State papers: Robinson's gift to Irish centre was already on sale in their own shop at discount price

Former President of Ireland Mary Robinson.

President Mary Robinson expressed annoyance about research on suitable gifts by embassy officials after she presented a gift to an Irish centre in Britain that she discovered was available on special offer in the centre’s shop.

Files released under the 30-year rule show the President’s secretary, Peter Ryan, and special adviser, Bride Rosney, raised several issues that concerned Ms Robinson at a meeting with Government officials in Áras an Uachtaráin in January 1992.