Printed season programme detailing Rough Magic productions for 1991.

Printed programme from Rough Magic AIB 'Seeds' Showcase production, featuring production of "Dying City" by Christopher Shinn and directed by Des Kennedy and also "Serious Money" by Caryl Churchill, directed by Aoife Spillane-Hinks and also new play readings of "The Door that Sings Bellini" by Maria Elner, directed by Lynne Parker and reading of "The Rapture Index" by Ciarán FitzPatrick, directed by Tom Creed. Staged at the Project Arts Centre, Dublin. includes introduction from Lynn Parker of Rough Magic; biographies of creative team and images and biographies of cast members.

File includes copy of article by Etienne Rynne: "The Round Tower, 'Evil Eye' and the Holy Well at Balla, Co. Mayo.", published in "Dublin and Beyond the Pale: Studies in Honour of Patrick Healy", edited by Conleth Manning, 1998. File includes three original editions of the broadside, "The Saturday Magazine", published in London, issues are from 29 Jul 1837, 30 Jun 1838, and 16 Feb 1939. File includes some MS research notes and drawings and also postcards with images of round towers in Ireland and internationally, some written and sent to Rynne. File 2 includes assorted research articles retained by Etienne Rynne.

Material relating to the case of Roy Johnston, amicably separated, his new partner of many years Janice Williams, and their daughter and the wish to establish whether Ireland was in breach of the European Convention on Human Rights in prohibiting divorce, 1980-1989 (and therefore the right to re-marry). Both the European Convention and the European Commission they submitted to initially found lack of divorce did not breach convention, but it was found that their rights were being violated, in particular the child's in relation to "illegitimacy" (she was illegitimate because they could not remarry), and as an illegitimate child was denied many rights including inheritance without will. European Court found no case for divorce or remarriage, but did find that child being denied legitimacy was against their rights. Status of Children Act 1987 removed this distinction of "illegitimacy".

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Material in this file consists of correspondence, legal submissions, and other material 1980-1982, including photocopy of report "Divorce - Public Opinion Omnibus Research," May 1980, prepared for Independent Newspapers Ltd by Lansdowne Market Research Ltd; ringbound document "Cases For Europe", Divorce Action Group, with cover letter for MR from Maire Bates, 12/11/1980 which includes nine letters, anonymised, given as case studies; copies and original correspondence between MR and Maura Bates, solicitor, 28/07/1981, 25/09/1981, 16/02/1982, 16/07/1982; draft typed appendices including power of attorney n.d.; photocopy of cover from H.C. Krüger (Secretary to the European Commission of Human rights) to Maire Bates, 10/11/1982; typed document "J. et al v Ireland, Application No. 9697/82 Observations of the Applicants Made in Reply to the Observations of the Irish Government on the Admissibility And Merits of the Above Application"; draft scheme for oral presentation.

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Typed application submitted to the European Commission of Human Rights under Article 25 of the Convention For the Protection Of Human Rights and fundamental Freedoms, which has notation; handwritten notes; copies of draft affidavits for Roy Johnston and Janice Williams-Johnston with some information to be redacted; draft typed joint and individual petitions of Roy Johnston, Janice Williams-Johnston and Nessa Doireen Williams-Johnston, 198[1?]; ringbound case documents including Statement of Facts, Arguments in Support of the Joint and Individual Petition, Relief Sought, Joint Application for Legal Aid and Table of Appendices 198[2?]; ringbound case documents including photocopies of birth certs for Roy' first and second families, information on his pension, and will and copy of his separation agreement with his first wife Mairin Johnston [1982?]; photocopy of document "Council of Europe European Commission of Human Rights Decision of the Commission as to the admissibility" in case of René GODOY against Switzerland, 05/10/1981?; photocopies of Roy Johnston's Will (03/1981), separation agreement (19/09/1982)*

*Includes details on name, age and address of Roy P.W. Johnston, Janice Williams-Johnston and daughter Nessa Doireen Williams-Johnston (2 yrs old).

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Material in this file consists of correspondence, legal documentation, handwritten case notes, background material and press cuttings, 1983, including handwritten case notes of both MR and William Duncan (B.L.); typed memorandum on Divorce from Peter Sutherland [03/1983?]; photocopy of typed document "J. et al v Ireland, Application No. 9697/82 Observations of the Government of Ireland" 198[?]; photocopy of cover letter from M O'Boyle, For the secretary to the European Commission of Human Rights, to Máire Bates with attached teletext listing who would be representing the Irish government at the Oral hearing in October of that year (Peter Sutherland, SC, Attorney General of Ireland, Dermot Gleeson, SC, James of Reilly, Counsel), 16/02/1983; handwritten letter from Denise Vella to Mary Robinson (MR) asking for information on the case and comparing it to similar movement for divorce in Malta, with copy of typed response 17/03-05/04/1983; photocopies of correspondence between H.C. Krüger (Secretary to the European Commission of Human Rights) Maire Bates, solicitor, 07/04-14/10/1983; letter to Máire Bates relating to Legal Aid for Johnstons, 04/10/1983; dinner receipt for MR, Hotel Terminus-Gruber, Strasbourg, 06-08/10/1983; photocopy of typed article by William Duncan, SC and Senior Lecturer in Law, Trinity College Dublin, "The Divorce Ban and the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms", n.d.; draft typed document with notation "European Commission of Human Rights Oral Hearing On Admissibility And Merits of Application No. 9697/82-Johnston v Ireland Responses To Government Submissions", [10?]/1983; photocopy of typed document on stamp duty under the Family Home Protection Act, n.d.; photocopy of typed letter from J.P. McNabola, Joy, Mackay and Company Chartered Accountants, to J. O'Connor, O'Connor, Kavanagh Limited, relating to marriage breakdown in Ireland and the tax implications, 03/10/1983; seating plan of European Commission of Human Rights, listing members, possibly for the oral hearing, October 1983; communiqué issued by the Secretary to the European Commission of Human Rights stating that following the hearing on 7/10/1983, the application was deemed admissible, 12/10/1983, with cover letter from M O'Boyle to M Bates 21/10/1983; handwritten letter from Máire Bates to MR relating to travel expenses, 27/11/1983; MR's signed copy of typed transcript of hearing, 07/10/1983*; press cuttings 11/09-10/10/1983.

[Archivist's note 1:- The correct spelling of Ms Bates' first name is Máire, although she is also listed as Marie and Maura in some of the correspondence]

*Some pages removed and placed in restricted file as contains information on the applicant's children.

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Handwritten notes; MR's draft presentation at Oral Hearing on Admissibility And Merits of Application No. 9697/82, 10/1983, with notation; 2 photocopies of document "Council of Europe European Commission of Human Rights Decision of the Commission as to the admissibility" in case of Johnston/Williams- Johnstons v Ireland 7/10/1983*;

*includes details on name, age and address of Roy P.W. Johnston, Janice Williams-Johnston and daughter Nessa Doireen Williams-Johnston (2 yrs old)
[Archivist's Note - The correct spelling of Ms Bates' first name is Máire, although she is also listed as Marie and Maura in some of the correspondence]

Material in this file consists of correspondence, legal submissions, reports and cuttings, 1984-1985, including photocopies of correspondence between H.C. Krüger (HCK), Secretary to the European Commission of Human Rights, (or M O'Boyle on behalf of HCK) and Máire Bates, solicitor, 16/03/1984-27/07/1984; correspondence and copies between Máire Bates and Mary Robinson (MR), 05/04/1984; drafts and copies of correspondence between MR and Mona O'Leary, solicitor [who has taken over from Máire Bates?], between MO'L and HCK and later between MO'L and European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) 06/09/1984-02/12/1985; handwritten case notes; photocopy of request of the European Commission of Human Rights to bring Johnston case before ECHR, 21/05/1985; photocopy of claim for fees/expenses under a grant of legal aid, ECHR, 1985; correspondence between T Alexander Aleinikoff, Associate Professor of Law, University of Michigan Law School, and MR, 19/09-03/10/1985; photocopy of claim for Just Satisfaction Under Article 50; copy of typed Memorial of Applicants Johnston and Others v Ireland, 11/1985; photocopy of typed document "Memorial of the Government of Ireland" in Johnston et al v Ireland case, 26/11/1985; cuttings 13/05-08/07/1985.

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Council of Europe European Commission of Human Rights Application No. 9697/82 R, Johnston and others against Ireland, Report of the commission (adopted on 5 March 1985); notes and some correspondence which names child.

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