Letter from David Thomson, Drama Department, the British Broadcasting Association, Broadcasting House, London to Ciarán Bairéad, Beechmount House, Turloughmore, County Galway, telling that the hare programme which he helped him with so long ago will be played on Christmas Day at 9.10pm. He hopes that he will be able to get it in the west of Ireland.

Letter from David Thomson, the British Broadcasting Corporation, Broadcasting House, London, to Ciarán Bairéad, saying that he is not sure when there is a repeat, but he will let him know when it is happening.

Letter from David Norris, University of Dublin, Trinity College, informing Boyle of the new Hirschfeld foundation in Dublin, which provided support for the Gay community and asking if Boyle would act as an honorary trustee for the body, along with others such as Prof. Mary McAleese.

"Letter from David Marcus, Literary Editor, ""The Irish Press"", Dublin, to Eugene Watters rejecting his story ""The Christmas Ass"", commenting that he would be happy to consider other stories or poems he might like to submit."

"Letter from David Marcus, Literary Editor, ""The Irish Press"", Dublin, to Eugene Watters thanking him for his story and he will let him know. He continues that he is unaware of any literary agents dealing in poetry, and that even the good agents only deal in stories where they have a novel from the same author. He would be delighted if he were on the panel to review books, and comments that he will be in contact when books in his area come up."

"Letter from David Marcus, Literary Editor, ""The Irish Press"", Dublin, to Eugene Watters saying that he enjoyed ""The Drowned Piano"" but agrees that to print it in the New Irish Writing page would be to put it out of context, ang that it would be better suited for publication in a literary magazine. He enclosed a slim book for him to review, and perhaps send back around 600 words."

"Copy of letter from Eoghan Ó Tuairisc to David Marcus thanking him for his ""decisive handing"" of ""The Drowned Piano"". He enclosed another sequence ""Initiation"" for his comments. He agrees with him that working on these pieces is taxing ""…but in this solitude one writes in a trance, quite absorbed, weaving thematic patterns in a way that is more akin to verse than to prose narrative"". Thanks him for ""Davis, Mangan, Ferguson"" and promises a review in a few days."

"Letter from David Marcus, Literary Editor, ""The Irish Press"", Dublin, to Eugene Watters thanking him for his recent letters and book review, which he hopes to publish. Says that he will read the second part of the novel soon and tell him what he thinks would be the best course to get it published. Ends by asking if he can put his full name at the end of the review."

"Letter from David Marcus, Literary Editor, ""The Irish Press"", Dublin, to Eugene Watters thanking him for his poem ""To Pluto"". ""It is full of delights and echoes of itself and hidden beauties that are revealed more and more on each reading"". He promises to publish it when he gets the chance. He comments that he will read the section over Easter, and that his book review will be appearing the following Saturday."

"Letter from David Marcus, Literary Editor, ""The Irish Press"", Dublin, to Eugene Watters asking for a little more time to consider ""Initiation"". ""I still am uncertain about it""."