State papers: Reynolds said courtesy call by Mary Robinson to British queen 'should not be encouraged'

Former Taoiseach, Albert Reynolds 

Confidential government files have revealed that Taoiseach, Albert Reynolds, felt in April 1992 that a courtesy call by President Mary Robinson to Queen Elizabeth “should not be encouraged". 

Newly released files from the Department of the Taoiseach under the 30-year rule hint at the Government’s unease at being pressed by Ms Robinson later that year to approve of her paying such a call to the Queen in May 1993 as part of a proposed visit to accept an honorary degree from Oxford University.