"Press release issued by the Language Freedom Movement containing extracts from the address given by Mrs. Joan O'Brien, N.T., President of the LFM, during meeting of the Dealgan Debating Society, Dundalk, in the Derryhale Hotel. The title of the address was ""The Irish Language - Why is it a source of Controversy?"" Addresses issues including the importance of communication, the paradox of the current Irish education system, the importance of democracy, and Irish heritage. "

Press release issued by the Language Freedom Movement welcoming Labour's new language policy, which makes Gaelic an optional rather than a compulsory subject for any Certificate examination. In the countdown to the 1969 general election, this means that Fianna Fáil are the only political party in favour of compulsory Irish. The press release also praises Desmond Fennell's recent proposal: 'Plandáil Chonnachta' (see G44/5/3), a proposal to establish new Irish speaking communities in the Gaeltacht areas of West Galway, loosely based on the idea of the Kibbutz in Israel.

Press Release outlining the success of the Language Freedom Movement's by-election campaign in Cork and Limerick, and announcing its intention to mount similar campaigns as they arise.

Three copies of a press release issued by the Language Freedom Movement discussing its leaflet and poster campaign during the Limerick by-election.

Press Release issued by the Language Freedom Movement responding to comments made by An Taoiseach Jack Lynch regarding the LFM campaign in the Cork by-election. Mr. Lynch objected to the reporting of the answers given by Fianna Fáil to the six questions put to all candidates (see G44/1/2/5). This press release qualifies what was reported, and asks Fianna Fáil to clarify its stance on language policy.

Press release announcing that the Language Freedom Movement will produce a badge for those members who wish to wear one. This was decided at the Council's AGM on 21 April 1968, where it was also decided to commission a study of language policy looking at the constitutional rights of parents and schoolchildren. A postscript indicates the Honorary Secretary's report and results of the Mini-Plebiscite are enclosed, however they were not included in the collection.

Press release outlining an experiment being conducted by the Language Freedom Movement, the 'mini-plebiscite'. 10 basic questions on language policy and related matters are being distributed with the aim of attracting responses from 10,000 Irish people, non-members of the LFM.

Four copies of a press release issued in response to recent statements in the press that suggested the Language Freedom Movement played a part in the parents' plebiscite in Ahascragh, Co. Galway. In this press release, the LFM denies involvement, but supports the will of the parents who want to play a part in their children's education. Concludes that compulsory Irish is now a Fianna Fáil policy, with both Fine Gael and Labour having declared they will make Irish an optional examination subject.

Press release objecting to a campaign to mount a 'Gaelgeoirí only need apply' notice on a job advert for Telefís Éireann. Responds to claims that the Language Freedom Movement is a front for Fine Gael. Gives an overview of the aims of the LFM. Refers to the recent Census which indicated that the population of Leitrim had fallen more steeply than in Gaeltacht areas.

Press release outlining the six questions put to all candidates of the Cork and Limerick by-elections by the Language Freedom Movement, and summarising the answers given by each political party. Questions relate to primary, secondary, and tertiary education, public service recruitment, and the 1965 White Paper on the Restoration of the Irish Language.