Community Adviser Reports from Liam Hyland detailing the area he visited, the reasons for the visit and any planned action.

Expenses of John Roche noting the places he visited and the reason for the visit.

Correspondence with Patricia Callanan regarding community alert in Cork and launch of walk. She commenced work on 14/11/1988 and left on 15/11/1991.

Folder labelled "Acts": material related to and including Adoption Bills for Ireland, and Northern Ireland, and amendments including copy of Adoption Bill 1971 (proof); 4 copies of Adoption Bill, 1974, as introduced; copy of Adoption Bill, 1974, as amended in Committee; copy of Adoption Bill, 1976 as initiated; Minister's Speech [Minister for Justice, Mr Cooney?], at Second Stage of Adoption Bill, 1974, in Seanad Éireann (SÉ) [upper house of Irish parliament, Senate]; parliamentary debates, SÉ, official report, 09/07/1974 which includes "Adoption Bill, 1974: Second Stage (resumed)", in which Mary Robinson (MR) refers to case histories shared with her by Children First, (see P143/1/3/4/1); research material including typed memorandum by UK Ministry of Home Affairs for the guidance of registered adoption services in relation to Adoption of Children Act (N.I.) [Northern Ireland], 1950, photocopies of Adoption Act (Northern Ireland), 1967 and 1969, Draft Practice Memorandum Section 3 Adoption Act, 1974, report "Adoption in Ireland", by Vivienne Darling, Social Studies Department, Trinity College Dublin (MR referenced this in SÉ), 1974 and report from Irish Adoption Workers conference, Limerick, "Aspects Of Adoption - Some Basic Principals", Limerick Conference 1974; handwritten notes; questions to Senator MR in relation to Adoption Bill, n.d.; carbon copy of letter sent to Owen Mulholland, solicitor, thanking him for allowing MR look at his file on adoption and submissions from representatives of adoption societies, in a briefing ahead of considering the Government's Bill in SÉ, 16/07/1974; typed summary of speech by Fr O'Mahoney at Cork Speakers Club, October 197[?], on subject "Some aspects of adoption" at which MR and Sr Paul (St Annes Adoption Society) also attended; typed notes on comparative legalisation on adoption in Northern Ireland, n.d. [197?]; text of two lectures "The Status of Children under the adoption Acts 1952-1964" and "recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Divorce Decrees", Senator MR, Reid Professor of Constitutional and Criminal Law, Trinity College Dublin, delivered at seminar in Waterford, of The Society of Young solicitors, 4/11/1972; lecture "A New Children act", Rev James Good, Director, UCC, Education Centre, Limerick, 03/05/1972; address of Minister for Justice, Mr Patrick Cooney, TD [Teachta Dála, member of Dáil Éireann, lower house of Irish parliament] and the Irish Adoption Workers' conference, Limerick, 25/04/1974 which was quoted by MR in SÉ.

Photocopied letter from member of public which was part of Owen Mulholland's file on adoption, and which was not anonymised. Gives information on their own case as adopting couple.

Folder labelled "Maintenance Orders Bill" consisting of correspondence and bills including copy of Maintenance Orders Bill, as introduced; copy of Maintenance Orders Bill, as amended in committee; copy of Maintenance Orders Bill, as passed by Dáil Éireann [lower house of Irish parliament]; copy of Maintenance Orders Bill, Committee Amendments, and orders of the day, Seanad Éireann (SÉ) [upper house of Irish parliament, Senate] 03/07/1974; paper by Dermot Hewson, Huggard, Lambe and Co solicitors, on importance of foreign maintenance orders, with cover letter to Mary Robinson 17/06/1974 and reply 20/06/1974; handwritten notes on the Bill; speech by Minister for Justice on the Bill at Second Stage (SÉ ), with notation 197[4?]. See also P143/1/3/4/1.

Correspondence, reports and newsletters relating to the status of Adoption Law in Ireland, 1980s. Material includes Spring 1980, and Winter/Spring 1981 newsletters from the organisation Children First (see P143/1/3/4/1), and flyer on conference "The Family Experience of Adoption and Fostering", 16,17/05/1980; Consultative Paper on Adoption of Children in Northern Ireland, Children's and Young Persons Review Group, 1980; photocopies of sections of the Adoption Act 1976, and correspondence from Máirín Lindsey, member of Council of Adoptive Parents Association, 13/06/1983 and from Helen Scott, Honorary Secretary, Adoptive Parents Association of Ireland, 01/04/1986.

Correspondence with Mary Robinson relating to change in adoption laws from members of public. Material is either restricted or closed due to personal nature of contents and/or to protect identity of senders or 3rd parties referred to within.

To request possible access to restricted material, please consult with archivist.

This file consists of material relating to the Working Group on Child Abuse, convened by the ICCL [Irish Council for Civil Liberties] of which Mary Robinson (MR) was a member and Chair of sub-committee examining legal aspects, 1984. The group was tasked with carrying out detailed research into child sexual abuse, with particular reference to Dublin 1964-1984. It includes correspondence between MR and Clodagh Corcoran, Chair of Working Group, ICCL 05/09-11/10/1984; circulars, agendas and press releases; copy of questionnaire for victims; typed documents giving guidelines in detecting and dealing with possible cases of Child Sex Abuse including Doctors, Nurses, social workers; handwritten notes.

[Archivist's note: material is both contemporary and sensitive in nature and is therefore partially restricted. Please consult archivist to enquire about access to restricted material.]

This file consists of material relating to the Working Group on Child Abuse, convened by the ICCL [Irish Council for Civil Liberties], 1986. It includes correspondence, agendas, reports including draft and preliminary report of the Working Group Legal Sub-Committee, guidelines, recommendations for legal reform, minutes, copy of Criminal Law (Rape) Act, 1981and handwritten notes.

[Archivist’s note: Some material giving guidance on how to detect Child Sexual Abuse, and a case study (anonymised) contains material of a sensitive nature.]