Handwritten minutes of ‘V’ Committee meeting. The following items are mentioned in the report: Discussed statements by Mr. Lynam and Mr. Leonard regarding Dublin boys going to Communist youth camps in Northern Ireland. Mrs. Una Byrne seems to be the source of information. She told Col. Tony Lalor and Fr. Killian, OFM. Committee feel that the report of the camp is fictitious. Michael O’Riordan is forbidden from holding any office in the Union for five years. A letter from Fr. Michael O’Neill in The Irish Times on the Irish Workers’ Party was discussed letter from Mrs. Gray said to be “immature and childish”. Commission Defensio Dei: Michael Noonan is offering to give lectures on Communism in schools. + McQuaid said nobody had permission to give any such lectures.

Typed minutes of ‘V’ Committee meeting. The following items are mentioned in the report: the Russian Trade Union Movement approached Mr. R. Roberts, Secretary, Irish Congress of Trade Unions to seek active co-operation between the two unions. An enquiry will be made to the International Catholic Federation of Trade Unions for their opinion of this approach. The Workers’ Party of Ireland is active. Mick O’Riordan has resigned from CIE to devote himself to development of the Party. It is now clear that the Irish Workers’ Party is the Communist Party in the Republic of Ireland.

Typed confidential report of the speech made by Michael O’Riordan, Secretary, IWL, at the 50th October Revolution Celebrations in Moscow, 7 November

Handwritten letter to + McQuaid from Fr. Cyril P. Crean. The address in Nelson Street was used by the Socialist Groups up to two years ago. Denis Walsh was Secretary of the Socialist Youth Movement. Was Chairman of the IWL until replaced by Michael O’Riordan.

Handwritten report saying that Sam Nolan and Deasy are going to seminar in Czechoslovakia. Selected by IWL at the request of the British Communist Party. Their subject is: ‘The Relationship between the Church and Trade Unions’. O’Riordan was in Moscow for May Day. Wonders what Eamon Byrne is doing here. Is he trying to start a branch of Connolly Association?

Typed copy of a letter to Mr. B. O’Riordan, Irish Embassy, Canberra, from Mgr. A.R.E. Thomas, National Director, requesting particulars of pilgrimages.

Letter from Fr. Willian O’Riordan to +McQuaid informing him of the sale of ‘Leinster Hall’ and asks that he direct him as to the maximum he should make.

Curran, J. The Mgr. writes that Professor O’Riordan will propose + McQuaid as Life Fellow and will notify the election to him.

O’Riordan, William, The Laurels, Tallaght. He has started a crusade to replace the statue of Nelson with that of Our Lady of Lourdes.

Typed copy of the minutes of the ‘V’ Committee meeting. The following items are mentioned in the report: at a recent Postal Workers’ Union election Sean Moore was not allowed to speak Des Brannigan was elected Murphy is the new Secretary and seems to be “under party discipline” Mr. Murtagh, their solicitor, was “booted out without warning” and has joined the IWL. A priest told a Committee member a boy informed him that he was trained as a Communist by his father. If the father deviated the boy would report him. During the last (general) election Michael O’Riordan, a bus-conductor, stood for election. When it was rumoured that a letter from the Archbishop was to be read at Masses it seems that protests were arranged in all churches in the constituency. O’Riordan is very affable.