File relating to the Civic Forum for Northern Ireland, a consultative body in Northern Ireland created in 2000 under the Good Friday Agreement and consisting of members of various civil bodies. Also includes documents from talks, meetings, and negotiations post-Good Friday Agreement and regarding the make-up of cross-border bodies and Assembly.
File 1 relates to Civic Forum. Includes document headed "Establishment of Civic Forum" outlining remit and scope of the Forum; OFMDFM document and emails with meetings/discussion on "Appointment of Chairperson for the Civic Forum-Selection Panel" (27 Jul 2000). Booklet entitled "Civic Forum for Northern Ireland - Membership Profiles" with details on organisations and individuals as part of the Civic Forum (Oct 2000).
File 2 relates to post-Good Friday Agreement talks and discussions, largely on cross-border bodies and issues within negotiations. Includes "Note for the Record" of Consultative Meeting of DFM (Seamus Mallon) and FM (David Trimble), Hugh Logue, and others, with Sinn Féin delegation, including Gerry Adams, Alex Maskey and others (16 Sep 1998) discussing terms of Agreement, such as number of departments and respective ranking, roles etc.
Typed notes from meeting with Sinn Féin, 10 Sept 1998, by Hugh Logue.
"Note for the Record" of Consultative Meeting with UKUP, 10 Sep 1998, discussing same, transfer of power to Northern Ireland Assembly, departmental structures, North-South Ministerial Council, British Irish Council etc.
Minutes of Bilateral Meeting with Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) 9 Sep 1998 with DFM and FM.
Document "Departmental Structures - Considerations" with manuscript notes by Hugh Logue
Document with bullet points for speech drafted by Logue and Valerie Parkinson, "Building Territories for the Millennium" (18 Jan 1998)
Document from Logue to C Larkin, "For Inclusion in DFM's speech of 18 January 1999)
Document from Hugh Logue to Seamus Mallon, DFM, re. Assembly Debate, Information/press, Bilateral meetings, follow up (13 Sep 1998)
Fax copy of letter signed by David Trimble MP First Minister Designate to Bertie Ahern TD, Taoiseach, Government Buildings re. issues with Strand 2 within ongoing discussions (28 Jan 1999)
Document: Departmental Structures to be presented to Assembly on 14th September 1998.
Document: Departmental Structures - Considerations (No date) with manuscript notes by Logue.
Document: "Secondment of Policy Advisors" with manuscript notes by Logue. 15 Aug 1998
Typed letters from Hugh Logue to J. Hunter re. terms of secondment for Logue to Northern Ireland Assembly (15 Aug 1998)
Letter from Hugh Logue to Seamus Mallon: "Word is just coming in on the horrors of Omagh [Omagh Bombing] and much of the work attached feels empty." (Continues to discuss impact of Omagh bomb to lasting peace). 15 Aug 1998.
Assorted manuscript pages of notes by Hugh Logue - "Departmental Structures to be Presented to Assembly on 14th September"
Document: "North South Provisions" With manuscript notes by Hugh Logue
Letter from Logue to Mallon, 20 Aug 1998, re. proceeding to meeting at Stormont and re. Logue's secondment from European Commission.
Note on list of appointees for the Board of IDB by Adam Ingram JP MP (10 Sep 1998)
Fax copy of documents from Colm Larkin to Mallon, 11 Aug 1998, re. "initial thoughts" copied to Logue, re. departmental structures and similar matters.
Fax document with listing of names and titles of members of the 25th Government of Ireland (7 Aug 1998).
Print copy of M.A. thesis completed by Lone Singstad Palshaugen at University College Dublin, entitled "The Civic Forum and the Politics of Recognition: A New Arena for Conflict or a New Political Culture?" (2002)
