- Government of the Republic of Ireland
Northern Ireland Brooke/Mayhew Talks 1991-1992
WORK IN PROGRESS - IN THE FINAL STAGES OF EDITING A series of talks launched by Peter Brooke, Secretary of State for Northern in Ireland, which began in April 1991, and were carried on intermittently by Brooke and his successor, Patrick Mayhew, until November 1992.
Government of the Republic of Ireland
This is one of the 9 delegations in the convention, accounting for 11 of 131 people who took part.
Members (11):
| Name | Visualize | Details | Delegations |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Andrews | Visualize | Minister for Foreign Affairs (1992 - 1993); Minister for Defence and the Marine (1993–94); Opposition spokesman on tourism and trade, (1995–97); Minister for Defence (1997) Member: Committee on the Constitution (1967); New Ireland Forum (1983–84); British-Irish Inter-parliamentary Body (1990–92) Member of the Dáil (TD) (FF) for Dún Laoghaire, 1965–2002; Minister for Foreign Affairs, Republic of Ireland, 1997–2000. | Irish Government (Northern Ireland Downing Street Joint Declaration (1993)) , Government of the Republic of Ireland (This negotiation) |
| Joseph Brosnan | Visualize | Secretary General of the Department of Justice (appointed 1991) | Irish Government (Northern Ireland Downing Street Joint Declaration (1993)) , Government of the Republic of Ireland (This negotiation) |
| David Donoghue | Visualize | David Donoghue joined Ireland's Department of Foreign Affairs (Anglo-Irish Division) in 1975. He was to the Irish Permanent Mission to the UN (1987-1988); then posted to the Irish Embassy in London (1988-1991); then served as Irish head of the Anglo-Irish Secretariat in Belfast (1995-1999). Donoghue was an Irish government delegate to the 1996-1998 multi-party talks. | Irish Government (Northern Ireland Downing Street Joint Declaration (1993)) , Government of the Republic of Ireland (This negotiation) |
| Noel Dorr | Visualize | Born 1 November 1933. Joined the diplomatic service of the Department of Foreign Affairs in 1960. From 1980 to 1983 he was the Permanent Representative of Ireland at the United Nations in New York. From 1983 to 1987, Dorr was the Irish Ambassador to the UK. Secretary General of the Department of Foreign Affairs from 1987 to 1995. | Irish Government (Northern Ireland Downing Street Joint Declaration (1993)) , Government of the Republic of Ireland (This negotiation) |
| Pádraig Flynn | Visualize | Minister for Justice (1992 - 1993) Elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fianna Fáil TD (1977); Minister for the Environment (1987). Sacked from the cabinet in 1991 for support of a motion of no confidence in Taoiseach Charles Haughey. Instated as Minister for Justice by Albert Reynolds (1992-3). Appointed as Ireland's European Commissioner in 1993 | Government of the Republic of Ireland (This negotiation) |
| Robert (Bobby) Molloy | Visualize | Teachta Dála (TD) for the Galway West constituency (1965 to 2002); Fianna Fáil Minister for Defence (1977-1979); Resigned from Fianna Fáil and joined Progressive Democrats (1986); Minister for Energy (1989 - 1992). | Government of the Republic of Ireland (This negotiation) |
| Mr O'Malley | Visualize | Although there was no 'Mr O'Malley' listed as a delegate to Strand 2, his name appears in the British Government summary record of the Strand 2 meeting held on 24 July 1992. We have no further information regarding his identity. | Government of the Republic of Ireland (This negotiation) |
| Irish Government Representative | Visualize | Statements, decisions and papers attributed to the Irish Government delegation. | Irish Government (Northern Ireland Downing Street Joint Declaration (1993)) , Government of the Republic of Ireland (This negotiation) |
| Joseph Small | Visualize | Attended Strand 3 meetings for the Brooke/Mayhew talks and meetings of the Anglo-Irish Liaison Group. | Irish Government (Northern Ireland Downing Street Joint Declaration (1993)) , Government of the Republic of Ireland (This negotiation) |
| John Wilson | Visualize | Tánaiste | Government of the Republic of Ireland (This negotiation) |
| Seán Ó hUiginn | Visualize | Seán Ó hUiginn was head of the Anglo-Irish Division of the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs, 1991-97. He served as Irish ambassador to the United States between 1997 and 2011, and was subsequently Irish ambassador to Germany. Ó hUiginn was instrumental in the negotiation of the Downing Street Joint Delegation in 1993 and was an Irish government delegate to the 1996-1998 multi-party talks. | Irish Government (Northern Ireland Downing Street Joint Declaration (1993)) , Government of the Republic of Ireland (This negotiation) |