980; correspondence with Office of the Minister of State and the Department of the Public Service 15/05/1980; correspondence with Maura Minogue, employed as local authority engineer with Cork Corporation, re her pension rights 18-24/09/1980; typed draft "The Impact on Irish Women of EEC [European Economic Community] Equality Legislation", Eithne Fitzgerald, May 1980; typed project outline involving six people including MR each to submit chapters on "Impact on Irish Women of EEC Equality Legislation: Actual and Potential", [Jan?] 1980; typed outline of proposed chapter on Labour Market "Impact of EEC on Equality for Women in Ireland" 06/1980; typed draft "The Impact of EEC membership on Women's Participation in Vocational Training" [1980?]; circular from Government Chief Whip to Government deputies on schedule for 8th - 10th Nov 1983, 03/11/1980; circular with date of next Seanad Éireann [upper house of Irish parliament] meeting 03/11/1980 from clerk of Seanad Éireann; Dáil Éireann [lower house of Irish parliament] official report Parliamentary Debates 03/11/1983; Seanad Éireann official report Parliamentary Debates 09/11/1983; Second reading speech by Minister for the Public Service in Seanad Éireann "Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial, Parliamentary and Judicial Offices (Amendment) Bill, 1983", commending the bill to the House; copy of the Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial, Parliamentary and Judicial Offices (Amendment) Bill, 1983; copy of amendment to above bill, to insert "or widowers" proposed/put forward by Senators Mary Robinson, Catherine McGuinness and Katherine Bulbulia, committee stage, 09/11/1983; Seanad Éireann order paper 09/11/1983; correspondence with Minister for State, Nuala Fennell, 10/11/1983; letter from Office of the Minister of Health announcing the formal approval of the extension to women of the existing widows and children's schemes for pensionable staff in certain hospitals and homes , 31/05/1984.

Material in this file includes letter from Mary Robinson (MR) to Mr Brown, Clerk to the Trustee, Leinster House, enquiring if pension scheme of Oireachtas members operates in favour of widower in same way as it does for widow (22/02/1977); letter from Jerusha McCormack, member of Academic staff committee, UCD [University College Dublin] 02/01/1978 re pensions scheme in UCD; correspondence between MR as Senator and Office of Minister of Public Service, Houses of the Oireachtas (Members) Pensions Fund, Minister for Finance and The Public Service, Richie Ryan, TD [Teachta Dála; member of Irish parliament] 03/03/1977-12/01/1978; correspondence with Office of Minister for Tourism and Transport 25/01/1978; photocopy of 1946 Industrial Relations Act Labour Court Provisional rules; Council of Europe reply from Committee of Ministers to written question from Mr Peridier re pension scheme for Council of Europe staff 16/02/1978; drafts of application to Equality Officer under Anti-Discrimination Pay Act 1974, parties Senator MR, Mr Nicholas Robinson (NR) and the Minister for the Public Service, mid 1978; copy of audited accounts of the trustees (Houses of the Oireachtas (members) Pensions Fund), Y/E 31/12/1977; memo from NR to MR 16/11/1978; copy of judgement in Labour Court of UCD v Irish Federation of University Teachers (Anti-Discrimination (Pay) Act 1974), 11/09/1979; typed copy of submission of Department to Equality Officer re provision of widowers' pensions in the Houses of the Oireachtas (members) scheme, n.d.; correspondence with Equality Officer, Labour Court 30/03/1978-17/10/1978; handwritten notes; copy of judgement in Labour Court of Unidare Ltd and The Irish Transport and General Workers' Union 08/12/1978; text of presentation at appeal to Labour Court, ITGWU [Irish Transport and General Workers Union] representing MR, 21/03/1979; typed copies of Equality Officer's recommendation, 21/03/1979; research material including other case in UK; copy of judgement in Labour Court of Dept of the Public Service and Senator Mrs Mary Robinson, represented by ITGWU, 7/5/1979; correspondence with EEA [Equality Employment Agency] 01/10/1979; typed copies of address “Sex Discrimination in Pension schemes”, by Senator MR to Irish Association of Pension Funds, Dublin 10/12/1979; typed article/address by John Dunne "Anti-Discrimination - Pension Schemes", 10/12/1979; cuttings 20/12/1978-12/5/1979.

Original copy of 'Widgery - A Critique' pamphlet, prepared by Kevin Boyle and published by the N.I.C.R.A.; Faxed copy of "Widgery - A Critique", written by [Boyle] and included as an unlabelled appendix to a statement at the Bloody Sunday Enquiry. Other copies included.

'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?' Produced at Fo'castle Street Theatre, Dominick Street, Galway. Includes printed flyer detailing the play title. "Connacht Tribune" is written in small print at the bottom left corner. 5 copies. Also includes printed paper pamphlet entitled "Druid - The Repertory Theatre of Galway". The pamphlet details the need for Druid theatre company, how to support Druid and an article reprinted from the Tuam Herald detailing the recent attempts to establish a permanent professional theatre company in Galway and mentions the efforts of Frank Bailey and also the Taibhdhearc Irish language theatre.

Published booklet compiled by Father Denis Faul, Dungannon and Father Raymond Murray, Armagh, entitled "Whitelaw's Tribunals: Long Kesh Internment Camp, November 1972 - January 1973. It is stated the proceeds from sales of the booklet are to go to the internee's dependents' fund.

Printed programme from production of "White Cabin" by Akhe, written by Maksim Isaev and Pavel Semchenko and staged at the Project Arts Centre, Dublin. Includes article "The skull beneath the skin" - A brief primer to Akhe's performance of 'White Cabin' by Diarmuid O'Brien; information on past Akhe productions and also biographies of cast members. Ticket from the production of Ros Dixon attached.