Information pack from INVEST Northern Ireland - "Make the Best Decision", with schedule of events, political brief with key political messages, background briefing for European promotional events for securing business investment in Northern Ireland.

TS copy, with MS annotation of article by Kevin Boyle, entitled "Intoxication and Criminal Responsibility", to appear in 'Criminal LAw Journal, 5, 1988'.

Material relating to press coverage of President Mary Robinson (MR), 1997, including official statement by MR that she was not seeking a second term as President of Ireland, 12/03/1997; faxed correspondence from Matheson Ormsby Prentice, solicitors, acting on behalf of Independent Newspapers, to Bride Rosney, Special Adviser to the President, with draft text of full apology and retraction they had agreed to print, with handwritten amendments from MR, which related to opinion piece stating MR had ignored constitutional restraints during her term as President and that she did not have government consent for a number of private visits she made outside Ireland, 01-02/04/1997; photocopy of press statement by Taoiseach John Bruton, congratulating MR on announcement of her appointment as United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, 12/06/1997; fax of press statement by Taoiseach Bertie Ahern on announcement by MR of her intention to resign from Office, 24/07/1997; material relating to press release announcing MR had executed her resignation from Office of President of Ireland on 12/09/1997; Christmas card from [Markus?] Fischer, Springer Foreign News Service, wishing MR well in new role and enclosing article he wrote about her for unidentified German newspaper, [12?]/1997.

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Material relating to press coverage of President Mary Robinson (MR), 1996, including fax from Trina Vargo, office of Edward M Kennedy, US Senator for Massachusetts, in relation to call he received from Irish reporter asking if he was backing MR for job as United Nations Secretary General (UNSG), and his quoted response, 15/04/1996; transcript of interview MR did on "The Today Programme", BBC Radio Four, faxed to Bride Rosney (BR), Special Adviser to the President, by Derek Keenan, Irish Embassy, London, 07/06/1996; fax from Adrian O'Neill, Press Officer, Embassy of Ireland, Washington DC, USA, which includes copy of article written by Hillary Rodham Clinton, on visit of MR to White House following week, 10/06/1996; typed letter from Fr Sean McDonagh, Missionary Society of St Columban, which was attached to article on MR being tipped as next UNSG, in "The Tablet", and copy of thank-you letter from MR, 15-27/06/1996; two typed letters from Erskine Childers, Secretary General, World Federation of United Nations Associations, to BR, the first in relation to MR agreeing to record a message for the WFUNA 50th Anniversary Congress, and the second in relation to Paddy Prenderhill, Phoenix Magazine questioning him about whether MR was interested in UNSG post, with Childers calling Prenderhill "one artful dodger", and referencing article in Phoenix by Prenderhill, with response from BR thanking him for material he had sent and referring to his concerns on article "all of us read articles from that source with about 2kgs of salt!", 16-24/06/1995; typed letter from Bill Flynn, Chairman of the Board, Mutual of America, in relation to an article in the Sunday Independent by Jody Cochran, relating to the UNSG role, MR's candidacy and that of former Taoiseach Albert Reynolds, which was misleading and gave incorrect impression of his opinion of MR, 26/09/1996; faxed correspondence in relation to US Representative Chris Smith's comments on MR's unsuitability for UNSG, including official response that MR did not regard herself as a candidate and off the record comment from Peter Ryan, Secretary to the President, on MR's popularity in Ireland and her ability to build consensus, 25-26/09/1996.

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Material relating to press coverage of President Mary Robinson (MR), 1995, including typed letter from Heather Parsons, Editor RTÉ Guide [Raidió Teilifís Éireann, Ireland's national public service broadcaster], requesting MR do interview for Guide on her family life, with faxed handwritten reply turning down interview for privacy reasons, 25-30/01/1995; photocopy of typed letter from David Dickinson, Executive Producer, "Monarchy", in relation to featuring MR in 3rd programme in series about the British Monarchy, for episode provisionally called "Republic", 28/02/1995; typed letter from Anne Daly, Esperanza Productions Ltd, Dublin, thanking MR for meeting with her and enclosing article from Guardian on development agencies, 11/04/1995; card and note which accompanied a tape (US version and format) of the historic visit by MR to Choctaw Nation, Oklahoma, June 1995, which was left at Áras an Uachtaráin [official residence of the President of Ireland] by Mrs Garrard, 23/06/1995; photocopy of interview request from Sara Green, Euronews, to Bride Rosney (BR), Special Adviser to the President, 18/07/1995; photocopy of typed letter from Michael Waterhouse, Series Producer, Bounds Away Productions, Kent, England to BR in relation to a series of programmes on women in positions of political importance, which BBC had asked him to develop and which he was asking whether MR was interested in taking part in, 20/07/1995; typed fax from Paul Smith, regional editor, Daily Mirror, to BR in relation to proposals for a special edition in Northern Ireland and Ireland to mark 1st anniversary of IRA cease-fire on 30th August, and inviting MR to make personal contribution to publication, 26/07/1995; handwritten fax from Paul Larkin, Producer, RTÉ, requesting interview with MR when she was visiting Louisburgh, Co. Mayo, that weekend, 26/07/1995; material relating to BBC Radio Four Programme, "Candle in the Window", on Irish Diaspora, and MR's light she placed on window at Áras an Uachtaráin, including correspondence and draft script with edits, 01-14/09/1995; fax from Ed Mulhall and Charlie Bird, RTÉ, in relation to a second documentary on MR's Presidency covering second half of her term, following the success of their first one, 19/12/1995.

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Material relating to press coverage of President Mary Robinson (MR), 1994, including memo in relation to issues with how media invitations were being issued to State dinner for President of Austria, 04/05/1994; typed summary of article "The Fearless President", by Hannelore Hippe, in "Emma" magazine, May/June 1994; typed article "An Habitual Winner", by Catherine Mayer, Focus Magazine, 16/05/1994; fax of article written in Flemish for Belgian newspaper "De Morgan" on rumours MR was being considered as successor for Delors as President of European Commission, (despite and with no reference to her own denial) with summary in English, 25/05/1994; draft of article by MR on Gandhi for the special issue of "Horizon" to be published on the 125th anniversary of his birth (02/10/1994) 19/10-03/11/1994; handwritten note from Fionnuala Sweeney, CNN to Bride Rosney, Special Adviser to the President, which accompanied a tape of CNN interview, 26/10/1994.

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Material relating to press coverage of President Mary Robinson (MR), 1993, including copy of interviews of MR and Tánaiste Dick Spring for "Europe" Magazine, faxed to Joe Brennan, [Deputy Secretary to the President], Áras an Uachtaráin [official residence of the President of Ireland], by Press Section, Department of Foreign Affairs, 16/02/1993; copy of typed letter from Michael O'Brien, The O'Brien Press, to Paddy Prenderville, The Phoenix Magazine, Dublin, in relation to a piece in the magazine that falsely implied Bride Rosney [Special Adviser to the President] was involved with The O'Brien Press and therefore benefited from their publications, and which O'Brien referred to as "a deliberately misleading and scurrilous piece of journalism", with handwritten note [from Rosney?] asking what should be done, 31/03/1993; handwritten letter from Brian Leeson, RTÉ [Raidió Teilifís Éireann, Ireland's national public service broadcaster], which enclosed copy on VHS tape of "The Nun and the Freemason" [story of Foxford Mills, Co. Mayo], 25/06/1993; photocopies of newspaper articles showing poll results for public satisfaction in political leaders, giving MR a 93% satisfaction rating, 26/06/1993.

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Material relating to press coverage of President Mary Robinson (MR), 1992, including compliment slip with handwritten note from Martin Alioth to Bride Rosney (BR), Special Adviser to the President, and copy of article written by him for Die Zeit, Hamburg, Germany, with translation sent by Press Office, Department of Foreign Affairs, 05-13/03/1992; typed letter from Mona Consadine, Franciscan Missionaries of Mary, thanking BR for assistance in preparing article for their missionary magazine, and enclosing draft, 21/03/1992; typed letter from Mrs Anne Coyle, Trusco Management Services SA, Geneva, Switzerland, enclosing copy of "La Suisse", with thank-you letter from BR, 28/02-26/03/1992; typed letter from Frank Murray, Department of the Taoiseach, to Peter Ryan, Secretary to the President, enclosing transcript of interview MR did on Gay Byrne Radio show, RTÉ [Raidió Teilifís Éireann, Ireland's national public service broadcaster] Radio 1, 11th June, 29/06/1992; typed letter from Maise Njor, Copenhagen, Denmark with list of questions for MR for article in Danish women's magazine, 25/07/1992; fax from Seamus McAleavey, Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary Action, Belfast, enclosing two article relating to MR's speech to the Oireachtas [Irish Parliament] in which she referenced her sorrow at the ongoing violence in Northern Ireland, 07/10/1992; typed letter from ABC TV [Australian Broadcasting Corporation] thanking MR for interview and enclosed VHS tape, 09/11/1992; copy of "Evropa" Magazine, Moscow, published by "the EC Commission to promote its interests in Russia", with article on MR, and official translation which was sent by Richard Fallon, Irish Embassy in Moscow via Press Office, Department of Foreign Affairs, 09/1992-27/11/1992; correspondence from All Hallows College, Dublin, to MR in 2001, in relation to an exhibition they were putting together to include video of address MR gave as President at the College's 150th anniversary on 23 July 1992, with permission signed by MR, 16/03/2001.

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Material relating to press coverage of President Mary Robinson (MR), 1991, including press release for The PR Club's January social event which featured discussion on "The Making of a President", 15/01/1991; handwritten letter from Paddy Shortall with photocopy of article on MR in Polish newspaper/magazine Spotkania, 06-12/03/1991; typed letter from Robert Green, ARD German Television, London Bureau, which had accompanied a VHS copy of three stories on MR, 25/03/1991; faded fax from Labour Party with results of Sunday Press Opinion Poll on satisfaction of public in MR as President, 16/04/1991; handwritten note on compliment slip from Geraldine Jamieson, Manx Radio, Isle of Man, which accompanied cassette tape of programme on MR which aired 22nd and 25th December 1991, 18/12/1991.

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Material relating to press coverage for President Mary Robinson (MR) [1990-1997], including typed letter from cartoonist Martyn Turner to Bride Rosney, referring to caricature he had done of MR and which includes a miniature drawing Turner did of one of husband Nick Robinson's own cartoons; business card from Simon O'Hanlon, Advertising and Public Relations Manager, Bord Fáilte, possibly related to interview MR did for the Tourist board in 1991; compliment slip from Marienne, "Madame Figaro" magazine, France thanking Bride Rosney, Special Adviser to the President, for all the help [for article on MR in magazine?].

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