Speeches and addresses made by Mark Durkan MLA, Deputy First Minister, Northern Ireland Assembly.

Speeches by Mark Durkan, Deputy First Minister, including text of speech at 32nd SDLP Annual Conference, Armagh City Hotel (2 Nov 2002); speech "A Bigger Ireland, A Bigger Europe" at a conference on the future of enlargement of Europe at City Hotel, Derry, 11 Oct 2002; Speaking notes from Hugh Logue to Durkan on "Today's Debate" - Mantra is "No Going Back" (8 Oct 2002); Ireland-Harvard Conference, Waterfront Hall Belfast (19 Sep 2002); Text of "The Struggle Against Sectarianism" (10 Sep 2002); SDLP Press Office release of speech by Durkan at Beal na mBlath, Co. Cork, on the anniversary of the killing of Michael Collins, 25 Aug 2002; Text of opening address by Durkan to the John Hewitt Summer School, Garron Tower, 29 Jul 2002; Text of address by Durkan to Ennis Chamber of Commerce at Dromoland Castle, Co. Clare, 1 Mar 2002.

Speeches by Mark Durkan, Deputy First Minister, including text of speech "From Grievance to Governance" to the Oxford Union (26 Feb 2002); Draft text and notes for "North Down Unionist Association Speech - Joined Up Politics" Nov 2001; Address by Durkan to Antrim Borough Council Civic Dinner, Dunadry Hotel, Co. Antrim (22 Feb 2002); Draft speech text for Durkan at Opening of Brussels Office (30 Jan 2002); Text of speech "The Vision of a Nation where Nationalism and Unionism Rhyme", Portcullis House, Westminster, 12 Dec 2001; Draft speech to Trinity Students Union (30 Oct 2001); Speech by Durkan to Party Conference, Slieve Donard hotel, Newcastle (11 Nov 2001);

Speeches by Mark Durkan, Deputy First Minister, including text of speech by Durkan (as SDLP Leader) to the National Forum on Europe in Dublin Castle (21 March 2002); text of comments by Brid Rodgers, including congratulations to Mark Durkan on his election as Leader of SDLP; File also includes A4 refill pad of manuscript notes by Hugh Logue for talks, speeches and addresses by Durkan.

Statements and speeches made by Mary Robinson, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights as follows: statement by Mary Robinson 'On Item 9' - Questions and violations of Human Rights and Fundamental freedoms in any part of the world. Situation in

Text of speech entitled "Protecting Human Rights: The United States, the United Nations and the World" by Mary Robinson, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and being the John F. Kennedy Library and Foundation Special Program Series on 'Responding to Te

Files of speeches, both draft and final texts of speeches delivered by Séamus Mallon and as drafted/annotated by Hugh Logue, as well as texts of speeches delivered by David Trimble, and others.

Text of statement from the office of First and Deputy First Ministers Designate, David Trimble MP and Séamus Mallon MP, respectively, 18 Dec 1998, with updates and reports on the implementation of the Good Friday Agreement (1998); Draft text of speech for Séamus Mallon MP to Our Lady of Mercy Girls School (2 Dec 1998); text of address by David Trimble MP to the Irish Association, Co. Wicklow, 20 Nov 1998; Text of speech by David Trimble MP to the Chamber of Commerce of Ireland (19 Nov 1998); 'Part draft speech by John Hume', untitled, beginning "Now is the time to deploy our strength in Europe"; Text of address by Séamus Mallon MP to the 28th SDLP Party Conference, Newry, Co. Down, 13 Nov 1998; text of address by Prime Minister Tony Blair MP on "Modernising Central Government" (3 Nov 1998)

File of speeches including address given by Séamus Mallon MP to Irish Belgian Business Association, 6 Nov 1998 "Cross-border development to be set in Supportive European Union Framework"; Speech by Mallon to the Institute of European Affairs and Northern Ireland Group, "Europe, Our New Frontier", Brussels, (5 Nov 1998); Speaking notes for response to Mr. Trojan (by Mallon); Address by Taoiseach Bertie Ahern, TD, at opening meeting of the IBEC-CBI Joint Business Council, 29 Oct, 1998; text of keynote speech by R.B. Spence made at the SOLACE Annual Conference re. local government, 29 Oct 1998; Text of statement by Séamus Mallon MP and by David Trimble MP, Deputy and First Ministers Designate respectively, to the new Northern Ireland Assembly, 26 Oct 1998; text of comments from BBC Spotlight programme, 20 Oct 1998 from Hanan Ashrawi (Former Palestinian Negotiator), Shimon Peres and F.W. De Klerk; text of talk by Austin Morgan, "Cross-Border Co-Operation" at Grosvenor Hall, Belfast, 7 Oct 1998; Draft text of speech by Hugh Logue "Cross-Border Reconciliation -The Changing Political Context", Grosvenor Hall, 7 Oct 1998.

File includes text of speeches: Speech by Rt. Hon. David Trimble MP, Northern Ireland First Minister, To Labour Party Conference (30 Sep 1998); Text of speech by Séamus Mallon MP, Northern Ireland Deputy First Minister to Labour Party Conference, 30 Sep 1998; Speech by Rt. Hon. John Prescott, Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, Labour Party Annual Conference (30 Sep 1998); text of speech by Mo Mowlam, MP, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Labour Party Annual Conference, 30 Sep 1998 (note: includes ms annotation by Hugh Logue); Text of speech by Rt. Hon. Tony Blair MP, Prime Minister and Leader of the Labour Party , Labour Party Annual Conference (29 Sep 1998); Briefing notes on the speech of Rt. Hon. Tony Blair, Labour Party Annual Conference (29 Sep 1998); single page headed "DRAFT Labour Party Speech" by Hugh Logue; Fax copy of speech sent by Anna Furey, European Commission Representation in Ireland, to the office of Hugh Logue (24 Sep 1998); Text of speech by Deputy First Minister Designate Séamus Mallon MP to the British Labour Party Conference, 30 Sep 1998 - NOTE 4 distinct copies present, all various drafts/versions, some with notes/comment by Hugh Logue.
Note: file also includes some additional material such as quotes from poems by poets and writers Louis MacNeice, John Hewitt and F. Scott FitzGerald. Also fax copy of Annex B document "First and Deputy First Ministers' draft Written Endorsement - opens with "We stand at a unique point in Northern Ireland's history" (28 Sep 1998).