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RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra. Concert held at Leisureland, Galway. Includes printed concert programme with details of works performed and biographies of musicians and conductors.

RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra. Concert held at Leisureland, Salthill, Galway, conducted by David Brophy and lead by Alan Smale. Includes printed concert programme with details of works performed, biography of Brophy and list of members of the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra.

RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra. Concert held at Leisureland, Galway. Includes printed concert programme with details of works performed and biographies of musicians.

RTÉ Musicians of the Future Finalists. Concert held at the Aula Maxima, National University of Ireland, Galway. File includes concert management checklist detailing artist booking, tickets, programme, media and venue; typescript press release issued by Music for Galway publicising the concert; photocopy of list of winners from the 1998 RTÉ Musician of the Future Festival; copy of press review from [Galway Advertiser] covering the concert at the Aula Maxima; TS biographies of finalists David McRory, John Killian Ryan and Doreen Curran. Correspondence includes copy TS letters sent by Madeleine Flanagan, Administrator of Music for Galway to the finalists, (Riona Ó Duinnínwas the fourth finalist) inviting them to play a concert in Galway (11 May 1998) Typescript and manuscript letters between Flanagan and McGrory, John Killian Ryan and the other finalists discussing arrangements for the concert, travel, programme and fees (26 May - 27 Nov 1998) TS letter from Flanagan to Jane Carty, Music Department, RTÉ, Dublin 4, "At a meeting last week [our] Board members commented on the very high standard of professionalism of the young musicians. . . They were a joy to have. . ." (28 Jan 1999)

RTÉ Musician of the Future Competition Finals. File includes press releases and details of the finalists in the RTÉ Musician of the Future Competition and details of the works performed at the event held at the Aula Maxima in University College Galway.

RTÉ Musician of the Future Class Finalists 1992. Printed programme from the concert featuring information on individual finalists and works performed. Also includes is a TS press release issued by Music for Galway publicising the concert.

RTÉ Millennium Musician of the Future Winner and Finalists. Concert held at the Aula Maxima, National University of Ireland, Galway. File includes printed concert programme with details of works performed and brief biographies of the finalists Peter Tuite, Louisa Dennehy, Elizabeth Cooney and Andrew Porter.

File of press cuttings from Irish national newspapers with coverage of the 'Seven Days' controversy at RTÉ.

Files with letters between Carolyn Swift and staff in television and radio at RTÉ discussing play scripts and ideas submitted by Swift for production for radio and television plays. File also includes some correspondence discussing stage productions and print publication.

File 1 includes:
Letter from Swift to Dan Trenton, RTÉ, with synopsis of plays 'Resistance' and 'Documentary' (1977); Letters between Swift and Seamus Walsh, School Principal, seeking help with pantomime production (1977); letters re. submission of radio play 'The Plank Over The Stream' by Swift to the RTÉ Pearse Prizr/Duais An Phiarsaigh (1979); Letters between Swift and Robert Cooper, Head of Drama, BBC) re. scripts submitted by Swift (1979); Letter of application by Swift to an advert in the Irish Times seeking plays (1983) to Legit Theatre Company (1983); Letter from Swift to Shelagh [Richards?] discussing some of her plays (1981); Letter to Swift from Kieran Sheehy, Head of Radio Drama, RTÉ, with details of outline of next radio play series season (1984); Letter from RTÉ Radio of receipt of Swift's play, 'The Meeting' and later letter with offer of fee to Swift for the play (1984); Letter from John Lynch, RTÉ, to Swift, re plays (1987); Receipt of entry from Listowel Writers Week for entry of play to competition by Swift; Letter from Irish Stage and Screen to Swift with receipt of play submitted by Swift for competition (1991); Copy letter from Swift send script of her play 'Lady G' to Tubingen Anglo-Irish Theatre Group, Germany; Letter from Julie Lordan, The Sunday Tribune, responding to writing by Swift submitted for publication (1992); Flyer for the P.J. Carroll Playwriting competition; letter with information on play development sent to the Writer's Guild of Great Britain (1983). Also print copy of Prospectus for Office of Advanced Drama Research (Minneapolis, 1973).

File 2 Includes:
Letter from Kay Long to Swift re. broadcast of Swift's play 'Documentary' on RTÉ radio (1979); series of letters between Swift and the BBC re. play submissions by Swift and feedback on play options (1960s); Letters from Michael Imison at the Dr. Jan Van Loewen International Copyright agency, London, re. handling of options for the plays (1976); Letters between PJ O'Connor and Swift re. play submissions (1978); letters from Louis Lentin, Head of Drama - Television, to Colm Grant (a pseudonym of Swift) re. plays submitted (1978); submission letters of plays by Swift to Westward Television, Plymouth (1965); Associated Television Ltd, Herts, 1964; The Observer play competition (1968); Thames Television Ltd (1973); Theatre Royal York (1968); Memos from Lelia Doolan RTÉ, to Swift and to Chloe Gibson, discussing scripts and contracts for Swift (1968); Granada Television Ltd; Ray McAnally (1973); plays submitted to Everyman Playhouse, Cork; letters from RTÉ Drama Dept - Don Treston, Jack White, Maria Butler re. play's submitted by Swift (1977 - 1979).
Letters and Memos between RTÉ staff, Swift, Hilton Edwards, Jack White re. Milo O'Shea Show. (1962)

Letters from/to Carolyn Swift re. work at RTÉ television and radio. Includes memo from Donal Farmer re. discussion writing/editing work on various programmes by Swift (27 Jun 1969); Letter from Tom McGrath re. a series of dramas based on short stories (21 Mar 1968); from Rita Foran re. contract update for Swift (3 Oct 1966); Letter from Swift to Jack White, Asst' Controller of Programmes, RTÉ, and her concerns about an EBU series and how Ireland is represented in an episode from Norway and worries about her association with the programme (7 Nov 1966) and with letter of response from White to Swift re. 'misgivings' about a Norwegian script about Ireland "... the entire continent of Europe regards us as an island of lunatics". (10 Nov 1966); letter from Swift to Sheila Redmond, RTE Contracts Dept re. Norwegian collaboration (20 Oct 1966); Letters between Swift and Adrian Vale, RTÉ re. her adaptation of Lennox Robinson's play, The Far Off Hills (Mar 1967); Letter from Swift to David Kelly discussing script of 'Not So Green' and about a parody of 'She Moved Through the Fair' (14 Jul 1965); Letters between Swift and Michael Garvey, Programme Controller, RTÉ, her filling of job roles, advertising of roles and her contract status (30 Jan 1967); Letters between Bill Skinner of Muserights Ltd. (with Carolyn Swift) and Shannon Free Airport and Shannon Free Airport Development Co. Ltd. discussing proposal by Skinner and from Muserights to work as 'production consultants' on entertainment at venues of Bunratty, Knappogue and Kinvara, and broadly discussing tourism and entertainment options in the region (1967).