Typed letter to +McQuaid from Brian Lenihan concerning St. Joseph’s School for the Blind, Drumcondra.

Typed letter to +McQuaid from Brian Lenihan explaining the Manager’s position, religious and moral formation, the position of Fr. Ryan, a sociologist who had done similar work in Limerick, Fr. O’Doherty’s reports.

Programme on the Lecture-Recital by Brian Boydell dedicated to the Quatercentenary Celebration of Claudio Monteverdi’s birth.

Typed letter from Dr. John F. O’Connell, T.D., to +McQuaid requesting the Archbishop to make representation to Dublin Corporation on behalf of Mr. Brian Keenan. Keenan, his wife and child live in a two bedroom house with fourteen other people.

Typed minutes of ‘V’ Committee meeting. Its function this year is to report to + McQuaid in detail on officials of the various trade unions. Each member was given 22 trade unions with names of officials. The V. Rev. Chairman had a report, compiled by the Knights of Columbanus in 1948, on Communist members and their activities. Fr. Crean was delegated to approach Colonel Callaghan, the Head of Army Intelligence, to update the list of Communist Party members. Information was sought on journalists Brian O’Neill, Tony Malone, Annie Kelly, Maurice Hickey, Don Rooney and Michael McInerney.

Copies of letters from J.A. MacMahon to + Joseph A. Carroll and Fr. Brian Wilkinson, Ballyboghill regarding a copy of a poster concerning a meeting to discuss the future of the priesthood in Dublin.

Typed letter to Fr. Diffney. Lord Killala and Felix Hackett have resigned from the Civil Liberties Association. More people should join that Association. Enclosed Bishop Philbin’s statement Comhair, an Irish paper, writing against Catholic teaching. Its editors are Donal O’Moran and Bob McGauran. O’Moran is a great believer in the Mother and Child Scheme and “is a first class chancer.” Sean Beaumont attended Prof. Thompson’s lecture when he spoke of infiltrating Irish societies. Comhaire attacked The Standard. Has heard nothing from Gerry Kerrigan. A Brian Cleeves is broadcasting for Hospital Trust.

-20 Letter from Edward MacSweeney to +McQuaid informing December 1964 him of his appointment at Chair of the National Film Institute. Annotated by +McQuaid. Also note from +McQuaid nominating the Minister for Justice, Brian Lenihan, as a member of the Censorship Appeal Board for Films.

Letter from Brian MacMahon, Blackrock to +McQuaid regarding the ‘Weekend’. He voices his concern over censorship and the Censorship Board and makes particular reference to Mr. Coyne, Chair.

• 5 February 1969 Letter from Fr. Brian Byrne to Fr. Williams regarding a film ‘Mundo Bizarre’. Newspaper advertisement attached. 4 items