Material relating to Robinsons' private holiday to Malta, Feb 1997, which included dinner at the home of Mr Tony Cassar, Honorary Consul in Malta 13/02/1997. Material includes background information on Malta including EU [European Union] relations, parliamentary elections and foreign policy, sent to Peter Ryan (PR), Secretary to the President, by Joe Brennan, Deputy Chief of Protocol, and Eamon Hickey, Economic Division, Department of Foreign Affairs, 07/02/1997; correspondence between Cassar and Irish Ambassador to Rome, Joseph Small, which was forwarded to PR, and which gave details of private dinner and list of dinner guests, 06/02/1997; correspondence in relation to UNICE [Union of Industrial and Employers' Confederations of Europe] Council of Presidents' Audience with MR in the Áras, 28/11/1996, at which Cassar and his wife Marilyn were participants; typed note from Ann [Lane] to MR about availability of fax machine in her hotel suite, and wishing Nick Robinson a happy birthday, 07/02/1997.

Ref: P143/4/5/3/7/3

Draft programme for President Mary Robinson's visit to [Republic of] Rwanda, 01-03/03/1997, with handwritten amendments.

Ref: P143/4/5/3/7/4

Material relating to President Mary Robinson (MR)'s visit to Italy, and the Holy See, 06-09/03/1997, including photocopy of typed fax from Ambassador Gearóid Ó Broin relating to conversation he had with Archbishop Re of the Secretariat of State regarding MR's desire to call on the Pope, 17/01/1997; correspondence relating to suggested gift list for visit to Rome between Charles Sheehan, Embassy of Ireland, Rome, and Joe Brennan, Deputy Chief of Protocol, 24/02/1996, forwarded by Colm Butler, Aras an Uachtaráin, and from Teresa Enright, Protocol Division, Department of Foreign Affairs to Butler, 26/02/1997; typed itinerary of events, with handwritten notes on outfits to be worn by MR at each; official information handbook detailing delegation, programme, protocols, car plans and contact numbers.

Ref: P143/4/5/3/7/5

Material relating to President Mary Robinson (MR)'s State visit to Sweden, 15-17/04/1997 including official information handbook detailing delegation, programme, protocols, car plans, and contact numbers; "The First Marshal of the Court is commanded by his Majesty The King to invite..." official invites for MR and Nick Robinson (NR) to luncheon and Gala dinner given by King and Queen of Sweden, Royal Palace of Sweden, 15/04/1997; invite to lunch in Stockholm City Hall, 16/04/1997; invite to luncheon in honour of President Robinson, Jukkasjärvi, 17/04/1997; bound briefing book (NR's copy) containing CVs, delegation list, draft programme, country note, notes on ICG/CFSP [Intergovernmental conference and EU's Common Foreign and Security Policy], on EMU [Economic Monetary Union], on [European Union (EU)] enlargement, on employment, on JHA [Justice and Home Affairs], on European Security Architecture, on relations with the Baltic States, on EU reform, on Northern Ireland, on bilateral relations (trade and economic, cultural), and note on the Irish economy.

Ref: P143/4/5/3/7/6

This subsubseries consists of material relating to visits by Mary Robinson abroad, including state and official visits as President of Ireland, as well as visits in a private capacity. Visits taken, in some cases multiple times, included to the following: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Germany, France, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Italy and the Holy See, Japan, Malta, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Republic of Zambia, Republic of Zimbabwe, Rwanda, Spain, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Switzerland, United Kingdom (see archivist's note), United Republic of Tanzania, United States of America, Ugandan and Zaire. She was accompanied on many trips by her husband, Nick Robinson (NR) and some of the information booklets here were his copies. The material is arranged by decade and includes briefing documentation, correspondence, menus and invites with press cuttings at end of each section.

[Archivist's Note: Visits to Northern Ireland, while technically part of the United Kingdom (UK), were treated differently than for the rest of the UK - for political reasons these were never labelled as State or Official visits, since Articles 2 and 3 of the Irish constitution, in place since 1937, referenced a territorial claim on Northern Ireland. During the Good Friday Agreement in 1998, shortly following the end of MR's term, Ireland rescinded its territorial claim as part of negotiations. During MR's presidency there was a large minority in Northern Ireland who considered MR their President, and during her Presidency she would visit Northern Ireland 17 times (see also P143/4/16).]

Ref: P143/4/5/3

Official letters and/or photocopies, from Frank Murray, Secretary to the Government, Department of Taoiseach, to Peter Ryan, Secretary to the President informing of approval from Government for President Robinson to leave the state for the purpose of Private, Official, and State visits, 22/04/1992-28/08/1997 (overlaps with files P143/4/5/3/2/1 - P143/4/5/3/7/6); List of State/Official visits by President Mary Robinson out of Ireland, 29/01/1991-01/12/1993, and visits to Northern Ireland 16/12/1990-19/06/1993, [01/1994].

Ref: P143/4/5/3/8

Press lists and contacts including of political correspondents and editors, national newspapers circulation figures, and costs for placing advertisements, September 1990.

Ref: P143/4/1/5/1

Material relating to media campaign including minutes from presidential campaign media committee. Includes document "Issues raised by Mary before Lenihan/Currie nominations", [07?]/1990; notes and tips for conducting media interviews; notes on press strategy; list of items requiring action/discussion during campaign preparatory period, including media training, media monitoring, campaign logo design and research.

Ref: P143/4/1/5/2

Presidential campaign press releases and drafts including some from other parties.

Ref: P143/4/1/5/3

Text, transcripts, draft questions, correspondence and other material relating to interviews given by Mary Robinson (MR) as part of her presidential campaign, and about her and the election race, including transcript of The Sunday Show, RTÉ Radio 1 with subject of "Profile of Mary Robinson", 05/08/1990; transcript of Newsbeat - 6:30pm, Century Radio, with subject of "Presidential Election", 04/09/1990; text of article by MR's brother Henry Bourke, 12/09/1990; transcripts of News on Century Radio and Newsbeat on Capital Radio with subject of "Presidential Candidates", 18/09/1990; transcript of extract from Brian Lenihan's launch on RTÉ TV 1 News, 01/10/1990; transcript of extract on News, Century Radio with subject "Mary Robinson Campaign", 03/10/1990; material relating to a press conference, public lecture and reception at Queen's University Belfast, 11/10/1990; script for commercial to air on national television, [10-11]/1990; transcript of RTÉ Radio 1 segment on Pat Kenny show about odds on presidential candidates, 26/10/1990; list of questions for BBC Woman's Hour interview, 29/10/1990 and list of questions for interview with Irish Times, [05/10]/1990.

Ref: P143/4/1/5/4