Texts and photocopies of texts of addresses made by President Mary Robinson at various events, July - September 1991, including opening of exhibition by Guild of Irish Lacemakers, launch of Irish branch of The European Anti-Poverty Network, and opening of Gandon House, Rehabilitation Institute, Sandymount, 01/07/1991; opening of "Nissan International Regatta", Point Depot, Dublin and opening of "Housing the Community - 2000" conference, Dublin, 04/07/1991; Red Cross Society Day, 06/07/1991; opening of Irish Showjumping Championship, Galway, 09/07/1991; opening of exhibition "LibrArte", Mansion House, Dublin, 10/07/1991; opening of Maurice MacGonical exhibition, Hugh Lane Municipal Gallery of Modern Art, Dublin, 12/07/1991; opening of new residential house for The Simon Community, Cork, 16/07/1991; opening of Douglas Old Folks Housing Complex, Douglas, Cork, 17/07/1991; opening of Letterkenny Chamber of Commerce new centre, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal, 19/07/1991; Mass and Blessing of the Boats, Killybegs, Co. Donegal, 22/07/1991; fashion presentation "Designing For the Future", Shelbourne Hotel, Dublin, organised by Irish Goods Council, 25/07/1991; opening of new golf course, Bray Head, Co. Wicklow, 27/07/1991; opening of Bailieborough Festival, Co. Cavan, 28/07/1991; prizegiving ceremony for final year student nurses, Adelaide Hospital, 31/07/1991; banquet of 8th British Academy Conference in Otolaryngology, Dublin, 01/08/1991; opening of County Longford Museum and Heritage Centre, 03/08/1991; official launch of Boglands exhibition, Irish Life Exhibition Centre, Dublin, 07/08/1991; opening of scheme of flats for the Elderly, St. Mary's Terrace, Inchicore, Dublin, 04/09/1991; opening of conference "1992 Equal Citizenship - Human Dignity in Service Provision", hosted by Sisters of Charity of Jesus and Mary, Bloomfield House Hotel, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath, 05/09/1991; launch of International Literacy Day, 07/09/1991; National Meeting of the Society of St Vincent de Paul, 08/09/1991; opening of Leixlip United AFC Complex, Co. Kildare, 08/09/1991; closing of European Three Day Event at Punchestown, [horse showjumping championship] 09/09/1991; opening of 27th annual meeting of European Association for the Study of Diabetes, 11/09/1991; opening of Kevin Street College of Technology Photographic Exhibition, Dublin, 13/09/1991; opening of the Agricultural Science Association annual conference on Integrated Rural Development, Portlaoise, 13/09/1991; unveiling of commemorative statue in honour of Charles Stewart Parnell, Rathdrum, Co. Wicklow, 14/09/1991; opening of exhibition for South East Chapter of Irish Institute of Training and Development, 16/09/1991; launch of West Waterford History and Heritage week, 17/09/1991; opening of the Irish Epilepsy Association's new office, Waterford, 17/09/1991; launch of Sean Rothery's "Ireland and the New Architecture 1900-19440", 19/09/1991; presentation of AIB Better Ireland Awards, 21/09/1991; opening of SIPTU/NUPE seminar on "Atypical Work Equals a Typical Woman", 21/09/1991; dinner of 1st Irish Genealogical Congress, 24/09/1991; opening of Educational and Development Centre For People with Intellectual Disability, Newcastle, Greystones, Co. Wicklow, 24/09/1991; opening of conference of Association of Remedial Teachers of Ireland, 26/09/1991; Open Day in P.A.C.E.'s Hostel, Priorswood, Coolock, Co. Dublin, 26/09/1991; presentation of IACI [Irish American Cultural Institute] Literary and Art Awards, 27/09/1991; Conference on Cultures of Ireland, Royal Marine Hotel, Dún Laoghaire, Co. Dublin, 27/09/1991; ESB Community Enterprise Awards presentation, Corrib Great Southern Hotel, Galway, 28/09/1991.

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Texts and photocopies of texts of addresses made by President Mary Robinson at various events, October 1991, including at opening of Dublin Institute of Adult Education, 01/10/1991; opening of "Word and Image" exhibition in Douglas Hyde Gallery, [Dublin]03/10/1991; launch of exhibition "Artsquad", Irish Life Centre, Dublin, 08/10/1991; opening of conference of Riding for the Disabled Association, National Stud, [County Kildare] 08/10/1991; opening of Strands exhibition, RHA Gallery, Dublin, 08/10/1991; National Association of Women Judges Banquet, Chicago, United States of America (USA), 12/10/1991; annual conference of National Association of Women Judges, visit to Irish American Heritage Centre (IAHC), Chicago, opening of the IAHC Museum, and at visit to Gaelic Park, Chicago, USA, 13/10/1991; breakfast given by Governor of Illinois, Jim Edgar, lunch given by Mayor of Chicago, luncheon hosted by Irish Fellowship Club, and reception for Irish Community in Chicago, 14/10/1991; lunch for US Industrialists in Los Angeles and reception for Irish Community of Southern California, USA, 15/10/1991; "The USA and Europe: A Creative Partnership", World Affairs Council, Los Angeles, "Daniel O'Connell: Lawyer, Politician and Irishman" at Irish American Bar Association, Los Angeles, reception hosted by the Directors of the America Ireland Fund, Beverly Hills and at Civic Ceremonies, City Hall, Los Angeles, California, USA, 16/10/1991; San Francisco Shopping Centre, San Francisco, at Civic Ceremonies, San Jose City Hall, and at reception for Irish Community of Northern California, USA, 17/10/1991; breakfast hosted by Chancellor, University of California, Berkley, California, USA and "A World Grown Smaller", on occasion of receiving Berkeley Medal, 18/10/1991; "A Hundred Years - Facing the Challenge", Ogden Lecture, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA and dinner hosted by Dr Vartan Gregorian, President of Brown University, 19/10/1991; private lunch with Mayor of Boston, Raymond Flynn, reception hosted by Irish Cultural Centre, Park Plaza Hotel, and visit to 1991 Ireland Trade Festival, Boston, USA, 20/10/1991; opening of Barnardos conference on "A Window on Irish Children", [Dublin?], opening of Wexford Opera Festival, and launch of Wexford Festival Opera Archive, 24/10/1991; opening of photographic exhibition "Snapshot", Kodak Ireland, in association with Dublin 1911, 25/10/1991; opening of new complex of flats for Elderly and Disadvantaged, Northbrook House, Sandymount, Dublin, for Brabazon Trust, 29/10/1991; presentation of PV Doyle Tourism Award and Scholarship, Burlington Hotel, 30/10/1991.

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Texts and photocopies of texts of addresses made by President Mary Robinson at various events, November - December 1991, including at Irish Times/Aer Lingus Literary Awards, 01/11/1991; opening of 1st AGM for WITS (Women in Technology and Science), Dublin City University, 02/11/1991; 10th anniversary exhibition of Solomon Gallery, Powerscourt Town House, Dublin, 04/11/1991; exhibition "Trinity Engineering: 150 Years of Progress", [Trinity College Dublin?], 05/11/1991; launch of Irish Rural Link Directory and Diary 1992, EC Office, Molesworth St., Dublin, and Cothú Arts Sponsor of the Year awards, Royal Hospital Kilmainham, 06/11/1991; presentation of Equestrian Federation Badges of Honour, 07/11/1991; Tallaght Person of the Year Awards, Dublin, 08/11/1991; County Dublin VEC Festival of Art exhibition, St MacDara's Community College, 11/11/1991; "Awareness" exhibition, Irish Society for Autism, 13/11/1991; opening of Ridge Bog Educational Reserve, 15/11/1991; launch of Bicentennial celebrations of Galway Chamber of Commerce and Industry, 16/11/1991; launch of an International Calligraphers Workshop, organised by Clashghanna Mills Trust in conjunction with Irish Wheelchair Association, 18/11/1991; announcement of Sunday Tribune/Hennessy Cognac Literary Awards 1991, Royal Hospital Kilmainham, 19/11/1991; presentation of National Children's Day Association Awards, 20/11/1991; opening of Urglin Centre, Carlow, 22/11/1991; opening of SITE International Conference, Jury's Hotel, Dublin, 22/11/1991 [MR was patron of this 1st conference to be held outside North America]; launch of Barnardo's Community Playgroups, Dublin, 25/11/1991; opening of Grace Henry and Paul Henry Retrospective exhibition, Hugh Lane Municipal Gallery, Dublin, opening of "A Woman's Place", City Centre Art Gallery, Dublin, and annual Christmas lunch meeting of NETWORK, 26/11/1991; presentation ceremony of Essay Competition, Dublin Community Games, Carmichael House, Dublin, 27/11/1991; opening of newly refurbished premises for Galway Rape Crisis Centre, 25th anniversary of Fáilte Tuaithe, Galway, and opening of seminar "Towards a Full Life", Galway, 29/11/1991; opening of Shankhill Community Centre, Tralee, Co. Kerry, 30/11/1991; opening of The Mainie Jellett exhibition, Irish Museum for Modern art, Dublin, 06/12/1991; opening of "Art for Aids" exhibition, Cork, 09/12/1991; opening of exhibition by Mayfield Community Arts Project, Cork, 10/12/1991; on visiting Institute of Irish Studies in University of Liverpool, England, and on receipt of an honorary doctorate from the university, 16/12/1991.

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Texts and photocopies of texts of addresses made by President Mary Robinson at various events in 1992, arranged chronologically across 6 files.

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Texts and photocopies of texts of addresses made by President Mary Robinson at various events, January - April 1992, including at official presentation of New Year's Greetings [by members of the Diplomatic Corps], 23/01/1992; presentation of ICEM [Irish Council of the European Movement]/CIE European of the Year Award, 10/02/1992; opening of exhibition of paintings by Mr John O'Regan, for Waterford Civic Trust Collection, 19/02/1992; "Striking A Balance": the Allen Lane Foundation Lecture, 25/02/1992; launch of "Windows On The World"[teaching resource booklet for Primary Schools], Dalgan Park, 10/03/1992; opening of European Consortium for Political Research annual meeting, University of Limerick, 31/03/1992; dinner in Dublin Castle for State Visit of Their Majesties King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia, 07/04/1992; launch of "Always Your Friend", book on Maud Gonne's letters to William butler Yeats, 13/04/1992; "Europe as 'Soft Wax'": address on receipt of The European Media Prize 1990 (Sector Political) from Association of European Journalists, Het Loo Palace, Apeldoorn, the Netherlands, 15/04/1992; Irish Spring meeting of the New York Trial Lawyers, [Dublin?], Ireland, 23/04/1992; opening of Confined All-Ireland Drama Festival, Claremorris, Co. Mayo, 24/04/1992.

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Texts and photocopies of texts of addresses made by President Mary Robinson (MR) at various events, May-June 1992, including at opening of 1992 conference of Alcoholics Anonymous, 01/05/1992; National Tidy Towns, Malin, County (Co.) Donegal [Malin won award for 1991], 03/05/1992; visit of Institute of European Affairs, 04/05/1992; opening of All-Ireland Drama Festival, Athlone, Co. Westmeath, 06/05/1992;opening of Limerick Art Society's golden jubilee retrospective exhibition, 18/05/1992; in reply to greeting from President Mitterrand on MR's arrival at Orly Airport, [translation of speech], and at dinner in her honour, Élysée Palace, Paris, France, 25/05/1992; meeting with President of the Senate, lunch in MR's honour given by Prime Minister Pierre Bérégovoy, Palais Des Affaires Étrangeres, on visit to Conseil National Du Patronat Francais, and visit to Irish College, Paris, France, 26/05/1992; lunch in Prefecture, Lyon and on receiving Diploma of Doctor Honoris Causa, University of Montpellier, France, 27/05/1992; reception in her honour offered by Mr Jacques Chirac, Mayor of Paris, Hotel de Ville, Paris, France, 26/05/1992; at Co. Dublin Voluntary Youth Council's Youth Week exhibition, 29/05/1992; opening of Abbey Centre, Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal, 03/06/1992; conference "Volunteers - the Vital Link", and Award dinner in honour of John O'Conor, Royal Hospital, Kilmainham, 10/06/1992; annual conference of Irish Association of Teachers in Special Education, St. Patrick's College, Dublin, 11/06/1992; opening of Kilkenny Confederation Celebrations, 12/06/1992; opening of XIII James Joyce Symposium, 15/06/1992; opening of Scoil Leacht Uí Chonchúir, [Lahinch, Co. Clare], "A Window on Irish Folk Tradition", 21/06/1992; presentation of Comhairle Na Mire Gaile Gold Medal Awards, State Apartments, Dublin, 23/06/1992.

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Texts and photocopies of texts of addresses made by President Mary Robinson at various events, July 1992, excluding her address to the Houses of the Oireachtas [Irish Parliament]. They include addresses at Lord Provost's lunch, Pollock House, dinner hosted for Scottish Business Interests, and reception for Irish Community, Glasgow, Scotland, 01/07/1992; Graduates' Dinner, St. Andrew's University, Scotland, 07/1992; lunch hosted by The Lord Advocate, Lord Rodger of Earlsferry, Q.C., Edinburgh, 03/07/1992; conference "An Island between Two Worlds: Ireland, Europe and the Americas", [07/1992?]; opening of Boyle Arts Festival, County (Co.) Roscommon, 08/07/1992; opening of Global Forum of Women, Dublin including various drafts of her opening address "Visions of Leadership" 09/07/1992; opening of Steam Museum at Lodge Park, Straffan, Co. Kildare, 11/07/1992; State Dinner in honour of President von Weizsäcker [President of Federal Republic of Germany] and his wife, Dublin Castle, 20/07/1992; opening of 20th World Congress of Medical Technology, National Concert Hall, Dublin, 26/07/1992; opening of St. Vincent's Trust Arts Week: "Where's Henrietta?", 28/07/1992.

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Texts and photocopies of texts of addresses made by President Mary Robinson at various events, September-December 1992, including at launch of Musicbase, 03/09/1992; launch of the 2nd edition of Directory of Clubs and Groups in the Killarney Area, County (Co.) Kerry, 04/09/1992; opening of conference "Beyond Hate: Living with Our Deepest Differences", Derry, Co. Derry, Northern Ireland, 06/09/1992; opening of new offices for The European Foundation for The Improvement of Living and Working Conditions, 11/09/1992; launch of "The Great Melody - A Thematic Biography of Edmund Burke", by Conor Cruise O'Brien, 17/09/1992; opening of The Major Religious Superiors' Social Policy conference on theme "Participation and Exclusion", 23/09/1992; close of the International Physiotherapy conference "Quantity or Quality of Physiotherapy in the year 2000", Trinity College Dublin, 28/09/1992; presentation of The Gulbenkian Awards for Museums and Galleries in Ireland, 30/09/1992; presentation of prizes at Irish Times/Aer Lingus Literary Awards, 20/11/1992; presentation of Gold Drop Awards of Blood Transfusion Service Board, 20/11/1992; opening of "Unspoken Truths" exhibition, Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin, 24/11/1992; Rotunda Hospital's Annual Prizegiving Ceremony, Dublin, 25/11/1992; 40th anniversary dinner of Clogher Historical Society, Monaghan, 27/11/1992; luncheon in Berlin, 04/12/1992; "Confirming the European Vision", at Berlin Press Conference Dinner, 05/12/1992; 21st anniversary of The Connemara West Project, 10/12/1992; opening of Mid-Offaly Housing Association Voluntary Housing Project at Mount Bolus, Tullamore, 17/12/1992; opening of Moy Valley Business Centre, Ballina, Co. Mayo, 23/12/1992.

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Material relating to President Mary Robinson (MR)'s historic address to the Houses of the Oireachtas on 8th July 1992 "on a matter of national importance: Irish Identity in Europe", including correspondence, background material, drafts and final text. Apart from former President Éamon de Valera's address to the Joint Houses in the Mansion House in 1969, this was the first time President of Ireland had addressed a working parliament, whereby the three constituent parts of the Oireachtas (The Dáil, The Seanad and The President) were all present and in the Traditional Seat of Parliament, Leinster House.

Material includes typed memo to MR from Peter Ryan (PR), Secretary to the President, with photocopies of correspondence attached, in relation to Fine Gael party seeking to table a motion for consideration at next meeting of Committee of Procedure and Privileges, that MR be invited to speak before the Houses of the Oireachtas 13/12/1991-15/01/1992; memo from PR to MR in relation to "Address Pursuant to article 13.7.1 of the Constitution", and of organising meeting with Taoiseach Charles Haughey, 04/06/1992; background documentation including photocopy of press statement from The National Platform on the Maastricht referendum result in Ireland, and various legal opinions on Ireland's neutrality, sent to MR by Anthony Coughlan, Department of Social Studies, University of Dublin (Trinity College), 19-29/06/1992; handwritten letter of congratulations to MR from Margaret [Ivers?], Pax Christi (Ireland) on her decision to speak to Houses of Oireachtas following Maastricht Treaty, with booklet attached, 21/06/1992; letter from Peadar Ó Flatharta, Director, Comhdháil Náisiúnta na Gaeilge, requesting MR refer to importance of the Irish language in Europe and of the place of Irish in Ireland's role there, during her upcoming address, 26/06/1992; minutes of meeting of Council of State, at which she invited views from Council following her outlining considerations behind her initiating the process of addressing the Houses of Oireachtas, the timing of the address following the referendum, the timing within the Dáil session, 29/06/1992; memo from PR to MR re seating arrangements for guests of the President at the address, 29/06/1992; correspondence from Frank Murray, [Assistant Secretary to the Government], to PR in relation to discussion Murray had with the Taoiseach regarding draft text of MR's speech, which had been submitted and returned with comments and edits (including possibly from MR and others following its return), 06/07/1992; photocopy of letter from Dermot Nally, Secretary to the Government, to PR informing him that Government had approved draft text of address which MR proposed to give, 07/07/1992; photocopies of informational material including on protocol of MR's visit to Leinster House, list of President's guests and press notice of MR's address, 29/06-07/07/1992; text of Ceann Comhairle [chairperson (or speaker) of Dáil Éireann]'s welcome introduction, sent to MR ahead of time, 07/07/1992; several drafts with notation, and copies of final address; correspondence congratulating MR on her address including from Barry [?], Bord na Gaeilge, from TE Crosbie, Chief Executive Cork Examiner (who ran the address verbatim), to Bride Rosney, Special Adviser to the President, and from Mr Justice Thomas A Finlay, Chief Justice, 09/07/1992; Irish language article on MR's address, by Liam Ó Muirthile, and partial translation of same, [07/1992].

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A copy of the Congressional Record of the United States of America, Proceedings and Debates of the 102d Congress, Second Session, Volume 138, Washington, 04/08/1992, in which Senator Edward Kennedy introduced the context of President Robinson's historic address "on a matter of national importance: Irish Identity in Europe" to the joint houses of the Oireachtas, 8th July, 1992, following the Maastricht Treaty, Referendum, and which he asked be entered into the record, there being no objection, which it was in full. Also includes post-it note from Joe Brennan, Deputy Secretary to the President, to MR, drawing her attention to the relevant pages, 24/08/1992.

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