Typed letter to +McQuaid from Denis Larkin, T.D., Lord Mayor, inviting him to the film premier of Helen of Troy. The premier is in aid of the Mansion House Coal Fund.

Copy of letter from +McQuaid to Fr. Larkin asking him to discretely investigate the true conditions of a possible dispute.

Larkin, Mrs. Kathleen, 41 Kennelsfort Rd., Palmerstown, Co. Dublin. She asks the Archbishop to intervene in the printers’ strike so as to help resolve it.

Larkin, William, 23 Wilfield Park, Ballsbridge. Asks the Archbishop to consider the forming of a society for the purpose of voluntarily improving the youth of the city, especially the deprived.

. Typed letter to Senator M. Colgan, Drumcondra, from D. J. Duffy, Secretary, Committee of Inquiry. Refers to certain statements he (Colgan) made regarding the alleged Communist infiltration into the Labour Party. Enclosed is a copy of Deputy Larkin’s letter denying the allegations made against him and seeking an opportunity to answer specific charges. The Committee consider that they are bound in justice to have the evidence presented in a formal manner. Accordingly Senator Colgan is invited to attend a meeting with Mr. Larkin so that he will have an opportunity to reply.

Report of a meeting at the Mansion House, chaired by Peadar O’Donnell. Speakers included Mr. Koininge from Kenya, Jim Larkin, Donal Nevin, Mrs P. Rushton and Mr. Briscoe, T.D. Koininge spoke with restraint considering the way his family was treated by the British Government. O’Donnell asked people to join the Republican Forum, an organisation being set up to help African people.

Typed report on CPI and KO activities. The following items are mentioned in the report: Mick McCarthy’s criticism of William Norton, Minister for Industry and Commerce, for visiting America and attempting to get American industries located here. He called for the nationalization of Irish banks. He said that Russian children were better off than Irish children regarding social security and education. He went on to say that prices of essential goods should be controlled and that differential rents be stabilized. The special Larkin anniversary (9th) meeting was held on the 30th January. Joe Deasy gave a talk on Larkin, episodes from recordings of plays, poems and recordings were listened to.

Typed report on CPI and KO activities. The following items are mentioned in the report: little activity of IWL no general meetings “until Russian action in Hungary had ceased to be front-page news.” Executive to meet in homes of members. New Books to remain closed. No sales of Irish Workers’ Voice. Sam Nolan’s lecture abandoned. Jeffares and Carmody attend meeting of Irish Association for Civil Liberties on ‘Capital Punishment’ Sean O’Faolain in the Chair Brendan Behan one of the speakers. Letter from ‘An Irish Worker’ to traders in Dublin Fruit Market asking if James Larkin is a Communist. Letter in response to Workers’ Union of Ireland demanding that the employees of traders compel them to join a trade union. Otherwise dockers would ensure that no fruit trader’s vehicles be loaded at the docks.

Typed report on CPI and KO activities for week ending 4 February 1957. The following items are mentioned in the report: John Nolan to meet Executive Committee of the British CP to obtain financial help not optimistic. No Executive meeting of IWL on 29 January 1957 to allow members to attend the 10th Anniversary commemoration of the death of Jim Larkin. Ceremony presided over by Brendan Corish, T.D., Minister for Social Welfare. R. M. Fox, author of ‘Jim Larkin, the Rise of the Underman’, spoke. At the IWL meeting on 4 February Sam Nolan spoke on the effect of recent international events on world Communism. Dublin unemployed discussed. Left-Wing Labour expected to meet regarding the line of action for the forthcoming election. Dublin Trades’ Council and the Council of Irish Unions to meet and arrange action for unemployed. Mass demonstration outside Employment Exchange planned for Sunday, 10 February.

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.