Letter from +Byrne to +McQuaid thanking him for setting up a burse for one of their students of St. Francis College, Pugu, in care of the Irish Holy Ghost fathers. The young man selected is Caspar Ndalio.

Handwritten letter to Fr. Martin from Fr. Martin Byrne, Arran Quay, with a short statement.

Letter from Patrick O’Byrne, St. Anne’s, to Fr. MacMahon forwarding some recommendations on the possibility of a connection between the chaplaincies of Dundrum Vocational School and chaplaincies of neighbouring parishes. 1 item

• Correspondence between Gertie Searson, +McQuaid, +Michael Browne, Galway, Fr. Laurence Redmond and Patrick Byrne, Crumlin regarding articles on contraception and marriage. Many of the articles were written by Nurse McEnroy. Also mention of Angela McNamara. Statement by +McQuaid marriage and family planning. Copies of Journals & Newspapers 26 November 1971

Letter from +Robinson to +McQuaid enclosing the Bene Merenti medal for Miss Rosanna Byrne.

Report on the Irish Workers’ League. General feeling is that the League is losing ground. At their meeting at Mansfield Corner their speakers were attacked, so the League has gone underground. Last summer it held camps at Dundalk, Skerries and Killybegs. Excursion to Enniskerry ended with a drunken orgy. Links between the IWL and the ‘folk university’. Information on Miss Annie Peach, Miss Hilda Verlin, Sean Nolan the following need watching: John Byrne, Patrick O’Neill and Stephen Daly. John Dalton has returned to Church.

Typed letter to +McQuaid. States that Una Byrne reported that Tony Coughlan is lecturing at Trinity. Copy of Irish Democrat enclosed showing photo of him. Mentions formation of the Newsvendors’ Association.

Typed letter to Fr. Diffney from Una Byrne. The IHA had a Brains’ Trust in the Mansion House. Fr. Corcoran was well able for Donal Nevin and held his own. Mr. Maloney, Secretary of the Contemporary Club, has resigned. Will be a loss as he kept an eye on liberal speakers. Replaced by Miss Pepita Keating, daughter of Justine Keating. The Communist Party have converted No. 37, Pembroke Road into flats. Are holding meetings in Pembroke Hall. She (Una) refuses admittance, but Art McArdle reporting to her.

Typed report on CPI and KO activities. The following items are mentioned in the report: a talk was given on Sean O’Casey (a loyal supporter of IWL) by Patrick Carmody. Paul M. Sekiya, Secretary of the Fellowship of Reconciliation in Japan, is to speak at the home of Mr. Alfred Bewley under the auspices of the Dublin Society of Friends’ Peace Council and the Irish Pacifist Movement. A small Left -Wing Labour group has been started by Matthew Merrigan and John Byrne. Its policy is anti-coalition.

. Byrne, Una.. Telephoned to say that Michael O’Riordan was standing for election in Dublin South Central. She felt nuns in area should vote, even for Fine Gael. (Communists)