Note, in + McQuaid’s hand, saying Mr. Dowling is not authorised to make certain comments.

File relating to legal matters including bequests of Rosanna Lawler, A. Rochfort, James Gunning Alcorn, and Annie Dowling. 7 items 108/10. File relating to 18 Upper Rutland Street. Mentions bomb damage [North Strand Bombings] to the house. 108 items

File relating to the new church in Bluebell and the acquisition of a site from Marie Dowling. 30 items

Dowling, John J., South William Street, Dublin, regarding a claim for injury to his back while in the army.

Dowling, 3 Orwell Park. Asking permission for her son to atten the Dalton Tutorial Institution, Leinster Road, a co-educational school which is run by a member of the Jewish faith. Fr. V. Steen, Rathgar parish, writes to Dr. O’Connell, secretary to +McQuaid. Request refused.

Note from Br. Dowling for +McQuaid stating that +Paicachy, S.J. is staying in Marino for a new days. He is meeting with the Christian Brothers and the Loreto Sisters and hope to call on the Archbishop. Annotated by +McQuaid. Jhansi

Copy of letter from +McQuaid to Mr. Dowling informing him that he is not unwilling to give the public the total sum collected for Northern distress, when the total is known.

• Letters and petition from Mary Dowling, 63 Leinster Road,

Memo stating that since the resignation of Bob Quinn, Jack Dowling and Lelia Doolan, things are settling down at R.T.E. Eoghan Harris is the principal agitator but he appears to be getting little support from the staff in general. The unrest caused by the suppression of creative programmes believed to be in the public interest. They alleged that R.T.E. was playing up to commercial concerns by suppressing programmes which dealt with irregularities in prices, sales of goods.

Copy of letter from Fr. J.A. MacMahon to O.G. Dowling, Director, Dublin Diocesan Press Office, thanking him for his full and quick report of the meeting of Grille in St. Andrews yesterday, and for briefing him.