Folder labelled "Rwanda - recent 12/95" including report on Peace Initiative by Rwanda Women's Association (Sep 1995, in French), with cover letter from Colette Craven, Emergency Officer for Rwanda, Trócaire to Bride Rosney with response, 09-13/11/1995; photocopy of fax from Brian McKeown, EU Human rights Field Operation Mission in Rwanda, with copy of address by President of Republic of Rwanda, Mr Pasteur Bizimungu, at opening of International Conference on "Genocide, Impunity and Accountability", Kigali, Nov 1995, and article from press on relations between Ireland and Rwanda, 14/11/1995; photocopy of fax from Donal Denham, Permanent Mission of Ireland to the United Nations (PMUN), in relation to the situation in Burundi including the Special Rapporteur's report to UN in which he speaks of "the real danger that the situation will degenerate and explode at any moment in the country, with consequences at least as serious as Rwanda", 08/12/1995; newsletter "Cáirde Rwanda", issue 2, December 1995.

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Folder labelled "Information pack NYCI [National Youth Council of Ireland] Young People in Ireland Looking to the Future 2nd May 1996" consisting of flyers, brochures, NYCI annual report 1995, agenda for event on 2nd May, and document "Young People Some Stats Facts & Attitudes".

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Briefing notes on General Affairs Council (GAC), Brussels, 15/16 July, for which Dick Spring, TD, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Tánaiste, was chairing. Also includes typed summary of outcome sent by Peter Gunning, Head of Mission, Permanent Mission of Ireland to the European Union, 17/07/1996, and bilingual provisional press communication. This was the first GAC under Tánaiste Spring's Chairmanship. One of main topics was the Regulation on financial and technical measures to accompany the reform and the economic and social structures in the framework of the Euro-Mediterranean partnership (MEDA) and the Greek reserve on its adoption, and agreement was considered by Gunning as "significant achievement".

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Report "Attitudes Toward The Status of Women: Implications For Equal Employment Opportunity", report to the Department of Labour, Margaret Fine-Davis, Trinity College Dublin, Feb 1977.

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Briefing documents (bound) for State visit of President von Weizsäcker [President of the Federal Republic of Germany] to Ireland 20-22 July 1992. Contents include information on programme of the visit, CVs for von Weizsäcker and Foreign Minister Kinkel, note on political situation, notes on bilateral relations (Trade and Economic relations and Cultural relations), material relating to Treaty of European Union as it related to the FRG, material on Delors II, enlargement of EU, political and security issues (Common foreign and Security Policy (CFSP), Western European Union (WEU), Franco-German Corps and Conference on security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE)), international issues (Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Yugoslavia and GATT [General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade]) and background information.

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Briefing notes on visit by Bosnian Delegation to Ireland, which was postponed from 17/06/1993 and per post-it from Joe Brennan [Deputy Secretary to the President] to Mary Robinson, no new date had been proposed at that time (23/06/1993).

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Material relating to the State visit to Ireland of President Mário Soares of Portugal including Óglaigh na hÉireann [Irish Defences Forces] information booklet: "Ceremonial Order Number 15 of 1993 State visit to Ireland of His Excellency Mr Mário Soares President of Portugal Mario Soares 01 to 04 June 1993", menu for "Dinner offered by the President and Mr Robinson in honour of His Excellency the President of the Portuguese Republic and Mrs Soares", Dublin Castle, 01/06/1993 with insert listing music by Nóirín Ní Riain and Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin, text of speech delivered by Soares in official Portuguese cover, correspondence relating to gifts to be given, wine to be served at the official dinner and the design of the menu cover, and briefing book sent to Mary Robinson ahead of the visit.

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Newspaper cutting from "Hufvudstadsbladet", a Finnish newspaper, reporting on meeting of President Martti Ahtisaari for a work lunch with President Robinson in Dublin, 15/05/1996.

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Official ringbound information handbook for visit by President Mary Robinson (MR) to Oslo to attend funeral of King of Norway, 30 Jan 1991 including details of delegation, programme, protocol and useful contacts; photocopy of press release announcing MR and Nick Robinson's State visit to Portugal, from 4th-6th June 1991, 18/04/1991; correspondence from the Attorney General to the Taoiseach, Charles J Haughey, which was then forwarded to Thelma Doran, Chief of Protocol Department of Foreign Affairs, and Peter Ryan, Secretary to the President, in relation to MR's visit to Britain suggesting that "Foreign Affairs (or if appropriate the President's staff) should ensure that at each of her engagements the President is described and referred to as the President of Ireland rather than the President of the 'Republic of Ireland' which, as you know, is the name the British law erroneously purports to give this State." 06-08/05/1991; material relating to an address MR was giving at Berkeley (where she received the Berkeley Medal) during a visit to the United States, which raised concerns including about Head of State acting as an advocate for third world aid, which was allayed with re-drafting of speech (included), 08/10/1991.

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Press cuttings relating to President Robinson's visit to Somalia, October 1992.

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