Reports, agendas, correspondence, background information and handwritten notes relating to Mary Robinson (MR)'s work on the New Ireland Forum (NIF), April 1984, including relating to NIF sessions, 13, 29 and 30 April 1984 and the drafting of NIF's final report. Includes typed letter from Dermot O'Connor to MR relating to the discussion between members of NIF and representatives of the Catholic Hierarchy on 9th February, 04/04/1984; drafts and amendments to drafts of NIF final report, some with notation, 06-30/04/1984; typed letter from Andrew Colman, Producer, Television Current Affairs, BBC to MR thanking her for her contribution to their programme on work of NIF, 10/04/1984; typed letter from Diarmaid McGuinness, Office of the Tánaiste [Irish Deputy Prime Minister], to members of NIF setting out structure of final report, 17/04/1984.

Reports, agendas, correspondence, background information and handwritten notes relating to Mary Robinson (MR)'s work on the New Ireland Forum (NIF), March 1984, including relating to NIF sessions, 2, 8, 22 and 28 March 1984 and the drafting of NIF's final report. Includes correspondence between MR and Mr Will Glendinning, Alliance Assembly Member, Stormont, Belfast with discussion paper on Joint Sovereignty by the Alliance Party Research Centre, 23/02-2/03/1984; copy of paper "Federalism - A Path to Peace in Europe: The Northern Ireland Problem", originally prepared for seminar in 1981 which was sent by Martin Hawkes to Chairman of NIF to aid with drafting of NIF's final report, 06/03/1984; March 1984 copies of "The Dissenter", newsletter of the New Ireland Group, with editorial "The Bishops at the Forum" relating to their submission to NIF; NIF drafts for chapters 4 and 5 of final report; list of submissions to NIF as of 21 March 1984 (total 317); Secretariat draft summary material relating to DKM study "Macro-economic Consequences of Integrated Economic Planning, Policy and Co-ordination in Ireland"; draft of chapter 3 "Origins of the Problem - Failure of 1920 Settlement", with notation from MR, 28/02/1984.

Reports, agendas, correspondence, background information and handwritten notes relating to Mary Robinson (MR)'s work on the New Ireland Forum (NIF), February 1984, including relating to NIF sessions, 2, 9, 17 and 23 February 1984 and the drafting of NIF's final report. Includes material relating to "Joint Authority" [equal sharing of responsibility and authority for all aspects of the government of Northern Ireland by the governments of Great Britain and Ireland], to "Unitary state" and to "Federal/Confederal" option, 02/1984; list of submissions received by NIF as of 02/02/1984; submission from Dr Sean Cooney, Bray, County Wicklow, 04-09/02/1984; draft questions for MR to pose during one of the oral sessions, 08/02/1984; letter from Joe Birmingham, Chairman, Parliamentary Labour Party, to MR, congratulating her on her "handling of the questions to the Bishops" at NIF session, 15/02/1984; envelope with draft chapters of NIF reports, correspondence and notations, 08-16/02/1984 and further loose drafts including comments by MR on previous versions; letters of support and queries on work of the NIF from John Robb, Chairman, New Ireland Group, Belfast, Mr Christopher McGimpsey, Belfast, Canon Eric Elliott, Belfast and Mr Eric Dunlop, Dublin, 11-27/02/1984; typed list of delegation from the Catholic Hierarchy which attended NIF session; report "The Permeability of the United Kingdom-Irish Border - A Preliminary Reconnaissance, John Whyte, Queen's University Belfast, [02?]/1984.

Reports, agendas, correspondence, background information and handwritten notes relating to Mary Robinson's work on the New Ireland Forum (NIF), January 1984, including relating to NIF sessions, 11, 12, 19, 20 and 26 January 1984. Includes correspondence and other material relating to the study by DMK Economic Consultants of the Macroeconomic Consequences of Integrated Economic Policy, Planning and Co-ordination in Ireland, including the report itself and notes 06-20/01/1984; list of principles or criteria "to be respected or contained on any process or future frameworks for a settlement", sent by Diarmuid McGuinness, 10/01/1984; material relating to further study by Professor Kevin Boyle of legal implication of certain options before the NIF, 18/01/1984; submission to NIF from The Irish Episcopal Conference, January 1984; typed document on "Joint Authority" [equal sharing of responsibility and authority for all aspects of the government of Northern Ireland by the governments of Great Britain and Ireland] and minutes of NIF Working Group on Joint Authority, 26/01/1984.

Reports, agendas, correspondence, background information and other material relating to Mary Robinson's work on the New Ireland Forum in 1984, arranged chronologically across 9 files.

Selection of submissions received by the New Ireland Forum over the course of 1983 with some handwritten notes relating to Mary Robinson's work on the forum and her appraisal of the submissions. Includes submissions from "A Dublin Loyalist", ref no B.1/64, with addendums; Dr Joyce Neill, the Two Traditions Group, ref no B.1/179; Mr Dermot A Walsh, Co Donegal, ref no B.1/180; Mr EM Fournier d'Albe, Paris, France, ref no B.1/209; B Cullen and R Kearney, Journal of Irish Studies, ref no B.1/225; Mr George G Dallas and Others, ref no B.1/230; Irish Information Partnership, ref no B.1/237; Professor Kevin Boyle, University College Galway [now University of Galway], and Dr Tom Hadden, Queen's University, Belfast; AIM Group for Family Law Reform; Irish Sovereignty Movement; RHW Johnston; Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann [primary Irish organisation dedicated to the promotion of the music, song, dance and language of Ireland]; "the Place of the Irish Language and Culture in future Arrangements", submission by Col Eoghan Ó Néill, Director, Comhdháil Náisiúnta na Gaeilge [central steering council for a number of organisations involved in promotion of Irish language 1943-2014].

Reports, agendas, correspondence, background information and handwritten notes relating to Mary Robinson's work on the New Ireland Forum (NIF), December 1983, including relating to NIF sessions, 8, 9, 15 and 16 December 1983. Includes correspondence relating to Lagan College, a new interdenominational school in Belfast, 22/11-08/12/1983; "A comparative Description of the Economic Structure and Situation, North and South", working document for NIF Liaison Group 1, prepared by the Secretariat, Dublin, 02/12/1983; report "The Economic Consequences of the Division of Ireland since 1920", 06/12/1983; memo from Diarmuid McGuinness on his view of "the road the Forum is taking", 06/12/1983; NIF Report of Proceedings, Public Session, Dublin Castle, 08/12/1983; memo to NIF prepared for meeting on 08/12/1983; background documents on setting up of NIF, discussion on alternative "models" of NIF, and on policies towards Northern Ireland of Labour and Fianna Fáil [political parties in Ireland]; note on meeting of NIF Communications Liaison Group with RTÉ [Ireland's National public broadcaster], 12/12/1983; digest prepared by Secretariat of "Discussions To-Date on the Forum", 13/12/1983; NIF Chairman's note on alternative models of the forum, 14/12/1983; press release attached to copy of NIF report on comparing economies of the North and South [of Ireland], 16/12/1983; report by Mr Niels Jørgen Haagerup [Danish politician, journalist and member of European Parliament] on Northern Ireland [12?]/1983; NIF bound report "The Macroeconomic Consequences of Integrated Economic Policy, Planning and Co-Ordination in Ireland", by DKM Economic Consultants, 12/1983; Department of Foreign Affairs bulletin and supplement, "Ireland Today", November/December 1983; NIF reports "The Cost of Violence arising from the Northern Ireland Crisis since 1969", "The Legal Systems of the Republic of Ireland and of Northern Ireland - summary" and "The Economic Consequences of the Division of Ireland since 1920"; photocopy of article "Towards A Greater Ulster (1969-72)", Desmond Fennell, originally published in April 1973; report to the European Economic Community on the feasibility of founding a "Free International University for Creativity and Interdisciplinary Research" in Dublin, Caroline Tisdall, 1975 and revised by Robert McDowell, 1976.

Reports, agendas, correspondence, background information and handwritten notes relating to Mary Robinson's work on the New Ireland Forum (NIF), November 1983, including relating to NIF sessions, 3, 10 and 17 November 1983. Includes report "Emergency Powers: An Assessment - Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1978, Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1976", Irish Information Partnership, revised November 1983; report NIF "the Cost of Violence arising from the Northern Ireland situation since 1969", 03/11/1983; booklet "Anglo-Irish Intergovernmental Council Communiqué of Anglo-Irish Summit of 7 November 1983 and Related Documents Presented to Both Houses of the Oireachtas by the Taoiseach Dr Garret FitzGerald, TD", 08/11/1983; list of submissions to NIF to 09/11/1983 (B1/1-B1/220); report of proceedings for NIF public session 17/11/1983, Dublin Castle; NIF digest of discussion in the forum, 21/11/1983; "Alternate Models of a New Ireland (Note by the Chairman)", 23/11/1983; Irish Information Partnership’s submission to NIF, with cover letter, and CVs of selected members 24-28/11/1983; report "the Economic Consequences of the Division of Ireland since 1920", 23/11/1983; loose submissions including from The Standing Committee of the General Synod of the Church of Ireland (B1/127), The Association of Interchurch families (Ref B1/228), Professor Kevin Boyle UCG [University College Galway, now University of Galway] and Dr Tom Hadden, QUB [Queen's University Belfast] (B1/238), The Irish Episcopal Conference and The Irish National Teachers' Organisation; NIF bound "Submissions - Fourth Circulation to Members ".

Reports, agendas, correspondence, background information and handwritten notes relating to Mary Robinson's work on the New Ireland Forum (NIF), October 1983, including relating to NIF sessions, 4-6, 11, 20 and 27 October 1983. Includes correspondence relating to the possibility of permission being granted to RTÉ to film the public sessions of the Forum, 05-12/10/1983; handwritten notes, prepared questions and CVs for oral presentations relating to NIF submissions, 05/10/1983, (including Dr Robin Glendinning, John Robb, Michael McKeown); report of proceedings of NIF public session, 06/10/1983; paper "to address the question of how the ethos and moral values of minorities could be safeguarded and given full expression in a new Ireland". Professor John Whyte, 14/10/1983; first edition of newsletter/magazine "the Unionist Review", with cartoon of Charles Haughey, John Hume and Garret FitzGerald labelled "the Forum of Romance", an compliment slip from Frank Millar, Ulster Unionist Council, Autumn 1983; two loose submissions from Michael O'Flanagan and Michael O'Mahony, Federalism and Peace Movement (Ref B1/42) and Rev Dr William T McDowell, Synod of Dublin (Ref B1/190) with McDowell's CV; NIF bound "Third Circulation of Submissions".

Reports, agendas, correspondence, background information, newspaper cuttings and handwritten notes relating to Mary Robinson's work on the New Ireland Forum (NIF), September 1983, including relating to NIF sessions, 20 and 21 September 1983. Includes correspondence and other material relating to the leaking of "Fundamental Problems" paper to press, 16/09/1983; proposed programme for visit to Northern Ireland by members of NIF; text of comments on Economic issues relating to Northern Ireland, Sir Charles Carter, 19/09/1983, and Carter's CV; statement by Dick Spring, Leader of the Labour Party to the NIF, 20/09/1983; press release on outcome of NIF meeting 20/09/1983; address by Louden Ryan, Chairman, National Planning Board, 21/09/1983, with Ryan's CV; NIF bound "Second Circulation of Submissions", with cover letter, 27/09/1983; submission/letter from Sylvia Meehan sent to Dr Colm Ó hEocha, Chairman of NIF, 01/09/1983, given reference B1/146; NIF record of meetings of 20, 21 September 1983, draft, 28/09/1983.