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Typed copy of a lecture given by Robinson as part of the Joseph S Schick Lecture Series at Indiana State University. 'Place/Person/Book, Synge's "The Aran Islands"'. Two copies of a leaflet advertising the lecture.

File of historic programmes from plays produced by P.J. Bourke (Seamus de Burca) which were usually presented at the Gate Theatre and in association with Lord Longford. Plays include "Mrs. Howard's Husband" (Feb 1959); "Knocknagow" by Charles J Kickham (Mar 1960) and "The Boys and Girls are Gone" (Apr 1961) Programmes were gifted to Druid in 1993, as per note included from [Seamus Charleton]. Also includes correspondence between Lord Killanin to P.J Bourke (Seamus De Burca) seeking to publish an edition of Burke's book "the Queen's Royal Theatre, Dublin" (1982-1983)

Photocopy of the report of the 47th annual general meeting of the Pioneer Total Abstinence Association of the Sacred Heart, printed 12 December 1945, Dublin. The meeting was held before 4,800 members and featured an address by Canon Hayes, 'The Pioneer and Christian Social Order.' The report includes transcripts of all addresses given at the meeting.

Printed programme from Gate Theatre, Dublin, celebration of Harold Pinter's 75th birthday. This includes productions of "Old Times", "Betrayal" and "The Pinter Landscape", in partnership with the Dublin Theatre Festival. Includes a chronology of Pinter; article "Harold Pinter at 75" by Michael Billington; article "Pinter's Realism" by Fintan O'Toole; article "Pinter and the Gate". Includes details of the special events as part of "The Pinter Landscape" series and also images and biographies of cast members.

Pink Schedules Form No 39, recording the visit and the valuation of the Land Commissioners for holdings in Limerick Number 2 Rural District. Each schedule gives a description and valuation of the property, as well as a valuation of tenant improvements, and setting the fair rent. The landlord is given as John Wilson Lynch, and the tenants are Daniel McNamara, Mary Grady [2 schedules] Thomas [James] Millane, Michael Liddane Junior, Peter McInerney, and Michael Molony.

Pine Valley bought land for development on reliance of outline planning permission but was then refused planning permission on grounds land was not suitable. Incurred massive losses and blamed Government for negligence (essentially land was misrepresented as being suitable for development when had been earmarked for agricultural use to retain green belt - planning permission had been granted to previous owner of land on appeal). Case went to High Court and Supreme Court before going to European Commission of Human Rights who then sent it to European Court of Human Rights. In November 1991 judgement dismissed Government's case.

[Archivist's Note: Mary Robinson (MR) was Senior Counsel from when it went to the Commission but passed to co-Senior Counsel when it was heard in European Court (May 1991), following her inauguration as President of Ireland. File is incomplete and does not extend beyond Sep 1990.]

Material in this file consists of correspondence between MR and Gerard H. Walsh, solicitor, case documents (legal) with notation, handwritten case notes and research material. It includes European Commission of Human Rights Decision on admissibility for application of Pine Valley Developments Ltd. and Others against Ireland, with cover letter from Michael [O'Boyle?], 08/11/1989; draft copies of Response of Applicants to the Additional Observations of the government of Ireland, with notation [1989/1990?]; Copy of Observations of the Government of Ireland on the Applicants' Response to the Additional Observations of the Government of Ireland, with cover letter from HC Kruger, Secretary to the European commission of Human Rights, 12/02/1990; European Commission of Human Rights report on Application, adopted 06/06/1990 with Request from CA Norgaard, President of the European Commission of Human Rights, to the European Court of Human Rights, 01/07/1990 and cover letter from Kruger, 10/07/1990; correspondence relating to Government's own application to European Court of Human Rights 13-18/09/1990; final letter on file from Walsh to MR reporting the tentative date for hearing as 23/05/1991 and hoping that she is no longer involved in the case by that time, referring to MR's Presidential election campaign 21/09/1990.

Reports on various aspects of the pilot scheme including charts on the projects.