File sof assorted research documents, including academic articles and papers, official reports such as Report of the Criminal Legal and Review Committee and also a selection of papers copied from the Eamon De Valera archive and also other legal and government sources regarding the Irish Constitution.

Photocopy of TS document being a report of the inaugural meeting of the Legal Action Group, held in London and stating the group's aims and goals and ongoing work and interests. Includes TS copy letter from Boyle to Gill Kushlick, regarding the possibility of setting up a Haldane Lawyer Society for Northern Ireland. (15 June 1976)

Hardcover notebook, in alphabetical order, listing cases that Boyle was involved in, detailing case name and total fee incurred for legal services.

Files of documents relating to Press, media and broadcasting in Ireland. Specific areas of interest are libel, defamation, Section 31 media ban, work with the Law Reform Commission, the Press Council of Ireland, regulation of the press, the case of Betty Purcell V. Ireland and other such related matters. Includes files, documents and reports issued by National Newspapers of Ireland.

Report published by National Newspapers of Ireland, Dublin and entitled 'Press Freedom in Ireland: A Draft Report' prepared by Prof. Kevin Boyle and Marie McGonagle, University College Galway. (c. 120pp) File also includes a summary of the draft report. (3pp); Print copy of "The Bar Review", Issue 1, Vol. 1, June 1996, with review of book by Marie McGonagle on Irish media law.

Files relating to events at this conference, 'Taking Liberties: The Media and the Law', being the annual conference of the Bar of Ireland, including programme of speakers; copy of report 'Reporting of Litigation and Potential Litigation: The Extent and Ap

Copy of a report commissioned by the National Newspapers of Ireland and prepared by Prof. Kevin Boyle and Marie McGonagle, University College Galway. 68 pp (2 Copies). File also includes press cuttings of stories and coverage from various Irish newspapers on issues of libel; press release of briefing on the report by Boyle and McGonagle for various editors of Irish newspapers; comment on the report from Hugh J. O'Flaherty, S.C.; (Sep 1989) and correspondence between Kevin Boyle and others including Marie McGonagle; Mr. Justice Niall McCarthy, offering comment and feedback on the report (6 Jan 1989); Remarks made by Kevin Boyle at the launch of the report; Douglas Gageby, Editor of the Irish Times with Hayes & Sons Solicitors, Dublin; and also minutes of meeting of the Committee on Press Freedom and Libel, (Sep 1994) discussing libel and journalistic standards.

File including responses made by Kevin Boyle and Marie McGonagle to the Law Reform Commission regarding libel law (15 Oct 1991); Submission by the National Newspapers of Ireland to the Law Reform Commission on the Law Reform Commission's Consultation paper on Contempt of Court (2 Oct 1991) and a copy dates 6 Oct 1991; research and notes on contempt of court sent from McGonagle to Boyle (3 Sep 1991, 11 Nov 1991).

Responses from Kevin Boyle and Marie McGonagle to the Law Reform Commission Consultation Paper on Defamation (31 May 1991);
Submission made by National Newspapers of Ireland made to the the Law Reform Commission on the same matter (22 May 1991);
Further correspondence between Kevin Boyle and others includes with Marie McGonagle (15 Nov 1991)
Michael O'Kane, Editor Sunday Press, regarding comments by Willie O'Dea, T.D. on need for reform of Ireland's Libel laws (24 Aug 1992);
Frank Cullen of the National Newspapers Ireland, further fax correspondence with McGonagle regarding drafts of comment and report on libel; the Hon. Mr. Thomas A. Finlay, Chief Justice of Ireland, Dublin, 15 Jun 1992;
Padraig Flynn TD, Minister for Justice, Dublin regarding the L.R.C. report on defamation (20 Jul 1992);
Mervyn Taylor, T.D., Minister for Equality and Law Reform, regarding comment on defamation law reform (19 Jul 1995).
File also contains a folder including documents entitled 'Background to NNI Defamation Bill, Summary of NNI in-house practice NNI Preliminary discussion document on defamation law reform, a letter from Frank Cullen, NNI, to an Taoiseach Albert Reynolds T.D., regarding reform of the defamation law. (21 Apr 1994),
Copy of text of address made by the NNI to an Taoiseach (3 May 1994) and other documents relating to this submission and case on defamation law reform.

Copy of report, 'Media and Accountability: The Readers' Representative in Irish Newspapers', commissioned by National Newspapers of Ireland and prepared by Prof. Kevin Boyle, University of Essex and Marie McGonagle, University College Galway. (June 1995); an invitation from National Newspapers of Ireland to Prof. Kevin Boyle to the launch of the report, to be launched by Mervyn Taylor, Minister for Equality and Law Reform, Dublin. (12 Jun 1995) and text of comments of Boyle and McGonagle made at the launch of the report. Also press cutting from the Irish Independent regarding the launch of said report.