File of letters and documents regarding the decision of the Irish Government to wind down the Irish Film Board / Bórd Scannán na hÉireann. Includes Press release by IFB / BSÉ with statement and points in response to "Government Decision to Wind Down the Activities of Bord Scannán na hÉireann" (June/July 1987); Statement from Association of Independent Film Makers in response to the winding down of IFB / BSÉ; Document "Economic Analysis of the State's Investment in Bórd Scannán na hÉireann"; MS and TS letters between Tiernan McBride and others including to P.J. [Mara], Dept of the Taoiseach (19th Sept [1097]; to Padraig Ó'hUiginn, Dept of the Taoiseach (9 Sep 1987), to Muiris Mac Conghail and Michael [ ] ; Letter from Private Secretary, Dept of the Taoiseach to Tiernan McBride, all discussing the decision and future status of the IFB / BSÉ.

Files of letters and documents relating to the drafting and development of tax incentives for production of and financing of films in Ireland.

Includes draft document "Draft of Proposed Tax Incentive for Film Production Financing" (1986). Document being an investment incentive overview presented by IFB / BSÉ, manuscript notes by Tiernan McBride on tax and finance incentives for Irish film; Minutes of Meetings of the Taxation SubCommittee of IFB / BSÉ. Includes correspondence to the Dept of the Taoiseach and to P.J. Mara re. tax, finances, and legislation for Irish film production.

File of letters relating to Cork Festival of Film (1984) (staging/timing/programming); Correspondence between Tiernan McBride and Cork Festival of Film, Phelim Donlon, Film Officer, Arts Council; Michael Algar of Irish Film Board. Also a draft document by Tiernan McBride "Film Festivals in Ireland" (17 April 1984).
File also includes correspondence and minutes of meetings relating to a proposed "Festival of Irish Film".

File of press releases issued by the Irish Film Board / Bórd Scannán na hÉireann with statements on various matters relating to Irish film production and to work of the IFB / BSÉ. Also includes press cuttings from various Irish media with news and coverage of assorted film related news and events in the 1980s.

File includes magazines published by IFB / BSÉ such as "The Irish Film Board Production Catalogue 2004 - 2005, brochures on "Incentives for Film Making in Ireland (c. late 1990s); fold-out A4 brochure with listing and images of Irish produced films; Issue 1 of Newsletter of the IFB / BSÉ (Dec 2001); Programme from Centenary Conference - "Projecting the Nation: International Cinema in an International Frame", includes handwritten notes by Lelia Doolan from the conference.

Print copies of Film Ireland magazine. Issues present include Issue 31 - Sep-Oct 1992; No. 33, Feb/Mar 1993; No. 74, Feb/Mar 2000; Winter 2009-2010; Issue 133 Summer 2010; Issue 134 Autumn 2010; Issue 137 Summer 2011; Issue 138 Autumn 2011.
Also issue of "Irish Film and Visual Arts" magazine, 1993.

Typescript document, with manuscript notes by Lelia Doolan, being "Film Institute of Ireland - Five Year Plan (1st Draft)." Minutes of thirteenth meeting of [Irish Film] Council (18 Apr 1994) and also audited accounts and report of the Irish Film Centre, 1994.

File 2 includes Minutes of the first AGM of the Galway Film Resource Centre Limited (no date); Galway Film Centre Policy document; Minutes of Board of Directors of Galway Film Centre Meeting 22 Jan 1993; Correspondence to Colm Ó hEocha and the Arts Council of Ireland. , also folder documents with AGM meeting documents (agenda etc.) from Galway Film Centre (2001).

File 3 includes Minutes and Agenda from AGM of Irish Film Institute, 23 Oct 1991; 6 Feb 1993; proposed membership list of Irish Film Institute [1993]; financial statement of IFI 30 June 1992; print issues of Irish Film Institute Newsletter Vol 1 No 1 Sep/Oct 1992; Vol 1, No 2, Dec/Jan 1992/1993; Pamphlet about the IFI; Season programme of film screenings by IFC Cinemas, Feb Mar 1993, Áras Scannán Eireann; Booklet "Cinema Ireland 1896-1950 From the Liam O'Leary Archives"; Booklet "Re-Viewing the Revolution Ireland 1916-23 on Film, presented by the IFI (1991). Print copy of report from Independent Cultural Entrepreneurs, Temple Bar, March 1994 re. Training-Enterprise development programmes in the cultural industries".

File 4 includes letters, agenda, and minutes of Irish Film Institute Council meetings, of which Lelia Doolan was a member, 1993 -1994.

Also print copy of issue of "Film West" magazine, published by the Galway Film Centre, issue Spring 1991; Winter 1991/1992; No. 12 Spring/Summer 1992; No. 34, [1998] and copy of "Reel Lines" newsletter "News from the West" from Irish film, Vol. 2, Issue 1, January 1997, by Pat Collins, editor of Film West. Includes photo of Lelia Doolan on front cover.

Issues of Film Base News - Ireland's Film Magazine, issues present for No. 5 Jan - Feb 1988; No. 27 Jan - Feb 1992.