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- 1965-14/07/2024
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38 boxes, 12 subseries, 12 subsubseries, 13 subsubsubseries, 2 subsubsubsubseries, 220 files, 2 items
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Material in this series relates to Mary Robinson (MR)’s work as senator and legislator, is further subdivided into 16 sections and includes reports, correspondence, cuttings, flyers, minutes and agendas. Material relating to her work in Ireland includes that relating to the Labour party of which she was a member from 1976 to 1985 (P143/2/1); material covering Robinson’s work as a senator from 1969-1989 including in relation to various elections, and as a member of the Irish Parliamentary Joint Committee on European Communities Secondary Legislation 1977-1989 (P143/2/2); material relating to Northern Ireland, excluding the period covering Robinson’s term as President of Ireland (P143/2/3); reports from the Constitution Review Group, 1990s (P143/2/4); material relating to the Council of State 2004-2013, of which Robinson was a member (P143/2/5); and to the Irish Sub-committee on Women's participation in Politics (P143/2/16).
Material relating to her work at a European and International level includes material relating to the Trilateral Commission 1973-1980, of which Robinson was a member (P143/2/6) [the Trilateral commission was founded in 1973 by private citizens of Western Europe, Japan and North America to foster closer cooperation among these three regions on common problems]; reports and other research material relating to Europe Plus 30 (P143/2/7), the TEPSA [Trans European Policy Studies Association] project (P143/2/8), the European Parliament (P143/2/9), FAST [Forecasting and Assessment in Science and Technology] (P143/2/10). Material covering MR's work in relation to Ireland and its place in Europe include Ireland and the European Internal Market (P143/2/11), The Single European Act (P143/2/12), ICEM [Irish Council of the European Movement] (P143/2/13) and to TASC and The Democracy Commission for which Robinson acted as International counsellor (P143/2/14).
For material relating to MR's term in office as President of Ireland (1990-1997) please see P143/4.
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Red Storeroom Bay 117,9-118,9
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02/02/2023
29/07/2025