File of letters between Kevin Boyle and Peter Taylor, Journalist. Letters include:
TS letter from Boyle to Taylor outlining position on Palace Barracks, Co. Down, which was used as a venue for detention, interrogation and maltreatment of individuals suspected of terrorist activity (9 Oct 1979);
TS guidelines for being interviewed and appearing on TV, c1970s;
MS postcard from Taylor to Boyle, thanking Boyle for his letter and details on Palace Barracks, R V Flynn and Leonard (22 Oct 1979);
Copy TS letter from Taylor's Secretary, G. Hoban, thanking Boyle for his contribution to Panorama programme on Extradition (15 Mar 1982);
Letter signed by Taylor again thanking Boyle for his contribution and saying "The programme caused considerable ripples here". (23 Mar 1982);
Further letters thank Boyle for contributions to BBC programmes such as Panorama on topics such as Donnelly Case, Diplock, sends Boyle congratulations on winning the Donnelly case (1984) and other Northern Ireland related issues.

Files related to the New Ireland Forum. The Forum was set up to facilitate consultations on establishing lasting peace in Northern Ireland through democratic process. Four parties took part in the Forum, Fianna Fail, Fine Gael, Labour Party and S.D.L.P. Kevin Boyle submitted a written submission to the New Ireland Forum and along with Tom Hadden submitted and published works on the the recommendations of the Forum.

File of manuscript notes of research and drafts by Kevin Boyle concerning his submission and comments on the New Ireland Forum.

TS and MS correspondence between Kevin Boyle and various others concerning the New Ireland Forum.

File of TS and MS letters between Kevin Boyle and others including Colm Ó hEocha, Chairman of New Ireland Forum, Dr. Tom Hadden, Queen's University, Belfast; Prof. Desmond Greer, Queen's University, Belfast; Wallace Kirwin, Secretary, New Ireland Forum an

TS and MS correspondence between Kevin Boyle and others regarding the New Ireland Forum, including, Wallace Kirwin, Secretary of the New Ireland Forum; Michael Lillis, Assistant Secretary, Dept of Foreign Affairs; A.M. Connelly, Faculty of Law, University College Dublin; Dr. Colm Ó hEocha, Chairman of the New Ireland Forum; Michael Willis, Assistant Secretary, Dept. of Foreign Affairs; [Jim Elliott]; Vernon Bogdanor; Bernard Crick, Nether Liberal House, Edinburgh, Scotland; Superintendent T.J.C. McGovern, Private Secretary to Commissioner of Garda Siochana; Prof. John Whyte, Dept. of Ethics and Politics, University College Dublin; The Editor, Belfast Telegraph and Brian Girvin, Dept. of Modern History, University College Cork.

TS and MS letters between Kevin Boyle and others regarding the New Ireland Forum, including Wallace Kirwan, Secretary of New Ireland Forum and Dr. Tom Hadden, Queen's University, Belfast. By this time Kevin Boyle had moved to Australia as a visiting professor as La Trobe University. Boyle and Hadden discuss drafts and outline for their joint publication, Ireland: a Positive Proposal. Letter from Wally [Walter] P. Kirwan, Department of the Taoiseach, th
king Boyle for previous letter and commenting on Boyle and his work for the New Ireland Forum, also wishing Boyle well ahead of his trip to Australia (La Trobe University) for seven months.

A4 notepad with manuscript notes by Kevin Boyle on various aspects of Human Rights in Northern Ireland, including Corrymeela Estate in Northern Ireland, Anglo-Irish relations, economics, constitutional study, communal rights and other such issues.

Correspondence between Seaghán Mac Énrí and Peadar Ua Laoghaire, Caislean Ua Liathain, Co. Chorgaighe.

Letter from Peadar Ua Laoghaire, Caislean Ua Liathain, Co. Chorgaighe to [ ], discussing the use of "is" in the Irish language. He advises, "When analysing Irish a person must put English out of his head". He disparages the work of grammarians, calling them "a pack of Asses!" He advises that Irish and English forms of the interrogative are totally different.