Handwritten report saying that Sam Nolan and Deasy are going to seminar in Czechoslovakia. Selected by IWL at the request of the British Communist Party. Their subject is: ‘The Relationship between the Church and Trade Unions’. O’Riordan was in Moscow for May Day. Wonders what Eamon Byrne is doing here. Is he trying to start a branch of Connolly 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.

St. Audeon’s Boys’ National School Principal, pointed to the ruinous condition of the area. The letter was sent to Alderman John McCann, T.D., and forwarded to M. O’Brien, Co-Ordinating Technical Officer. The Parish Priest, shopkeepers and residents all wish to have the area rebuilt. The population was decreasing and the jobs of teachers were in jeopardy. Fr. T. Barry, P.P., wrote to P.J. Hernon, City Manager, emphasizing that the area is ideal for residential accommodation. O’Byrne argued that since the Dept. of Education sanctioned the building of a new school this in itself was evidence that a considerable amount of residential accommodation would be retained for several generations. -1967

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 note on Mrs. Byrne. She is on the track of a narcotics distributor in Co. Wicklow who supplies “the younger set of the upper crust”. May ask the Minister to set up some kind of FBI group to apprehend the guilty.

Typed report, written by Una Byrne, on the meeting of The Republican Forum. Aim of the meeting was to get people who were interested in the plight of the people of Kenya to form an association, ‘The National Council of the Friends of Kenya’, and channel money and clothes to them.

Handwritten report on Communist Activity from Fr. Byrne. Deals with the distribution of The Soviet Weekly in CIE and a Christian Brothers’ School in Dublin.

Letter from B. Byrne, Bray to +McQuaid regarding regarding an article on the book written by John and Mary Ryan, [‘Love and sexuality’]. Annotated by +McQuaid. (see no. 315)

Note from Fr. James Ardle MacMahon to + McQuaid informing him that Grille might appear on the ‘Late Late Show. Fr. Tuohy asked by Gay Byrne to appear on the programme.

Article in the Sunday Press entitled Gay Byrne defends