Collections

Brendan O’Brien archive material relating to the All-Ireland Drama Festival 1953-1982

• Correspondence including letters from Beatrice Behan (widow of playwright Brendan Behan), Teresa Deevy (playwright), Maureen Delaney (Abbey actress and adjudicator), Hilton Edwards (actor and co-founder of the Gate Theatre) among many others.
• Signed messages/Letters by Eamon de Valera; Taoiseach Liam Cosgrave; Harold Wilson, British P.M.; President Patrick Hillary and President Mary Robinson.
• 3 Bound volumes of programmes from the All-Ireland Drama Festival 1953-1982
• Some loose programmes – gap 1983-87
• 26 annual festival programmes from 1988 – 2018 (Missing 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2019, 2022.
• Loose leaf vols of Brendan O’Brien’s ‘diaries’ of the Festival from 1953-1972.
• Seating Plan of Sportext Hall – thought to be the only one in existance
• 10 folders of miscellaneous (unsorted)material relating to ADcI, ADAI, the Drama Festival, Adjudicators reports, press cuttings etc.
• 6 original large format posters for the Festival for 1954, 1955, 1958,1959,1963,1964
• The Constitution of the Amateur Drama Council of Ireland
• Amateur Drama Bulletin, Vol 1, No. 1, 1964
• Gearoid O’Brien (ed) All-Ireland Drama Festival Athlone 1953-2002, 50 Glorious Years of Drama, (Athlone: All-Ireland Festival Committee, 2002)

Shannon Estuary Project Archive

• A variety of reports focusing on environmental and water quality management in the Shannon Estuary, including strategic studies, surveys, and water quality investigations (1987, 1989, 1992).
• Several reports for Aughinish Alumina Ltd, including quarterly environmental monitoring, studies on metal levels, and marine biological assessments.
• Integrated development and impact studies for Kilrush Creek Marina and offshore oil effects.
• Environmental monitoring programs, including chemical pollutant measurement in bivalves and reports on concentrations in oysters.
• Technical and strategic studies related to water supply projects in the Dublin region, including habitat and environmental assessments.
• Development frameworks and industrial location studies for the Shannon region, including support for offshore banking proposals.
• Reports and flyers related to food processing, industrial support, and regional development plans.
• Newsletters, flyers, and presentation materials related to Shannon Development and other local initiatives.
• A collection of handwritten notes, maps, and small reports on various environmental and industrial topics

Drama League of Ireland (DLI) Programme Collection

• A collection of programmes belonging to the late Pat Burke. He taught drama at 3rd level and was a major advocate of amateur drama, an adjudicator and member of a Dublin group.