Typed report. The following items are mentioned in the report: The Differential Rents Association held a meeting in Crumlin. Attendance included Lemass and Briscoe. All aspects of rent system discussed. McCarthy, Secretary, said it would be best to leave things as were rather than have Prescott and Communists represent them. Grumley, a postman in Pearse Street PO, is being used by the Communists. Mrs Sheehy-Skeffington has resigned as Secretary of the IHA due to ill health. The ICA refused to allow the IHA affiliate with them. Fr. Twohig promised to give Councillor Matt Cullen the history of Trinity and the Scholarship Scheme but has not done so.

Letter from +Toolen to +McQuaid outlining the need for Sisters to work in the new parish of St. Pius X. They would help run a school for coloured children. The parish would provide a home and pay for utilities and assist in their start up. Their salaries would be on a par with any paid in the country. He mentions Mgr. Tom Cullen and his nephew, Fr. Tom Nunan.

Letter from Mgr. Tom Cullen to +McQuaid discussing the recent ordinations in Spring Hill College. He also asks if there have been any developments in finding Sisters for the Diocese. He mentions he will arrive in Cobh in August with +Toolen and + Frank McCormack and hopes the Archbishop will be able to join them on a trip to Glendalough.

Letter from Tom to Fr. Bill regarding a house, Summer Ville, in Sutton/ Howth, which Cardinal Cullen purchased for Clonliffe students from Christo Gore-Grimes.

19-21 November 1971 Papers given at the Conference on Poverty in Ireland. Includes papers from Dr. Ivor Browne, Helen Burke, Marie Cullen, Fr. Joseph Dargan SJ, Dick Doyle, Fr. B. Geoghegan, John Leonard, Jennifer Rice, Sr. Stanislaus Kennedy and Mary Whelan.

Typed report on Fianna Fail Organisation on Dun Laoire-Rathdown. During the past eighteen months there has been an underhand move to hurt Sean Brady T.D. and boost the Booth Bros., Lionel and Basil. Basil started the controversy in County Council on the topic of Scholarships. Matt Cullen pointed out that the minority in the Republic got far more concessions in percentage to their population than the Catholics. Brady blamed by the Booths for letters to the Press disassociating himself and the FF Party from the action of the Booths. Heated debate followed. De Valera met Sean Brady and Councillors from A. Brady threatened to resign from FF if Booth does not apologise. A man called Dolski must be treated with caution. Uneasiness with some members of the Pork Butchers’ Branch of the Workers Union of Ireland (WUI). Larkin wants them to have the same hours as Beef Butchers and has threatened strike even though victory would cause economic problems. No. 37, Pembroke Road reported sold.