Correspondence between Mary Robinson (MR) and public, colleagues and friends, following her nomination as candidate for the Irish Presidential Election, including messages of congratulations, offers of support, requests for support on several issues including tax free allowances for children, cutbacks in education leading to short-staffing, driving conditions in Dublin, the setting up of a Gaeltacht TV service, local community radio, the welfare of Judy, an African elephant at Dublin Zoo, water pollution in County Galway, overly long admittance time to hospital for cardiac patients, issues facing carers of disabled, correspondence relating to MR's perceived views on abortion and contraception, in particular following an interview with Hot Press, and appearance on "Questions and Answers", campaign donations and invites. It includes correspondence with Mary and William King in relation to difficulties faced with planning issues in Connemara area 09/09-01/10/1990; letter from member of public Tony Kelly accusing MR of refusing to represent him in his quest to establish his birth details from the National Maternity Hospital, 29/09-02/10/1990; letter of congratulations and support from classmate at Harvard, l'Honorable Helene Le Bel, Montreal Canada, including a cutting from The Gazette, Montreal, about the Irish Presidential race, 18/09-02/10/1990; letter from Desmond O'Malley TT, Leader of Progressive Democrats stating party had decided not to support any individual candidate, 02/10/1990; correspondence from Adrian Bourke, (brother of MR) re various press and MR's visit to Castlebar, County (Co.) Mayo; letter to the editor of the Irish Times from Mark Silke, former President of Co. Galway Irish Country Women's Association encouraging women to vote for MR, 20/09-08/10/1990; letter from JC Fabien declaring MR's appearance on TV as unprofessional and unconvincing, 02/10/1990; letter from schoolgirl Hannah Doyle re mini Presidential Campaign being run in the school, with her speaking on behalf of MR, 03-09/10/1990; correspondence with Greg Shine re conditions in Mountjoy Women's prison, 04-10/10/1990; correspondence from Darina and Myrtle Allen, Ballymaloe House, Midleton, Co. Cork (on campaign committee?), 16/07-12/10/1990; fax of letter from Interim Women's Committee of SIPTU [Services Industrial Professional Technical Union] to the joint SIPTU President, William Attley, recommending the NEC [National Executive Committee?] formally endorse candidature of MR, 17/10/1990; letter from Prof Richard Kearney, UCD [University College Dublin] with paper he delivered at Strathclyde "Towards A European Charter of the Regions: An Irish Perspective", and which Fintan O'Toole told him he was planning something similar in run-up to voting day, 22/10/1990; letter from Roddy O'Sullivan, 17 year old student interested in journalism, who asked MR 12 questions for school magazine, with MR's responses, 26-30/10/1990; letter from Arthur O'Neill whose wife Pauline was being held hostage by Iraq authorities in Baghdad, 25/10/1990; response from RTÉ Director of News, Joe Mulholland, to Ruairí Quinn, Chairman, MR's Presidential campaign committee, in relation to balance of coverage MR was receiving in comparison to other candidates Brian Lenihan and Austin Currie, 31/10/1990; letter from Seán McConkey, in H Bloc, H.M. Prison, Lisburn Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland re extradition, and the hunger striker Dessie Ellis, 31/10/1990; letter outlining difference in lottery distribution 1990 between charities supporting males and females (factor of 400).
Ref: P143/4/1/2/7
