Photocopy of book/journal "Employment-seeking Emigrations of the Poles World-wide XIX and XX C", 1975 [may have been used for reference when researching the Irish Diaspora ahead of Famine Commemorations or her address to the Houses of the Oireachtas, 1995, "Cherishing the Diaspora"]; printed photograph of plaque in Mexico honouring the Irish Soldiers of St Patrick's Battalion [Batallón de San Patricio] who were executed in the Mexican-American War in 1847, which lists the names of the executed beginning with Captain John O'Reilly.

Ref: P143/4/4/8/2

Constitution Review Group publication "International Relations", no date - may be linked to publications in P143/4/4/7/13

Ref: P143/4/4/8/4

Folder marked "Briefing on the Great Lakes", consisting of faxed correspondence and reports, including situation reports "Kisangani, Congo/Zaire", faxed from Dominic Mac Sorley, Country Director to Jack Finucane, Regional Director, CONCERN, 02/05/1997, 05/05/1997, 07/05/1997; fax from John O'Shea, GOAL to MR asking that she try and convince Irish Government not to assist Rwandan Government until their integrity had been established, and including official statement from GOAL and extracts from newspaper reports, 06/05/1997; photocopy of faxed press release from International Committee of The Red Cross (ICRC), stating 10 volunteers of the Zairian Red Cross had been killed in Kenge, Republic of Zaire, 07/05/1997; fax from Donal Denham, Permanent Mission of Ireland to the United Nations, relating to ICRC briefing on Great Lakes, 07/05/1997; report faxed from Polly Markandya, Medecins Sans Frontieres UK, 28/05/1997.

Ref: P143/4/4/8/5

Material relating to State Visit to Ireland of Federal President of Austria, His Excellency Thomas Klestil including menus for dinner in Dublin Castle in his honour, 04/05/1994 (4 copies), memo relating to media invitations to the dinner, 04/05/1994, memo on points of concern in relation to the dinner, 06/05/1994, and photocopy of letter from Bride Rosney, Special Adviser to the President, to Det. Garda W Cooper, Photographic Section, Garda Technical Bureau, thanking him for photographs taken during the State visit, 13/05/1994.

Ref: P143/4/5/2/4

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

Material relating to visit to the Netherlands, 14-16 April 1992, including draft programme, biography of Her Majesty Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, promotional booklet for Het Loo Palace and Gardens, and Curriculum Vitae for President Robinson.

Ref: P143/4/5/3/2/1

Material relating to State visit to France 25-27 May 1992 including green leather handbook with gold emboss "Visite D'Etat En France De Son Excellence Madame Mary Robinson Président D'Irlande Et Monsieur Nick Robinson 25-28 mai 1992", with two bookmark ribbons in colours of Irish and French flag; official invite from President and Nick Robinson to reception in honour of President and Mrs Mitterand, at the Irish embassy, Paris, 26/05/1992 with note attached giving instructions including to reply before 15/05/1992; correspondence between Professor Davis Coakley and Nick Robinson on European Medical links to Ireland, which includes text of talk Coakley gave to the Corrigan Club at Trinity College Dublin 16-24/04/1992; background research in relation to Art and Architecture in Ireland and France and connections between them along with correspondence between Eddie [McParland?], University College Dublin, and Nick Robinson 18/05/1992; letter to Nick Robinson from Aimé Guibert, Mas De Daumas Gassac, thanking the Robinsons for their visit and enclosing photocopy of effusive article from Midi-Libre reporting of visit, 29/05-24/06/1992; photocopy of faxed press summary from Department of Foreign Affairs which includes mention of coverage of state visit, 27/05/1992.

Ref: P143/4/5/3/2/3

Faxed press articles relating to State visit to France, May 1992.

Ref: P143/4/5/3/2/5

Material relating to visit to Edinburgh, Scotland, 16-17/01/1993 including letter from Dermot Nally, Secretary to the Government, to [Peter Ryan], Secretary to the President informing him of Government approval for President Robinson (MR) to leave State to attend Scotland v Ireland International Rugby match, and other social functions, 17/12/1992; correspondence from Joe Brennan [Deputy Secretary to the President] to MR on seating in the Royal Box at Murrayfield for the Rugby match, and information on Princess Anne, including how to address her and details of her patronages, 15/01/1993; note on conversation between Ambassador Joseph Small and Mr Ian Lang, MP Secretary of State for Scotland which covered topics such as Scottish devolution, Scottish Select Committee, comparisons with Northern Ireland, use of Scots Gaelic, the EC Edinburgh summit and Mr Lang's own constituency, along with note from Small on Lang's background and comment on Lang's views "He is suave and bland and gives the impression of being more English than Scottish. His attitude to Scots Gaelic betrayed this as did his whole approach to the aspirations of many Scots for greater autonomy", 13/01/1993; information booklet with details of programme, car plan, protocols, guest lists, telephone numbers and biographical notes along with menu for dinner in Bute House, 16/01/1993, and match ticket for Nick Robinson; letter from Mary [?] to MR enclosing newsletter from Kenya (Dec 1992) which included article on MR's visit to Somalia, 17/01/1993; draft programme for visit to Strasbourg for conference "Human Rights at the Dawn of the 21st century" (organised by the Council of Europe ahead of the World Conference on Human Rights) 29-31/01/1993, sent to Nick Robinson, from Peter Ryan, 28/01/1993.

Ref: P143/4/5/3/3/1

Official ringbound information handbook for visit of President Mary Robinson to Paris, 14-16 January 1994, containing details of programme, car plan and telephone numbers.

Ref: P143/4/5/3/4/1