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Copy minute to the Secretary, Executive Council, from JP Walsh, Secretary, Department of External Affairs, 3 January 1931, stating that the Minister wishes to obtain the approval of the Executive Council for the conferring of the Cross of the Legion of Honour on the Countess of Granard by the French Government.

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Minute

Copy minute to the Secretary, Department of External Affairs, unsigned, 6 January 1931, stating that the Executive Council have no objection to the proposal of the French Government to confer the Cross of the Legion of Honour on the Countess of Granard.

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Minute

Statement of the facts of the case of David O Shea sentenced to death for the murder of Ellen O'Sullivan, circulated by the Department of Justice, 23 July 1931. Ellen O'Sullivan left her home at Knocknaloman, County Cork on the 8 February 1931 to cycle to visit friends at Rathmore, County Kerry. On her return journey she was murdered. David O Shea was found guilty. He was described by the judge as `a low degenerate with sex perversion'.

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Statement

Extract from the Executive Council Minutes, 28 July 1931, stating that they had given consideration to the case of David O Shea who was sentenced to death for the murder of Ellen O'Sullivan. `It was decided that the case did not warrant recommendation to mercy and that the law must take its course'.

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Extract

death sentences

Newsclipping from the `Irish Times', 21 October 1952, `An Irishman's Diary', by Quidnunc. This refers to the bye-election for National University seat in the Senate left vacant by the death of Mrs Helena Concannon. The piece discusses the candidacy of Dr McHugh who was nominated by, among others, Dr Lorna Reynolds.

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Quidnunc

Irish Times

Newsclipping from the `Irish Times, 17 April 1954, Letters to the editor, `The Vanishing Irish', by Maureen C Ahern, Limerick, relating to the population questions raised by Dr Geary. She states that the Catholic church denounces contraception and abortion but not the limitation of families.

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Maureen C Ahern

Irish Times

Letter to John A Costello, Taoiseach, 6 November 1954, from Mary F Davidson, Acting Secretary to the Parliamentary Labour Party. She states that for a considerable period the Labour Party has received representation indicating a strong demand for the extension of full civil rights to public servants, something which the Labour Party have agreed to support. She states that the Party have requested her to write stating their opinion that legislation should be introduced giving full civil rights to public servants as soon as possible since the Local Government elections take place next year.

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Letter

Copy letter to Senator Mary F Davidson, Acting Secretary to the Parliamentary Labour Party, from the Taoiseach, 11 November 1954, acknowledging her letter and asking for more precise details `as to the scope of the phrase "full civil rights to public servants"'.

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Letter

Letter to the Taoiseach from Mary F Davidson, Acting Secretary to the Parliamentary Labour Party, 15 November 1954, stating that full civil rights to public servants means the same civil rights as those enjoyed by other Irish citizens, notably the right to join political parties, stand for election and take part in political activities.

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Letter

Letter, marked personal, from the Taoiseach to the Tanaiste, William Norton, 26 November 1954, enclosing letters from Mary F Davidson and asking for his personal comments in a strictly unofficial nature.

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Letter