Typed minutes from the ‘V’ Committee meeting. The following items are mentioned in the report: The credentials of Mr. O’Neill, a teacher of philosophy at the Peoples’ College, queried. He was a Scholastic in Belvedere and a brilliant student, somewhat cynical, but a good Catholic. Mrs O’Connell, agitator against the cruelty of children in schools, is to speak to the Irish Housewives’ Association. The estimated number of Teddy-boys, Teddy-girls and Vicky-boys is 500. Their haunts are the Ballerina, the Orchard Rooms and the Four Provinces. Objectionable literature is being sold by Bamba Books 3-4 shops in city. Permission needed to read Communist journals.

Typed minutes of ‘V’ Committee meeting. The following items are mentioned in the report: Fr. O’Connell spoke to the Lord Mayor regarding her presiding at the Anti-Nuclear Armaments meeting. She was grateful as she had not known the position. A full report was received on Farrington and Morrison. Mrs. Mary O’Connell is the editor of The Plough. More information sought on her. Sam Mooney is a Communist and a member of the Irish Workers’ League. Mrs McAuley she is causing some trouble in the Irish Housewives Association. Fr. Clarke is to check if she is on the Adoption Board. Fr. Maguire reports a Scientology centre in Monkstown at which there seems to be three Maynooth Professors attending.

Typed letter to Fr. Michael P. O’Connell from L. O Muirthe regarding Brittas National School. The Department want to replace it with a new school: the Manager, Fr. Ryan, is not prepared to take steps to replace the school as he considers good enough for its purpose. The Archbishop’s ‘good office’ is requested to gain Fr. Ryan’s co-operation.

Typed letter to Fr. Michael P. O’Connell from L. O Muirthe regarding Brittas National School. The Department want to replace it with a new school: the Manager, Fr. Ryan, enclosing a copy of Circular on the Regulations for Primary School Certificate Examination, .

would like to believe that the Minister’s surprise will cease as the source of its information was ‘close’ to the Dept. of Education. 38A/7. 11 September Typed letter to +McQuaid from + D. Mageean, Bishop of Down and Connor, informing him that he had given permission to John O’Connell to attend T.C.D. on certain conditions. 38A/8/1. 16 October Handwritten letter to +McQuaid from Edward G. Gleeson, 2 items

Copy of typed letter to Sean McEntee, Minister for Local Government and Public Health, from Michael P. O’Connell, Secretary, informing him that St. Patrick’s Home, Navan Road, is now part of the parish of Chapelizod and that Fr. Bernard McMahon is its Chaplain.

Copy of typed report to M.P. Wallace, Engineering and Town Planning Dept. from the Dublin Planning Officer, regarding the Proposed Statue of Our Lady of Lourdes in O’Connell Street. The Archbishop and he agree that the matter might be deferred until the possibilities of a more worthy site are explored.

Typed letter to Fr. C. Mangan from Patrick J. Quinn, Architect, suggesting a meeting with the Archbishop regarding the Proposed Monument to Our Lady of Lourdes in O’Connell Street.

Typed letter to + McQuaid from Michael O’Connell. Sister M. Frances Teresa, St. Louis Convent Secondary School, Rathmines, informed Fr. O’Connell that one of her teachers, Miss Sara Ita Daly, is a Communist. Miss Daly denied it when asked. Colonel Michael Hefferon told him that Miss Daly was a member of the Communist Party since 1967. The dismissal of Miss Daly would be opposed on ‘political’ grounds Col. Hefferon thinks. 672A/1. 8 February 1971 Article from The Evening Press titled ‘The Left- wingers’. 672A/2. 9 February 1971 Article from The Evening Press titled ‘Irish Communist Organisation’. 672A/3. 10 February 1971 Article from The Evening Press titled ‘Communist Party of Ireland’. 672A/4. 11 February 1971 Article from The Evening Press titled ‘The Internationalists’. 672A/5. 12 February 1971 Article from The Evening Press titled ‘The Irish Workers Group’.

Typed letter to Fr. O’Connell from L.B. Walsh-Atkins, British Embassy, sending him Interpreter and The Search for Peace.