TS letter signed by Murray Sayle and on Sunday Times headed paper, to Kevin Boyle, "I suppose one day we will learn what really happened on B Sunday". . .and adds further comment on Bloody Sunday. Sayle resigned from the Sunday Times in protest of his investigative article into the events of Bloody Sunday was refused to be published by the Sunday Times.
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MS note from [Cash] at National Council for Civil Liberties to Kevin Boyle, enclosing a copy TS document, pages 12, 13, 19, 20, which is a history of events in Northern Ireland with specific reference to the experiences, from childhood, of Kevin Boyle, Kenny Lennon, Sean Ruddy. The article seems to focus on Lennon but mentions Boyle throughout. Incidents of conflict and killing in the early 1960s and 1970s in Northern Ireland, mentions the Burntollet Bridge Ambush in focusing support for People's Democracy, includes comment from Boyle, and goes on to describe further influence by Boyle and Lennon in events in Northern Ireland.
TS copy letter from [G. Griffin], Secretary, New Zealand Association for Friendship with Irish Workers to Bernadette Devlin, inviting her to visit the group in New Zealand. "Apart from fundraising it is thought that your visit here would enlighten public opinion as to the real position in Northern Ireland, the reason for the recent disturbances in Belfast and Derry City and the claims of the N.I. Civil Rights Movement."
Letter from Prof. Osborogh, Faculty of Law, University College Dublin, to Boyle at Yale University, stating four [exam] scripts are being sent to Boyle for correction and further discussing updates on life in Dublin currently.
Letter from Osborough, Faculty of Law, University College Dublin, to Boyle at Queen's University, Belfast, discussing appointments and staff vacancies at the faculty, U.C.D.
Letter from O'Faoilain, Producer, RTÉ, Dublin 4, to Kevin Boyle at University College Galway, apologising to Boyle for making him contribute to a story on domestic abuse and divorce in Galway and then having to drop the program over legal proceedings rega
Manuscript letter from P. Duffy dated 23 April 1940 and sent from 23 Waterloo Place, Dublin. Praises "Pilgrims", saying that he saw the play twice, and that it was a "spiritual thriller." Envelope included.
Letter from Sloan, Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission, to Prof. Boyle, and discussing the upcoming launch of the first draft advice on the Bill of Rights to move to the consultation process prior to submitting final submission to the Secretary of State. Sloan invites Boyle to speak at this launch event. Sloan adds comments on the value of such a Bill of Rights and states "We need everyone to understand how it might be of benefit to them. I think this will be a bit easier now that we have a document to respond to and we aren't always dealing with preconceptions of what Rights mean."
Letter from Pan Collins, RTÉ, to Christopher Morris responding to comments regarding a possible talk on The Late Late Show about the language question. Advises The Late Late would be very willing to give the subject an airing, but encounter difficulties in trying to get a prominent opponent in the arena. Compliments Morris on his performance on 'Féach'.
TS letter from Pat Feeley, primary school teacher from Glenageary, Dublin, writing to John McGahern with memories from the 1960s and on reading The Barracks and also on raising the "John McGahern Case" - the censorship of The Dark and McGahern losing his teaching job - at an INTO meeting. Feeley describes in detail the comments of those present at the INTO Meeting regarding McGahern and his job loss and the novel.