File relating to North-South Implementation and specifically re. tourism, includes documents outlining implementation work and policies/papers for tourism.

Files relating to North-South Implementation and specifically Trade, Energy, and Development. File 1 includes briefing and outline documents/position papers by Hugh Logue and others re. Trade and Business Development Implementation Body; Energy North-South Bodies; Considerations for Inward Development; Considerations for Tourism; a draft text by Marjorie 'Mo' Mowlam re. Enterprise Development; comparative statistics on tourism in north vs south of Ireland, and similar related documents.
Documents also related to broadband development on the island of Ireland, press releases from Irish media re. Broadband etc.

File 2 includes meeting documents from North-South Ministerial Council - Trade and Business Development Sector - first meeting, Newry, 24 Jan 2000. Includes programme/agenda for the meeting; notice of appointment of Chair, Vice-Chair and Board, Draft programme from Sectoral Meetings; and other documents relating to cross-border trade, development, and food safety.

File 3 includes document headed "Financial Arrangements: Draft Paragraphs for Memorandum of Understanding, relating to North-South Implementation and specifically Trade, Energy, and Development.

File of North-South Ministerial Council - Assorted Implementation Documents including text of speech by Bertie Ahern, Taoiseach, on Northern Ireland, Seanad Éireann (7 Jul 1999); SDLP document "North South Ministerial Council - Proposals for Areas of Co-operation and Implementation Bodies (Fourth Draft, 7 Sep 1998); Document re. Information Service handling plans in preparation for devolution (30 Jun 1999); Letter from Alex Maskey, Sinn Féin, forwarding document "Initial Response [by Sinn Féin], to Deputy First Minister and First Minister (Designates) (13 Oct 1998); Document "Sinn Féin Initial Proposals" re. individual departments such as Agriculture and Fisheries, Economic Development etc.; "Sinn Féin: Civic Forum - Initial Response"; text of paper "Why the Politicians Must Give Hope After Omagh's Agony" by Séamus Mallon, Deputy First Minister; Letter from Mel Keavney to Séamus Mallon with congratulations on his appointment as DFM (5 Oct 1998); Notes in advance of meeting with David Trimble (27 Oct 1998)

File of minutes of meetings and related to the first, second and third plenary meeting of the North-South Ministerial Council, Dublin Castle, Nov - Dec 2001, including meeting agenda and related documents of the meeting; Agenda of North-South Ministerial Council Second Plenary Meeting.

Other meeting agenda/documents include North/South Meeting, 12 June [ ], held at DFM's office; Agenda and minutes of North/South Ministerial Council Centre Group Meeting, 13 Nov [ ]. Agenda for Centre Group Meeting, Hilton Hotel, 9 Feb 2001; Correspondence, briefing notes, and manuscript nOtes by Hugh Logue relating to above meetings.

File of documents including "Implementation of North/South Provisions of Good Friday Agreement: Interim Report to Inter-Departmental Steering Committee" (13 Jul 1998) with manuscript notes by Hugh Logue (2 copies); "The Current Need for North-South Co-Operation: A Policy Paper, December 2003; by Co-Operation Ireland; Document "Developing North/South, East/West and International Relations", with notes and comments by Logue; Draft document "British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference Paper on North-South Infrastructure Co-Operation"; Document from Paul Murphy to David Trimble and Séamus Mallon "North-South Co-Operation" (24 Aug 1998); Document from Hugh Logue to Séamus Mallon re. "Implementation Bodies - Areas of Co-Operation in NSMC - Replacement Options" (15 Feb 2002). Fax with draft statement from Department of Foreign Affairs, Dublin, 21 Nov 1998 headed "Possible Statement on Areas for North-South Co-operation and Implementation".

File 2 includes document "Note for the Attention of Séamus Mallon North/South"; "Speaking Notes for Séamus Mallon" by Hugh Logue (2 Nov 2000); Briefing document by Logue to Mallon re. NSMC; Document from Mark Durkan "Agenda and Papers for Sectoral North/South Ministerial Council Meeting on Special EU Programmes to be held in Omagh, 15 Nov 2000); Document "Follow up action plan to reduce barriers" (17 Jul 2000); Letter re. "Nomination of Mr. Martin McGuinness to Meeting of NSMC Scheduled for 24 Nov 2000".

File relates to North-South Ministerial Council and InterTrade Ireland. Includes report "Competitiveness on the Island of Ireland - NSMC Sectoral Meeting February 2001; InterTrade Ireland Report, related publications and programme meeting agenda from event held at the Castletroy Park Hotel, Limerick, 17 Nov 2000; Print copy of report "Mapping Study of Research and Technological Development Centres on the Island of Ireland (2008) and forwarded to Logue by Aidan Gough of InterTrade Ireland.

Files of assorted reports and documents, not produced by the North-South Ministerial Council, but related to the work and interests of the NSMC.
File 1 includes "A Simple Guide to Cross Border Business - 2008 Edition", produced by InterTrade Ireland; "The North-West Passage - A Marketing Appraisal Study Executive Summary Report" (1986).
File 2 includes "The Agreement: North-South Research Opportunities" prepared by University of Ulster (Foreword by Professor Gerry McKenna); Printed report "Breaking Patterns of Conflict in Northern Ireland: Turning Points in the British-Irish Relationship." (n.d.).
File 3 includes "Investing in Ireland North and South (Third Printing 1998) produced by The Irish American Partnership; "The Board", issue 3, Spring 2003, newsletter produced by Equity Network; Brochure from SDLP "Shaping and All-Island Economy" (2006); text of address by Dr. Martin Mansergh, Special Advisor to the Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern entitled "The North-South Dimension in the Peace Process" (30 Sep 2001); copy of Irish Times article by Garret FitzGerald "North-South co-operation benefit to both economies" (n.d.) and other assorted academic papers re. cross-border relations in Ireland and internationally.

File labelled "Setting up NSMC Equality". Includes letter from Gerry Adams to Séamus Mallon re. points made by SDLP against the creation of an equality department, and continues to outline his reaction to the proposal (17 Dec 1998); File includes other related documents on the proposed creation of an Equality Department.

Print copy of final published report - "North-South Ministerial Council - Study of Obstacles to Mobility' (Nov 2001).
Draft print copy of the report (August 2001) with manuscript notes and comments by Hugh Logue.