Letter from +McNicholas to +McQuaid requesting the help of the Irish people in supplying food for the victims of the war. He encloses copies of correspondence of a circular to all Irish Bishops, as well as letters from John A. Costello.

Copy letter from McQuaid to John A. Costello inviting him and the Government to be present at the Liturgical Reception at the Pro Cathedral for Mgr. Felici.

Copy letter from McQuaid to John A. Costello, Taoiseach, stating that he has received an invitation to the Arus to witness the presentation of credentials by the new Nuncio. He discusses the misapprehension which has surrounded his attendance and states that ‘…it is a foregone conclusion for me, where the Taoiseach is concerned, that any cause of error on his part would be quite unwitting’. Mgr. Ettore Felici 1949-1951

Typed letter to +McQuaid from [ill], Office of the Minister for Finance. He is grateful to him for consenting to receive Lt. Gen. M.J. Costello as the Chairman of the Savings Committee and his offer to assist the Saving Campaign.

Two typed copies of a letter to John A. Costello, Taoiseach, from + McQuaid, expressing his surprise to read in the press the sudden determination of the Minister for Health to implement the Mother and Child Health Service. Encloses a copy of his letter to the Minister.

Two typed copies of a letter to Dr. Browne from John A. Costello. Regarding Dr. Browne’s letter of the 19th March, the answers to the queries are substantially contained in his letter of the 15th. On 10th October 1950 the Hierarchy wrote, informing him that ‘In their opinion the powers taken by the State in the proposed Mother and Child Health Service are in direct opposition to the rights of the family and of the individual.’ As the Hierarchy speaks of the dangers inherent in the proposals he cannot understand Dr. Browne’s opinion that he had satisfied the bishops. This is borne out by +McQuaid’s letter of 8th March. The withholding of approval for the scheme relates to the resolution of the Hierarchy’s objections.

‘Dr. Browne replaced by Mr. Costello: Minister’s Scheme Killed By Hierarchy Ruling’, and other articles. The Irish Times.

Two copies of ‘Costello denies Church move’, Irish Press.

ember 1968 Three letters of communication between +McQuaid and John A. Costello re. a Votive Mass on the beginning of the legal year.

Typed letter to Fr. Michael P. O’Connell, Archbishop’s Secretary, from John A. Costello seeking a job for an unemployed gardener.