File of records from the Field Day Theatre Company's production of Thomas Kilroy's play Double Cross, starting with a performance in Derry (11 February 1986), then touring Ireland with a run at The Gate Theatre, followed by a run at the Royal Court Theatre, London. Directed by Jim Sheridan; starring Stephen Rea, Kate O'Toole, Richard Howard. Containing correspondence (with Margaret Ramsay Ltd, Field Day, members of the public); printed programmes and promotional material; newspaper reviews including a copy of Theatre Ireland (May/August 1988) with an article about the play by Gerard Dawe. Including legal correspondence with Ramsay (and memorandum of agreement, 28 May 1985), correspondence from biographer Charles Lysaght, Jim Sheridan, from Séamus Deane (fragment letter); article in magazine Play and Players (March 1986). Also including correspondence from late 1992/ early 1993 between Kilroy's agents, the BBC World Service, and a member of the viewing public, suggesting that the play was produced by the BBC and broadcast in 1992, with [Stephen Rea].

File of photocopied press-cuttings from The Irish News , The Irish Press , The Sunday Observer , The Independent on Sunday further reports on the contacts between the British government and the paramilitaries, and the ensuing 'war of words' over the authenticity of some of the records published by the British government. Including key articles by Mark Rosselli for The Observer entitled 'Ulster foes exposed on secret path to peace', and by David McKittrick for The Independent on Sunday entitled 'Disbelief in Britain's words...'; both with marginalia and markings by [Éamonn Downey].

File of letters between Lionel Pilkington, Lecturer in English, University College Galway (NUI Galway) and Mary and Pearse O'Malley, discussing his research on the Lyric archive and on "Over the Bridge" by Sam Thompson, among other plays. Responses and opinions on these plays are given by Pearse O'Malley. Also includes material relating to the launch of the Lyric Archive at University College Galway Hardiman Library, with exhibition catalogue, brochure, as well as photographs of Pearse O'Malley with Pilkington and Marie Reddan, University Librarian, UCG.

File of correspondence and other documents regarding the PICT production of Thomas Kilroy's play Henry, running from 31 August to 24 September 2005. Directed by Andrew S.Paul; with Richard McMillan, Ben Hersey, Martin Giles. Including correspondence between the director, the author, and the cast; rehearsal schedule; historical research done for the director; printed programmes and fliers (one advertising Stephen Rea's participation, otherwise replaced by Richard McMillan); press reviews (some focussing on the Equity trade union's case preventing Stephen Rea from performing in the US). The theatre programme includes a piece by Kilroy entitled "Adapting Pirandello". Also including a letter from Chris Luthin originally enclosing draft of an interview with Kilroy; interview by Thierry Dubost with director Paul. [This belongs together with the preceding three items, production and rehearsal scripts.]

Files relating to the publication of a festschrift in honour of Helen M. Roe, edited by Etienne Rynne and published by the Glendale Press for the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland in 1987.

File 1: Includes offprints of chapter by Etienne Rynne included in the volume entitled "A Pagan Celtic Background for Sheela-Na-Gigs"; Press cutting of interview with Helen M. Roe by Elgy Gillespie on the occasion of Roe's 90th (1985); MS notes by Rynne notes to be for the Royal Irish Academy (RIA) for the press following Roe's election to the RIA; List of those recommended for election to the RIA, Mar 1984;Letter from RIA to Rynne acknowledging Roe's nomination for election to the RIA by Rynne (Nov 1983); Review of "Images from the Past"; Correspondence between Rynne and Glendale Press discussing the publication process for the volume; Correspondence between Rynne and contributors to the volume, including Sir John Galvin; and others including Brendáin Ó Ríardáin, Director, National Museum of Ireland; Dr. Colm Ó hEocha, President, University College Galway; Prof. John O'Scanlan.

File 2: Includes correspondence between Etienne Rynne and Helen M. Roe, Ellen [Nell] Prendergast, National Museum of Ireland,, Invitation to the launch of the volume at the Royal Irish Academy, Oct 1987; printed flyer with contents details for the volume; black and white photograph of Etienne Rynne presenting Helen M. Roe with a bouquet of flowers on the occasion of the book launch at the RIA, Oct 1987. Later letters from Prendergast to Rynne outline her plans to undertake a report chronicling the history of the National Museum of Ireland. Also additional material from 1999 includes a press cutting of an obituary for Prendergast, from the Irish Times, May 1999.

File 3: Includes correspondence between Etienne Rynne and Glendale press regarding publication of the volume; Joe Marron, National Museum of Ireland; Aidan Duggan, RIA, regarding the election of Helen M. Roe; Cormac Bourke, London; Ellen [Nell] Prendergast, National Museum of Ireland; Dr. Colm Hourihane; Breandáin Ó Riárdáin; J.P. MacHale, UCD.

File 4: Letters between Etienne Rynne and contributors to the book, including Anthony Weir, Co. Down; Elisabeth Munksgaard, National Museum of Denmark; Charlotte [Blindheim], University Museum of National Antiquities, Oslo, Norway; Dr. Ann Hamlin, Dept. of Environment, Northern Ireland.

Files include reports produced by Michael Rynne from his engagement as a visitor to Free State soldiers recovering in hospitals from wounds received during Civil War hostilities. Weekly reports include name of hospital, patient details, pay information and details of sanitation, clothing, treatments and other information.

An Article 19 report on behalf of the International Committee for the Defence of Salman Rushdie and his Publishers and edited by Carmel Bedford on behalf of the Committee.

Report drafted by Article 19 and including an introduction by Frances D'Souza of Article 19.

Printed programme from "Festen" produced by Polish company TR Warszawa at the Abbey Theatre under the heading of 'Ireland and Europe'. Includes note from Pat Cox, MEP on "Ireland's Uniquely European Year"; article entitled "Rapprochement: European drama at the Abbey" by P.J. Matthews, a note from the Ambassador of the Republic of Poland to Ireland, article entitled 'Redefining the Home Movie" by Michael Dwyer, article entitled "Staging the Unspoken" by Colm O'Gorman, Director of One in Four. Also includes biographies of cast members.

Fax letter from Harrington, Department of Foreign Affairs, Political Division, Human Rights Unit, Dublin, to Boyle and writing at the request of the Minister of State for Overseas Development and Human Rights, Mr. Tom Kitt, T.D., inviting Boyle to chair a seminar on the theme of "Towards Development of the E.U. Policy in Relation to Human Rights Defenders." Further details of the seminar are outlined. Attached is a copy of a letter by Kevin Boyle and addressed to John Biggar, Head, Human Rights Unit, Department of Foreign Affairs, Dublin, enclosing papers from the Association of Human Rights Institutes Essex conference on U.N. Human Rights Reform, letter dated 23 Sep 2003.