Material relating to group visits by Law Students and staff from various Irish universities including University of Dublin Trinity College (TCD), to EEC [European Economic Community] institutions in Brussels, Luxembourg, Strasbourg, and Paris, annually every March from 1980 - 1985. Material includes itineraries, group insurance details, costings and other handwritten notes, lists of participating students and correspondence. Correspondence includes that between Mary Robinson (MR), as group leader from TCD, to Mr Joe Fahy, European Parliament, Dublin 2, in relation to making formal application for the students to visit European Parliament in Strasbourg, 16/11/1979-07/11/1985; that with Declan Boland and Leo Monahan, Group and Educational travel (GEC), in relation to tour details, 11/01/1980-21/03/1983; official invitations to MR for students to visit, from R Legrand-Lane, Director-General for Information and Public Relations, European Parliament, 13/02/1980, 11/02/1983; with Hon Judge Andreas O'Keeffe, Mr Michael Scott, and Ms Henny Stubbe, Court of Justice, Luxembourg, 15/02/1980-07/11/1985; correspondence with Michael O'Boyle, Human Rights Building, Council of Europe, Strasbourg, France, 13/01/1983-25/02/1983; correspondence with Bryan McMahon, Finbarr Murphy and Denny Driscoll, group leaders/staff at University College Dublin, University College Cork and University College Galway (UCG) respectively, outlining programme, 18/01/1983-11/01/1984; thank-you card to MR signed by participating students, 198[?]; letter from [T?]im Courtney, Claims Bureau, Sun Alliance Insurance Group, in relation to claim put in by student of UCG for theft during visit.

Material relating to group visits by Law Students and staff from University of Dublin Trinity College (TCD) and University Colleges Galway (UCG), Cork (UCC) and Dublin (UCD), to EEC [European Economic Community] institutions in Brussels, Luxembourg, Strasbourg, and Paris, March 1986. Mary Robinson (MR) was group leader for TCD, and overall organiser, with lecturers Finbarr Murphy, Vincent Power and Pauline O'Reilly acting as group leaders for UCD, UCC and UCG, respectively. Material includes itineraries, group insurance details, costings and other handwritten notes, lists of participating students and correspondence. Correspondence includes that between MR and Finbarr Murphy which included forwarded correspondence from Malachy Vallely, Executive Director, Irish Institute for European Affairs, Louvain, Belgium, 14/05/1985-13/11/1985; correspondence between MR and Ms Henny Stubbe, and Judge T O'Higgins, Court of Justice, Luxembourg, 06/11/1985-09/12/1985; correspondence with Mr Joe Fahy, European Parliament, Dublin, 19/11/1985-28/02/1986; correspondence with Leo Monahan and Ann McKiernan, Group and Educational travel (GEC), in relation to tour details, and to a series of thefts which took place in the Paris hotel on the last leg of visit leading to MR recommending GEC remove that hotel from their books, 22/11/1985-19/03/1986; correspondence with Mme Helene Dotchnoy, Directorate of Press and Information, Council of Europe, Strasbourg, 09/12/1985-30/01/1986 in relation to the visit including that Michael O'Boyle would give a talk to the students; official invitation to MR for group visit, from A Ferragni, Director-General for Information and Public Relations, European Parliament, 19/01/1986; correspondence from Sun Alliance in relation to insurance claim following thefts, 28-29/04/1986.

Material relating to group visits by Law Students and staff from University of Dublin Trinity College (TCD) and University Colleges Galway (UCG), Cork (UCC) and Dublin (UCD), to EEC [European Economic Community] institutions in Brussels (Belgium), Luxembourg, Strasbourg (France) and Heidelberg (Germany), March 1987. Mary Robinson (MR) was group leader for TCD. Material includes itineraries, handwritten notes, lists of participating students and correspondence including between Caroline Fennell, UCC and MR, 03-20/02/1987.

Material relating to group visits by Law Students and staff from University of Dublin Trinity College (TCD) and University Colleges Galway (UCG), Cork (UCC) and Dublin (UCD), to EEC [European Economic Community] institutions in Brussels (Belgium), Luxembourg, Strasbourg (France) and Heidelberg (Germany), March 1988. Mary Robinson (MR) was group leader for TCD. Material includes itineraries, handwritten notes, lists of participating students and correspondence. Correspondence includes that with Ms Henny Stubbe, Information Office, Court of Justice, Luxembourg, 27/10/1987-17/02/1988; correspondence with Mr Joe Fahy and Mr Dermot Scott, Information Office, European Parliament, Dublin, 23/10/1987; correspondence with Patrick Monahan and Ann McKiernan, Group and Educational travel (GEC), in relation to tour details, 24/11/1987-26/02/1988; official invitation to MR for group visit, from A Ferragni, Director-General for Information and Public Relations, European Parliament, 17/12/1987; correspondence relating to the students participating in the visit between MR and organisers and group leaders of UCD (Imelda Maher and John Handoll), UCC (Dermot Walsh) and UCG (Janice Feather) 15/12/1987-20/04/1988; correspondence between MR and her assistant Ann Lane with Mary O'Connor, Commission of European Communities relating to lists of students participating in visit and itinerary, 01/03/1988; copies of documents relating to visit in 1986, used as reference, 20/01-20/03/1986.

Material relating to group visits by Law Students and staff from University of Dublin Trinity College (TCD) and University Colleges Galway (UCG), Cork (UCC) and Dublin (UCD), to EEC [European Economic Community] institutions in Luxembourg and Strasbourg (France), via Paris, March 1989. Mary Robinson (MR) was group leader for TCD and overall leader for the visit. Material includes itineraries, handwritten notes, lists of participating students and correspondence. Correspondence includes that with Dennis Driscoll, Dean, UCG, 13/01/1989 and with Arline Broder (UCG), Dermot Walsh (UCC) and John Handoll (UCD), group leaders for those universities, 14/02-03/04/1989; official invitation to MR for group visit, from A Ferragni, Director-General for Information and Public Relations, European Parliament, 20/01/1989; correspondence with Patrick Monahan and Ann McKiernan, Group and Educational travel (GEC), in relation to tour details, 30/01-14/03/1989; handwritten letters from some students who had to pull out of trip, 02/1989; thank-you card signed by students, and thank you letter from one student, Raymond Hurley, 10/04/1989.

Material relating to group visits by Law Students and staff from University of Dublin Trinity College (TCD) and University Colleges Galway (UCG), Cork (UCC) and Dublin (UCD), to EEC [European Economic Community] institutions in Strasbourg (France) and Luxembourg, March 1990 (file incomplete). Mary Robinson (MR) was group leader for TCD. Material includes correspondence between MR and David O'Keefe, Chambers of Judge TF O'Higgins, Court of Justice of the European Communities, Luxembourg, 10-26/10/1989, and Ms Henny Stubbe, Information Office of Court of Justice, 09/02/1990; correspondence with Joe Fahy, Head of Information in Ireland, European Parliament, Dublin, 24/10-10/11/1989; letter of thanks from Chris Boudren, participating student in visit, to MR, 20/03/1990. Material also includes correspondence from Joe Mannix, Mannis & Co solicitors, Tralee, Co Kerry, in relation to advice sought from MR for visit Kerry Law Society were planning to the European Parliament in Strasbourg, in November, 1989, 27/09-11/12/1989.

Correspondence relating to the Houses of the Oireachtas (Members) Pension scheme including request for and completed declaration forms.

[Archivist’s note: This file is partially closed to adhere to GDPR regulations.]

Final draft of brochure on the International Diploma in Humanitarian Assistance, "an intensive multidisciplinary training programme under the direction of The Center For International Health and Co-operation in partnership with The Department of International Health of The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and the University of Liverpool", with cover letter to Mary Robinson from Kevin M Cahill, President and Director, The Center For International Health and Co-operation, 23/05/1997.

Correspondence including committee contact details, agendas, minutes, and circulars for Irish Parliamentary (former members) Society, subsequently named Irish Association of Former Parliamentarians, 29/10/1999-18/12/2014.

This subsubseries consists of reports and drafts of the Irish Parliamentary Joint Committee on EC [European Community] Secondary Legislation, of which Mary Robinson (MR) was a member and contributed. Material is arranged chronologically based on date of issuing of official reports.

During this period, MR was also Chair of the Social Affairs Sub-committee 1977-1989, and Chair of its Legal Affairs Committee 1987-1989. See also Single European Act, P143/2/12.

[Archivist's note: Some of this material show previous water damage - while the deterioration was arrested, some of the material is badly stained and legibility is hampered in places].