The Simon Dalby Papers

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University of Limerick Special Collections Simon Dalby Papers

Reference Code: IE 2135 P28 Title: Simon Dalby Papers Dates of Creation: 1956-1993 (predominant 1978-1982) Level of Description: Fonds Extent and Medium: 15 boxes (535 files)

CONTEXT

Name of Creator: Dalby, Simon.

Biographical History: Material created and collected by Simon Dalby during the preparation of his MA Geography thesis, Political Ecology: A Study of the Irish Anti-Nuclear Movement, written for the University of Victoria (Canada) in 1982.

Archival History: Donated by Simon Dalby to Luke Ashworth for the University of Limerick in 1996. Held by Luke Ashworth until 2003, when the material was given to the University of Limerick. A small number of additional items were received from Simon Dalby in 2010.

Immediate Source of Acquisition: Luke Ashworth (2003) and Simon Dalby (2010).

CONTENT AND STRUCTURE

Scope and Content: The fonds comprises published and unpublished material collected by Simon Dalby for the preparation of his MA thesis. Published material includes articles; books, booklets and pamphlets; conference proceedings, speeches and public lectures; EEC communiqués; newsletters; periodicals; press cuttings; reports; and treaties and acts. Unpublished material comprises correspondence, minutes, reports, fact sheets, posters and other items created by Irish anti-nuclear groups including Alliance for Safety and Health (ASH), An Taisce, Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, CONSERVE, Donegal Uranium Committee, The Ecology Party, Friends of the Earth, Noxious Industry Action Group, Nuclear Opposition Wexford, Nuclear Safety Association, Socialist Labour Party, Trade Union Anti-Nuclear Campaign and UCC Nuclear Opposition Group. There are also notes created by Simon Dalby during the preparation of his thesis, including extracts from published material; notes taken during interviews, conferences and seminars; and notes on minutes and correspondence.

Appraisal, Destruction and Scheduling Information: All records have been retained except for some duplicates, which have been destroyed.

Accruals: Further accruals are unlikely.

System of Arrangement: The fonds has been arranged into three series: published material, unpublished material and notes by Simon Dalby. Within the series, items have been arranged alphabetically by type or creator.

CONDITIONS OF ACCESS AND USE

Conditions Governing Access: Unrestricted access to all items.

Conditions Governing Reproduction: Reproduction of the material is permitted, except for items dated after 1980 containing personal information.

Language/ Scripts of Material: English, French.

Physical Characteristics: Paper documents in good condition.

Finding Aids: A hard copy of the descriptive catalogue is available at the University of Limerick Special Collections. A searchable online catalogue will be made available on the Special Collections website in 2010.

ALLIED MATERIALS

Related Units of Description: A set of maps and holiday brochures found among the papers were transferred to the Ciaran McAnally Travel Collection, where they are available for consultation.

DESCRIPTION CONTROL

Archivist’s Note: Description prepared by Anna-Maria Hajba in July 2010. Email correspondence with Simon Dalby, together with his article, ‘The Nuclear Syndrome. Victory for the Irish Anti-Nuclear Movement’ (first published in Dawn Train No. 3 Winter 1984-85; http://www.innatenonviolence.org/pamphlets/nuclearsyndrome.pdf) was used in the compilation of the finding aid.

Rules or Conventions: Fonds and item level descriptions are based on ISAD (G) 2nd edition, 2000.

Date of Description: Finding aid prepared in April-May 2010 and revised in July 2010 on receipt of additional material. Contents

A. PUBLISHED MATERIAL (1956-1993) ...... 3 I ARTICLES (1976-1981)...... 3 II BOOKS, BOOKLETS AND PAMPHLETS (1956-1986)...... 7 III CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS, SPEECHES AND PUBLIC LECTURES (1974-1980)...... 14 IV EEC COMMUNIQUÉS (1978-1979)...... 18 V NEWSLETTERS (1975-1992) ...... 20 VI PERIODICALS (1975-1986) ...... 23 VII PRESS CUTTINGS (1974-1992)...... 25 VIII REPORTS (1968-1980)...... 28 IX TREATIES AND ACTS (1963-1993)...... 32 B. UNPUBLISHED MATERIAL (1974-1986)...... 33 I ALLIANCE FOR SAFETY AND HEALTH (ASH) (1982)...... 33 II AN TAISCE (1978-1984)...... 33 III ANTI-NUCLEAR MOVEMENT (VARIOUS LOCAL GROUPS) (1978-1980)...... 34 1. Membership Lists (1978-1980) ...... 34 2. Material Relating to Rallies and Mass Meetings (1978-1980) ...... 35 (a) Anti-Nuclear Rallies (1978-1980)...... 35 (1) First Anti-Nuclear Rally (1978)...... 35 (2) Second Anti-Nuclear Rally (1979) ...... 35 (3) Third Anti-Nuclear Rally (1980)...... 35 (b) Anti-Nuclear Mass Meetings (1978-1980)...... 36 (1) First Mass Meeting in Cork (1978) ...... 36 (2) Second Mass Meeting in Dublin (1978)...... 37 (3) Third Mass Meeting in Wexford (1979)...... 37 (4) Eighth Mass Meeting in Galway (1980)...... 37 (c) National Delegate Meetings (1979-1980) ...... 37 (1) First National Delegate Meeting in Tralee (1979)...... 37 (2) Second National Delegate Meeting in Kilkenny (1980)...... 38 (3) Fourth National Delegate Meeting in Cork (1980)...... 38 (4) [Fifth?] National Delegate Meeting in Wexford (1980) ...... 38 (d) Other Mass Meetings (1979)...... 38 (1) Anti-Nuclear Weekend in Cork (1979) ...... 38 (2) Anti-Nuclear Demonstration in Dublin (1979)...... 38 3. Fact Sheets (1978-1980)...... 39 IV CAMPAIGN FOR NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT (CND) (1980-1982)...... 39 1. Correspondence (1981-1982) ...... 39 2. Fact Sheets and Programmes (c. 1980)...... 40 3. Minutes and Reports (1980-1982) ...... 40 V THE COUNCIL OF NUCLEAR SAFETY AND ENERGY RESOURCES CONSERVATION (CONSERVE) (1975) ...... 41 VI DONEGAL URANIUM COMMITTEE (DUC) (1980-1981)...... 41 1. Correspondence (1980-1981) ...... 41 2. Fact Sheets (c. 1980)...... 42 3. Planning Appeals (1980-1981) ...... 42 4. Reports and Surveys (1980-1981) ...... 43 (a) Internal Reports (1980) ...... 43 (b) Report on Behalf of DUC (1980-1981)...... 44 5. Press Releases (1980) ...... 44 6. Seminar on Uranium Mining (1980) ...... 45 7. Other Items (1981)...... 45 VII THE ECOLOGY PARTY (LATER THE GREEN ALLIANCE) (1982-1983) ...... 45 VIII FRIENDS OF THE EARTH CORK (CFOE) (1978-1980) ...... 46 1. Correspondence (1979-1980) ...... 46 2. Fact Sheets and Brochures (1978-1979)...... 47 P28/

3. Press Releases and Statements (1979-1980)...... 48 4. Other Items (1979-1980) ...... 48 IX FRIENDS OF THE EARTH IRELAND (FOE) (1976-1980)...... 49 1. Correspondence (1978)...... 49 2. Fact Sheets and Statements (1976-1980)...... 49 3. Other Items (1977-1979) ...... 51 X NOXIOUS INDUSTRY ACTION GROUP (NIAG) (C. 1980)...... 52 XI NUCLEAR OPPOSITION WEXFORD (NOW) (1978)...... 52 XII NUCLEAR SAFETY ASSOCIATION (NSA) (1974-1978)...... 52 XIII SOCIALIST LABOUR PARTY (SLP) (1978-1980) ...... 54 XIV TRADE UNION ANTI NUCLEAR CAMPAIGN (TUANC) (1980) ...... 55 XV UCC NUCLEAR OPPOSITION GROUP (NOG) (1979-1981)...... 55 1. Correspondence (1979-1981) ...... 55 2. Fact Sheets (1979-1980)...... 56 3. Other Items (1979-1980) ...... 56 XVI OTHER AND UNSPECIFIED GROUPS (1974-1986)...... 57 1. Correspondence (1978)...... 57 2. Fact Sheets and Draft Articles (1974-1986) ...... 57 3. Press Releases and Statements (1977-1980)...... 60 XVII POSTERS AND ADVERTISEMENTS (1978-1982)...... 61 1. Anti-Nuclear Movement (1978-1980) ...... 61 2. Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (1982)...... 63 3. Friends of the Earth (1970s) ...... 63 4. Others (1978-1980)...... 63 XVIII PHOTOGRAPHS (1980) ...... 65 C. NOTES BY SIMON DALBY (1974-1982)...... 65 I EXTRACTS FROM PUBLISHED MATERIAL (1980-1982)...... 65 II INTERVIEWS (1981)...... 67 III CONFERENCE AND SEMINAR NOTES (1978-1982) ...... 67 IV NOTES ON MINUTES AND CORRESPONDENCE (1974-1982) ...... 68 1. Anti-Nuclear Movement (1974-1982) ...... 68 2. Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (1981-1982) ...... 69 3. Donegal Uranium Committee (1980-1981)...... 69 4. The Ecology Party (1982)...... 70 5. Friends of the Earth (1977-1981)...... 70 6. Socialist Labour Party (1980-1982)...... 71 7. Other Notes (1979-1982)...... 72

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The Simon Dalby Papers

A. PUBLISHED MATERIAL (1956-1993)

I Articles (1976-1981)

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1 1979 ‘An Bórd Pleanála – One Year Later’. An Taisce, Vol. 3, No. 1 (February-April 1979), pp. 13-14. Also ‘Planning Problems and the Public’ by Philip Mullally from the same issue, p. 15. 2 pp

2 1978 Arnold, Larry. ‘Tomorrow’s Disaster at Three Mile Island.’ Harrisburg the Monthly News Magazine, August 1978, p. 9. Photocopy. 1 p

3 1980 ‘Attention Physics Students’. Sage, November 1980, no pagination. Photocopy. 1 p

4 1979 Barry, Tom. ‘Bury My Lungs at Red Rock. Uranium Mining Brings a New Peril to the Reservation.’ The Progressive, February 1979, pp. 25-28. Photocopy. 4 pp

5 Undated Blackith, Robert. ‘Nuclear Power… A White Elephant with Nasty Habits.’ Liaison, [n. d.], pp. 6-7. 2 pp

6 1981 Buckley, Tom. ‘A Voice of Reason among the Nuclear Warriors.’ Quest, March 1981, pp. 17-20, 80-85. Photocopy. 10 pp

7 1977 Bugler, Jeremy. ‘Nuclear Waste and the Irish Sea.’ Magill, December 1977, pp. 22-23. Photocopy. 2 pp

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8 1979 Coakley, Sean. ‘Ireland’s Nuclear Power Needs Reappraised after Ten Years.’ Technology Ireland, April 1979, p. 54. Photocopy. 1 pp

9 1980 Collins, Aongus. ‘Nuclear is Now a No-Go Word.’ Technology Ireland, March 1980, p. 11. Photocopy. 1 p

10 1981 De Lisle, David. ‘Oil. The North Sea Lesson.’ The Irish Times colour supplement, 28 March 1981, pp. 5-8. 3 pp

11 1981 ‘ESB at the Crossroads. A Critical View from the Electrical Trade.’ ESB Prospect January 1981, p. 8. Photocopy. 1 p

12 1977 Henry, E. W. ‘Energy Conservation. Forecasting Energy Needs.’ Technology Ireland, April 1977, pp. 19-20, 23. Photocopy. 3 pp

13 1980 Howieson. J. ‘Open letter to Dervla Murphy’. Also Murphy’s reply, published in the Blackwood’s Magazine, Vol. 327, No. 1971 (January 1980), pp. 2- 10. Photocopy. 5 pp

14 1979 Kenward, Michael. ‘Fusion Research – The Temperature Rises.’ New Scientist, 24 May 1979, pp. 626-630. Photocopy. 5 pp

15 1978 Levin, Myron. ‘Colorado’s Second Uranium Boom: Polluting Mill Will Expand.’ Rocky Mountain News, June 1978. No pagination. This is a photocopy. 2 pp

16 1977 Lewis, A. W. ‘Waves. An Alternative Source of Energy for Ireland.’ Technology Ireland, April 1977, pp. 16-18. Photocopy. 3 pp

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17 1977 McAlister, Padraic: ‘Energy Research and Develop- ment in the European Community.’ Technology Ireland, October 1977, pp. 13-14. Photocopy. 2 pp

18 Undated McAulay, I. R. An untitled article on nuclear power. Liaison, [n. d.], pp. 8-9. 2 pp

19 1976 McMullan, John T., Morgan, Roger, and Murray, Robert B. ‘Energy in Northern Ireland.’ Technology Ireland, July/ August 1976, pp. 41-44. Photocopy. 4 pp

20 1979 Morgan, Professor Karl Z. ‘How Dangerous is Low-Level Radiation?’ New Scientist, 5 April 1979, pp. 18-21. Photocopy. 4 pp

21 1979 Moss, John. ‘Energy’s Cinderella – Time for a Ball?’ New Scientist, 23 May 1979, pp. 638-640. Photocopy. 3 pp

22 1978 ‘The Nuclear Debate’. Southern Network. The ESB Staff Newspaper of the South, December 1978, p. 11. 1 p

23 1979 Nuclear Energy Board. ‘Sidelights on a Very Topical Subject.’ Irish Builder and Engineer, Vol. 121, No. 7/8 (July-August 1979), p. 37. Photocopy. 1 p

24 Undated ‘Nuclear Power Debate’. Liaison, [n. d.], p. 7. 1 p

25 1979 ‘Nuclear Power – for a Labour Movement Fight to Decide!’ Class Struggle, No. 6 (November 1979), pp. 39-44. Photocopy. 6 pp

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26 [1978] ‘Nuclear Power Play. A Social and Scientific Dialogue in Several Continuing Parts.’ In Dublin, No. 63 [1978], pp. 4-8, 39. 6 pp

27 1981 O’Toole, Fintan. ‘The Hills Are Alive.’ In Dublin, No. 122 (5 March 1981), pp. 14-17. 4 pp

28 1977 ‘Political and Pressure Groups.’ Magill, October 1977, pp. 46-47. 2 pp

29 1978 Rynne, John J. ‘Nuclear Power Referendum Analysis.’ Liaison. The Student Union Newspaper, Trinity College, Dublin, 4 May 1978, p. 9. Photocopy. 1 p

30 1977 Scott, S. ‘Forecasting Energy Consumption: The Search for a Saturation Point.’ Technology Ireland, October 1977, pp. 14-16. Photocopy. 3 pp

31 1977 Shaffrey, Patrick. ‘A Layman’s Guide to Planning.’ An Taisce, Vol. 1, No. 2 (April-May 1977), pp. 9-11. Attached to this article are two others from the same issue, ‘Legal Aspects of the New Planning Act’ by Brian J. O’Connor, pp. 13-15; and ‘The Developer’s View’ by John Broadhead, pp. 16-17. 3 pp

32 1979 Trench, Brian. ‘Enquiries about the Inquiry Un- answered.’ Magill, September 1979, pp. 12-13. Photocopy. 2 pp

33 1980 Trench, Brian. ‘Uranium – Our Nuclear Heritage.’ Technology Ireland, October 1980, pp. 12-16. Photo- copy. 5 pp

34 1980 ‘A Unified Front.’ In Dublin, No. 94 (25 January-7 February 1980), pp. 10-12. 3 pp

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35 Undated ‘UCC Nuclear Reactor.’ Ire, Vol. 2, No. 2 [n. d.], pp. 3-4. 2 pp

36 1977 Wells, A. A. ‘Wave Power: Ireland’s Future Power Resource.’ Technology Ireland, October 1977, pp. 26- 31. Photocopy. 6 pp

II Books, Booklets and Pamphlets (1956-1986)

37a 1981 Alternative Ireland Directory. Compiled by Sean P. Davies, 1981. 84 pp

37b 1980 Aspects of Energy Policy. Dublin: Fine Gael, 1980. 66 pp

38 [1980?] Baker, Sylvia. Bone of Contention: Is Evolution True? [Sunnybank, Qld.: Creation Science Foundation, 1980?] Photocopy of a magazine-style book providing an introduction to the creation/ evolution debate for teenagers. The copy contains all five chapters but lacks cover and end pages. 33 pp

39 1964 Bás/ Beatha. Survival in a Nuclear War. Advice on Protection in the House and on the Farm. [Dublin:] Civil Defence, [1964]. 56 pp

40 1973 Blackith, R.E., Dowding, P., and Purcell, Rev. F. J. Has Ireland a Population Problem? [Dublin:] Irish Conservation Society, 1973. 58 pp

41 1976 Campana, R. J. and Langer, Sidney. Nuclear Power and the Environment. Questions and Answers. Revised Edition. Hinsdale, Illinois: American Nuclear Society, 1976 (1974). 122 pp

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42 Undated The Carnsore Incident. A cartoon pamphlet produced by Mayfield Comics Group. 8 pp

43 1970 Carter, April. Direct Action. With an introduction by George Lakey. Peace News pamphlet. London: Housmans, 1970 (1962). 36 pp

44 [1978] The Case Against Carnsore. Dublin: The Communist Party of Ireland, [1978]. 26 pp

45 1976 Commission of the European Communities. The Agricultural Policy of the European Community. Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 1976. 38 pp

46 1978 Commission of the European Communities. The European Community and the Energy Problem. Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 1978. 42 pp

47 1980 Commission of the European Communities. The European Community and the Energy Problem. Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 1980. 54 pp

48 1977 Coulter, B. S. Nuclear Power Station at Carnsore Point. The Agricultural Implications. Dublin: An Foras Talúntais, 1977. With a related compliment slip and table. 48 pp

49 1981 The Crane Bag. Vol.5, No. 2 (1981): Irish Language and Culture – An tEagrán Gaelach. Edited by Richard Kearney, Mark Patrick Hederman and Declan Kiberd. 100 pp

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50 1979 Crown, Sheryl. Hell No, We Won’t Glow. Seabrook, April 1977. Nonviolent Occupation of a Nuclear Power Site. London: Housmans Ltd., 1979. 46 pp

51 Undated Energy. Friends of the Earth. Newspaper-style pamphlet bearing the stamp of the Edinburgh based Friends of the Earth local group SCRAM. 4 pp

52 Undated Energy Sense from Shell. 16 pp

53 1977 The Great Irish Oil & Gas Robbery: A Case Study of Monopoly Capital. Studies in Political Economy. Research Section, Department of Economic Affairs, Sinn Fein the Worker’s Party. Dublin: Sinn Fein the Workers’ Party, 1977 (1974). 122 pp

54 Undated Haggart, Bruce. The Street Farmers Windworkers Manual. [London:] Peace News. 16 pp

55 Undated Handbook for Pacifists. Compiled by John Hyatt for the Peace Pledge Union Youth Association. 24 pp

56 1977 Henry, E. W. and Scott, S. A National Model of Fuel Allocation – A Prototype. Research Series Number GRS90. Dublin: The Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI), 1977. 67 pp

57 Undated How to Survive the Nuclear Age. Edited by Paul Ekins and Peter Frings. The Ecology Party. 22 pp

58 1978 How to Use Natural Energy. Compiled and edited by Paul McClory. The Natural Energy Centre, 1978. 60 pp

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59 1978 Hussey, Matthew and Craig, Carole. Nuclear Ireland? Focus Ireland series. Dublin: Co-Op Books, 1978. With a related insert of notes. 64 pp

60 Undated An Introduction to Nonviolence (Persuasion, Noncooperation, and Active Intervention). Cork: Friends of the Earth. 16 pp

61 Undated Ireland’s Natural Gas. Its Development and Utilisation. Cork: Bord Gais Eireann. A brochure. 1 item

62 1976 Irish Conservation Society: The Power that Corrupts. The Threat of Nuclear Power Promotion in Ireland. Dublin: Dublin University Press Ltd., 1976. 88 pp

63 Undated Irish Gas Board. Natural Gas for Industry. IDA Ireland [n. d.] 8 pp

64 [1977] Italy: State Terror and Proletarian Counter-Power. [Dublin: Revolutionary Struggle, 1977]. 22 pp

65 1978 The Irish Industrial Revolution. Studies in Political Economy. Research Section, Department of Economic Affairs, Sinn Fein the Worker’s Party. Dublin: Repsol Publications, 1978 (1977). 168 pp

66 1972 Kollontai, Alexandra. Sexual Relations and the Class Struggle. Love and the New Morality. Translated and introduced by Alix Holt. Bristol: The Falling Wall Press, 1972. 26 pp

67 1974 McDyer, J. The Riches of Glencolumbkille, Co. Donegal, Ireland. 1974. 42 pp

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68 1979 Magic Mushroom. The Anti-Nuke Poetry Sheet. Issue 1, July-August 1979. Limerick: The Magic Mush- room Collective. 2 items

69 1978 Mathieu, Nicole Claude. Ignored by Some, Denied by Others: the Social Sex Category in Sociology. Translated by Diana Leonard Barker. Explorations in Feminism No. 2. London: Women’s Research and Resources Centre Publications, 1978 (1977). 40 pp

70 [1982?] Michael Horsman: Towards a Philosophy of Taxation. Dublin: The Ecology Party of Ireland, [1982?]. 12 pp

71 [1956?] Murphy, Very Rev. Patrick Canon. Our Lady’s Island, Wexford, in History and Legend. With a foreword by the late Most Rev. James Staunton, Lord Bishop of Ferns. Wexford: The People Newspapers, Ltd., [1956?]. 32 pp

72 1980 No U-Turn! Report on Uranium Mining in France. Written by militants of Collectif Autonome d’ Intervention et de Mobilisation Anti-Nucleaire (CAIMAN), [1980]. 25 pp

73 [1980] Nonviolence against Nuclear Power. [Dublin:] DAWN Magazine and Cork Friends of the Earth, [1980]. 24 pp

74 1978 Nuclear. The Impossible Gamble. [Dublin:] The Revolutionary Struggle, 1978. 30 pp

75 Undated Nuclear Danger. For an Active United Fightback! A Socialist Analysis by Peoples Democracy. 18 pp

76 [1978?] A Nuclear Ireland? Compiled and edited by John F. Carroll and Petra K. Kelly. Dublin: The Irish Trans- port and General Workers’ Union, [1978?]. 274 pp

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77 1974 Nuclear Power. Dublin: Friends of the Earth Ireland, 1974. 16 pp

78 Undated Nuclear Power & Ireland. Dublin: Sinn Féin The Workers’ Party. 20 pp

79 Undated Nuke Power Random Notes. A cartoon supplement. Belfast: Balcon Features Cartoon Syndicate. 4 pp

80 1975 O’Hagan, J. W. (Ed.). The Economy of Ireland. Policy and Performance. Dublin: Irish Management Institute, 1975. 246 pp

81 Undated The Reckoning. Problems. Usual Policies. ECO Policies. Dublin: Ecology Party of Ireland. 12 pp

82 1978 Roche, John D. Planning in the ESB. Dublin: Institute of Public Administration, 1978. This is a photocopy. 157 pp

83 [1970] Sampson, Ronald. The Anarchist Basis of Pacifism. [London:] Stuart Morris Memorial Fund, Peace Pledge Union, [1970]. 20 pp

84 1980 Scott, S. Energy Demand in Ireland, Projections and Policy Issues. Policy Series No. 2. Dublin: The Economic and Social Research Institute, 1980. 74 pp

85 [1980] Secrecy and Censorship in the Nuclear Industry. Dublin: The Contaminated Crow, [1980]. 34 pp

86 1975 Silverman, Roger and Grant, Ted. Bureaucratism or Workers’ Power? London: Militant, 1975 (1967). 52 pp

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87 Undated Sojourner Truth Organization. The United States of America: An Introduction.] 25 pp

88 1977 Stanbrook, Alan. ‘A Question of Numbers. A Survey of the Republic of Ireland.’ A special issue published by The Economist, April 9, 1977. 66 pp

89 1979 Torness Alliance Occupiers’ Handbook. [Edinburgh: Torness Alliance,] May 1979. 36 pp

90 1978 Trotsky, Leon. The Class, the Party and the Leader- ship. London: Militant, 1978 (1940). 16 pp

91 Undated Uranium: The Threat to Leinster. Dublin: The Contaminated Crow. 24 pp

92 [c. 1980] Uranium Exploration – The Facts. A booklet issued ‘by the companies currently exploring for uranium in Donegal.’ 12 pp

93 1980 Uranium Mining in Donegal. The Dangers and Deceits. Fifth reprint. Glenties: Donegal Uranium Committee, February 1980. 22 pp

94 Undated What’s Wrong with Nuclear Power? Edinburgh: SCRAM. 1 item

95 1986 Wigham, Maurice J. Ireland & Chernobyl. What for the Future? Newtown: Friendly Press, 1986. 30 pp

96 1978 Wolpe, Anne-Marie. Some Processes in Sexist Education. Explorations in Feminism No. 1. London: Women’s Research and Resources Centre Publications, 1978. 44 pp

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III Conference Proceedings, Speeches and Public Lectures (1974- 1980)

97 5 April 1974 Report on Energy and the Future Seminar held at Belfield in 1974, entitled Energy and the Future, and written by M. B. Donovan. Also two papers, Future Energy Patterns and Their Implications for the Irish Economy by C. T. G. Dillon and Electricity Supply Board by S. Tinney, delivered at the same seminar. 3 items

98 18 November 1975 Handout by Christopher O’Farrelly, entitled Release of Radioactivity from Nuclear Power Stations, distributed during an illustrated lecture at the New University of Ulster, Coleraine. 3 pp

99 1976 Salter, S. H., Jeffrey, D. C. and Taylor, J. R. M. ‘Wave Power – Nodding Duck Wave Energy Extractors.’ In Conference Proceedings. Energy from the Oceans – Fact or Fantasy? January 27-28, 1976, Raleigh, North Carolina. Edited by Jerome Kohl; pp. 5-8. 4 pp

100 1977 Paper entitled Energy, Thermodynamics and Society by V. Flanagan and S. F. Coakley, delivered at a joint meeting of The Institution of Mechanical Engineers (Republic of Ireland Branch) and The Institution of Engineers of Ireland (Mechanical Division) in Dublin on 20 January 1977. 20 pp

101 May 1977 Solar Energy and Agriculture. Papers Presented at a Seminar Organised Jointly by The Solar Energy Society of Ireland and An Foras Taluntais (The Agricultural Institute) and Held in University College, Dublin, on 17 May 1977. Dublin: An Foras Taluntais, 1977. 129 pp

102 May 1977 Mitchell, Barbara. Europe and Its Energy Problems. Report of a seminar organised by the European Environmental Bureau 5-7 May 1977 at Strasbourg. Brussels: European Environmental Bureau, [1977]. This is a photocopy of the original. 56 pp

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103 February 1978 The Case Against Nuclear Power. Proceedings of a 3- day conference held at Trinity College, Dublin, 17- 19 February 1978, organised by Friends of the Earth (Ireland). 30 pp

April 1978 Incomplete photocopy of the proceedings of a Wind Wave Water Conference held jointly by Solar Energy Society of Ireland, Industrial Development Authority, and the Institute for Industrial Research and Standards on 26 April 1978. Of the eight papers delivered at the conference, six are present.

104 Front Matter 3 pp

105 Murphy, E. J. Natural Energy Resources. 37 pp

106 Sorensen, Bent. Wind – Large Scale Utilisation. 25 pp

107 Harris, R. I. Energy Supplies for Remote Communities. 27 pp

108 Duggan, J. G. Small Scale Water Power. 30 pp

109 McGuigan, Dermot. Water Power Development. 4 pp

110 Toal, Paul. Commercial and Job Potential of Natural Energy Resources. 9 pp

111 5 May 1978 Summary of proceedings of the Irish Transport and General Workers’ Union Symposium on Irish Options within an EEC Energy Policy held in Malahide. Also outline notes for a talk entitled Planning to Meet Electricity Energy Needs by J. J. Kelly delivered at the seminar. 2 items

112 21 August 1978 Speech entitled The Anti-Nuclear Protest and the Wrong Way to Handle It: Will Carnsore Become Ireland’s Tokyo Airport? delivered by John Kelly, TD, Fine Gael spokesman on Industry, Commerce and Energy, at a Fine Gael meeting in Dublin. 2 pp

113 [1978] Handout outlining the functions and activities of the National Board for Science and Technology and marked on the reverse ‘Proceedings of The Uranium Institute Conference 1978’. 5 pp

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114 1978 Coakley, S. F. Status Report on Nuclear Power, ESB. An update of a paper presented to the Institution of Electrical Engineers (Irish Branch) in November 1975. Dublin: Electricity Supply Board, 1978. 64 pp

115 [1978] Nucleaire et Sante aux Assises Internationales du Retraitement. Cherbourg: Comite Contre la Pollution Atomique Dans La Hague, [1978]. 70 pp

116 1979 Energy & Power in Ireland. Dublin: Committee for Postgraduate Studies and Research, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, University College Dublin, [1979]. A compilation of nine papers presented as a series of public lectures at UCD. 169 pp

117 March 1979 Handout entitled Information on Nuclear Power prepared by Nuclear Opposition Group UCC and distributed at an unspecified seminar. 4 pp

118 March 1979 Handout entitled Nuclear Waste, distributed during a talk by Maureen Kim Sing to a UCC audience. 2 pp

119 June 1979 Odell, Peter R. The Oil Industry and Regional Development. A paper given at the International Conference of the Regional Studies Association on the Financing of Regional Development in the European Economic Community held in Trinity College, Dublin, 25-29 June 1979. 12 pp

[July 1979?] Papers delivered at the annual conference of the Irish Planning Institute.

120 Gough, M. The Integration of National Energy Policy within the Planning Framework at Regional and Local Level. 22 pp

121 Quinn, R. Political Evaluation of Ireland’s Energy Strategy to Date and Its Implications for Future Planning Policy. 5 pp

122 Paget, Gregg. Land Use Planning Implications of Energy Policy in the United Kingdom and Its Relevance to Ireland. 15 pp

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123 Stewart, P. Energy Intensity and Industrial Selection in Industrial Development in Ireland. 4 pp

124 Jacobs, C. A Local Planning Authority’s Experience of Nuclear Power Stations. 13 pp

125 1979 Paper entitled The Economic Implications of Nuclear Power for Ireland delivered by Joe Wallace at a seminar on energy and jobs in Limerick. 19 pp

126 1980 Kavanagh, R. (ed.). Energy Systems Analysis. Proceedings of the International Conference held in Dublin, Ireland, 9-11 October 1979. Dordrecht: Holland, Boston: USA. London: England: D. Reidel Publishing Company, 1980. 678 pp

127 30 January 1980 Speech entitled Chaos in Energy Policy given by John Kelly TD, Fine Gael spokesman in Economic Planning and Development and Energy, at a meeting of officers of Dublin constituency executives at Fine Gale Headquarters in Dublin. 3 pp

128 8 February 1980 Paper entitled Short Rotation Forestry – Its Fuel Potential delivered by G. J. Lyons at a conference on the use of indigenous fuels organised jointly by Grant Aid Limited and the Institute of Heat and Ventilation Engineers. 15 pp

129 16 February 1980 Address delivered by An Tánaiste and Minister for Energy, George Colley TD, at the Fianna Fail Ard Fheis in Dublin, relating to the Government’s approval in principle for the ESB to proceed with proposals for the construction of a nuclear power station. 7 pp

130 23 April 1980 Address delivered by An Tánaiste and Minister for Energy, George Colley TD, at an educational seminar on nuclear energy in Dublin, organised by the energy division of the Institution of Engineers of Ireland. 9 pp

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131 16 May 1980 Address delivered by An Tánaiste and Minister for Energy, George Colley TD, at an energy symposium in Dun Laoghaire on nuclear power, organised by the Cathal Brugha Cumann, Fianna Fail. 6 pp

132 22 May 1980 Speech entitled Energy Co-Operatives given by John Kelly TD, Fine Gael spokesman on Economic Planning and Development and Energy, at a public meeting organised by the West Galway Constituency Executive of Fine Gael. 2 pp

133 13 June 1980 Speech entitled Estimate for Department of Energy given by An Tánaiste and Minister for Energy, George Colley TD, at Dáil Éireann. The first part of the speech is in Irish. Also main points of a speech delivered by John Kelly TD, Fine Gael spokesman in Economic Planning and Development and Energy, in reply to the Minister’s speech. 2 items

134 27 September 1980 Lecture handouts, entitled Physical Definitions and Units by F. Julian, and Biomass – Energy. Energy from Short Rotation Forestry by M. Neenan and G. Lyons, distributed at Cloyne Literary and Historical Society Berkeley Lecture. 2 items

135 [c. 1980] The Proposed Government Public Inquiry into Nuclear Power. Speaker statements and summaries of discussions at an unspecified anti-nuclear mass meeting arranged by Friends of the Earth. 25 pp

136 Undated A paper entitled Nuclear Power and Development by Vincent Murphy, probably delivered at a seminar or conference. 8 pp

IV EEC Communiqués (1978-1979)

137 March 1978 Information memo by the Commission of the European Communities entitled Energy Situation in the Community and in the World. 4 pp

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138 April-May 1978 Information memos by the Commission of the European Communities entitled JET: Proposal for the Joint Undertaking and Green Light for the Jet Project. 2 items

139 November 1978 Information memo by the Commission of the European Communities entitled Community Energy Objectives for 1985 and 1990. 6 pp

140 March 1978 Commission of the European Communities. Invest- ment Projects in the Electricity Sector of the Community. Communication from the Commission to the Council. COM (78) 98 final, 9 March 1978. 3 pp

141 April 1978 Commission of the European Communities. Corrigendum. Conclusions Drawn by the Commission from the Public Debates on Nuclear Energy. Communication from the Commission to the Council. COM (78) 129 final, 11 April 1978. This is a photocopy of the original. 13 pp

142 April 1978 Commission of the European Communities. Proposal for a Council Decision adopting a programme concerning the decommissioning of nuclear power plants. Submitted to the Council by the Commission. COM (78) 167 final, 20 April 1978. 48 pp

143 July 1978 Commission of the European Communities. Co- operation with Developing Countries in the Field of Energy. Communication from the Commission to the Council. COM (78) 355 final, 31 July 1978. 18 pp

144 September 1978 Commission of the European Communities. The Energy Situation in the Community. Prospects and Policy. Submitted to the Council by the Commission. COM (78) 464 final, 21 September 1978. 7 pp

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145 December 1978 Commission of the European Communities. Demonstration Projects in the Field of Energy-Saving and Exploitation of New Energy Sources. COM (78) 672 final, 4 December 1978. 41 pp

146 January 1979 Commission of the European Communities. Modification of Proposal for a Council Decision adopting a programme concerning the decommissioning of nuclear power plats (COM (78) 167 final). Submitted to the Council by the Commission. COM (78) 740 final, 3 January 1979. 2 pp

V Newsletters (1975-1992)

147 1978 Anti-Nuclear Movement Newsletter promoting the second National Assembly in Dublin in November 1978. 28 pp

148 1979 Anti-Nuclear Newsletter 1979. Produced by Galway Anti-Nuclear Group to promote the national anti- nuclear meeting in Belfast on 19 May. 18 pp

149 1980 Anti-Nuclear Newsletter promoting the seventh national mass meeting in Limerick in February 1980. The first article is dated 7 December 1979 and provides an outline of a meeting held in Tralee on 1-2 December. 26 pp

150 1979 City Views Nos. 1-5 (January-June 1979). Urban News-Sheet in the Dublin Area. 5 items

151 1978 Cork City Anti-Nuclear Group (CCANG) Newsletter #1, 15 October 1978. This is a photocopy. 1 p

152 1980-1981 Disarmament Quarterly. Nos. 1-5 (1980-1981). Published by the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament. 5 items

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153 1982 Disarmament Today. February, 1982. Published by the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament. Inserted between the pages is a broadsheet advertising a public meeting on Irish Neutrality in the Nuclear Age in Liberty Hall on 2 March. 2 items

154 May 1992 European Parliament News – Referendum Special. 4 pp

155 1979 Fallout Forum Vol. 2, No. 3 May/ June 1979 and Vol. 2, No. 4 July/ August 1979. Newsletter for Sound and Hudson against Atomic Development (SHAD). 2 items

156 1978-1981 Friends of the Earth Newsletter Nos. 1-8 (March 1978- February 1979) and unnumbered issues dated August 1980, Winter 1980-1981, July 1981, September- October 1981, January-February 1982 and October 1982. 13 items

157 1992 Greenpeace Action. No. 5 (February 1992). 12 pp

158 1980 International Newsletter. Pilot Issue: Iran – Revolution in the Making. 1980. 40 pp

159 1980 Ireland Today. Bulletin of the Department of Foreign Affairs. No. 970, October 1980. 16 pp

160 1982-1983 Irish Eco News (later Greennews). Nos. 3, 5, 6 (2 copies in differing formats), 7-9 and 11-12 (April-May 1982- Oct-Nov 1983). Bimonthly newsletter of the Ecology Party (later renamed The Green Alliance). Also see P28/321. 9 items

161 1980 Island Update News Watch on the Harrisburg Area. Vol. 1, No. 10 July 1980. Produced by Three Mile Island Alert, comprising photocopies of press cuttings relating to the Harrisburg accident. 6 pp

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162 1978-1980 Nuclear Energy Board News. Nos. 1-3 (1978-1980). Also two information sheets on radioactivity and nuclear fuel. 5 items

163 1975-1976 Nuclear Safety Association Nuclear Newsletter. No. 1 (1975) and No. 2 (Spring 1976). 2 items

164 1975:1978 Nuclear Times Vol. 1, No. 1 (1975), and Summer 1978. Published by Friends of the Earth. 2 items

165 1979 Ring of Fire. Philippine Movement for Environ- mental Protection Newsletter Vol. 1, No. 1 (July 1979). 2 pp

166 1980 Stop! Bulletin of Donegal Uranium Committee No. 1 (February 1980) and No. (2 August 1980). 2 items

167 August 1979 This Is One We Can Win. A poster-style anti-nuclear newsletter by Socialist Labour Party. 2 pp

168 1980 Trade Union Anti-Nuclear Campaign Newsletter. No. 1 (May-June 1980). 4 pp

169 1979 Women and Nukes. Newsletter distributed at the Carnsore Free Anti-Nuclear Festival 17-19 August 1979. 16 pp

170 1979 Wood Quay News. No. 3 (June 1979). 8 pp

171 1978-1979 Wood Quay Occupation News. No. 1 (9 June 1979). Also a publication entitled Wood Quay: What Are the Facts? Inserted between the pages are two related press cuttings from The Irish Times (11 and 12 October 1978). Also see P29/190. 4 items

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172 [1978?] Set of newsletters of the Kilkenny Anti-Nuclear Group, Cork City Anti-Nuclear Group, The Anti- Nuclear Theatre Co-Op, Dun Laoghaire Newsletter News, North Dublin Anti-Nuclear Action Group and Nuclear Opposition Workshop (Tralee). Each newsletter outlines the group’s aims, organisation, areas of interest and activities in progress. 6 items

VI Periodicals (1975-1986)

173 1980 Business and Finance. 25 September 1980. 52 pp

174 1979-1980 The Contaminated Crow. June 1979, Autumn 1979, and an issue published in 1980. Also a photocopy of a list of ‘current known audio-visual material on uranium mining’ from an issue dated 1 February 1981. 4 items

175 1975-1982 Dawn. Nos. 14, 17, 19-21, 23-37, 40-47, 50-72, 81, 83-86 (1975-1982). Also Dawn Train, ‘an occasional publication from the Dawn Group’, No. 1 Spring 1982, and a printed list of back issues of Dawn and their main features. Inserted between the pages of later issues are assorted circulars, subscription notices and special appeals. 52 items

176 1984 Eco Magazine. Vol. 1, No. 1 (Summer 1984). 12 pp

177 Undated Ecology & Anarchism. No. 3, [n. d.]. 20 pp

178 1979 Exploring Europe. Summer 1979. A magazine for teenagers providing detailed study of topics of importance to life in contemporary Europe. This particular issue focuses on nuclear energy. 30 pp

179 1980-1982 Left Perspectives. Vol. 1, No. 1 (Summer 1980)-Vol. 2, No. 2 (Summer 1982). 5 items

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180 1985-1986 Living Heritage, Vol. 2, No. 1; Vol. 2, No. 3; Vol. 3, Nos. 1-2; and Vol. 4, Nos. 1-3 (1985-1986). This journal superseded An Taisce, for which see P28/189. Inserted between the pages of the journals are a guide to back issues, brochures of summer programmes and assorted advertisements. 7 items

181 1980 Magill. May-July and December 1980. 4 items

182 1986 New Internationalist. Nos. 157-161 (March-July 1986). 5 items

183 1982 New Statesman. Vol. 104, No. 2690 (8 October 1982). 32 pp

184 1978 Prospect. The ESB Marketing Magazine. Vol. 17, No. 4 (July 1978) and Vol. 17, No. 6 (September 1978). 2 items

185 1978-1985 Rebel. Nos. 1, 4-6, 7 (fragment only), 9-11, 13-22, 24- 29, 31-58, 61-62, 64-69 (1978-1985). Also an undated election special and undated special editions relating to the UCC training reactor dispute and the asbestos dispute. Inserted inside issue no. 10 is a fact sheet promoting a social and music session to raise money for the Workers’ Festival. Inserted inside issue no. 57 are two special issues relating to the jailed workers of the RANKS factory in Phibsboro, Dublin, and the pro-life constitutional amendment campaign. 65 items

186 1977-1980 Ripening of Time. Journal of Revolutionary Struggle. Nos. 8-13 (1977-1980). 6 items

187 1981 Science + Technology. A magazine of Irish Scientific and Technological Issues. February 1981. 12 pp

188 1979-1980 SCRAM Energy Bulletin. Nos. 14 and 17-21 (1979- 1980). Inserted inside issues no. 18, 19 and 21 is a SCRAM mail order list for books, booklets, badges, stickers and T-shirts. 6 items

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189 1977-1983 An Taisce. Ireland’s Conservation Journal. Renamed Taisce Journal in 1979. Vol. 1, No. 1-Vol. 7, No. 1 (1977-1983). Superseded in 1983 by Living Heritage, for which see P28/180. Attached to Vol. 6, Nos. 3-4 is a supplement on Ireland’s architecture. Also inserted between the pages of some of the later issues are stock lists and order forms from publishing companies, Royal Dublin Society and An Foras Forbartha events programmes, An Taisce membership subscription forms, and assorted advertisements. 26 items

VII Press Cuttings (1974-1992)

Also see P28/171, 321 and 479

190 1974-1982:1990: Assorted loose press cuttings and photocopies of 1992:undated press cuttings from The Cork Examiner, Hibernia, The Irish Independent, The Irish Times, People, RTE Guide, The Sunday Press, The Sunday Tribune, Wexford People and unidentified newspapers. Topics include economic development in Ireland; Harrisburg nuclear reactor accident; the film The China Syndrome; proposal to build a tunnel under the Lee River; alternative energy sources; prospects for nuclear power in Ireland; proposal to build a nuclear power station at Carnsore Point; activities of the Irish anti-nuclear groups; uranium mining; radiation hazards; Wood Quay; planning procedures; anti-nuclear stance of the Socialist Labour Party; the proportional representation system of voting in Ireland; the 1992-2001 Strategic Plan for Cork, and the 1992 Earth Summit. Also obituaries and assorted articles on ephemeral subjects. Also a set of press cuttings and cartoons attached to a brochure entitled Face the Facts with a compliment slip of the Dublin West County Anti-Nuclear Group. In three folders. 39 items

191 1975:1977-1980 Press cuttings from The Evening Press, Hibernian, The Irish Independent, The Irish Press, The Irish Times, The Sunday Independent, The Sunday Press and unidentified newspapers originally held in the Dublin office of the Friends of the Earth. Topics include the nuclear debate; risks of nuclear power plants; demand for a public inquiry into Carnsore Point; uranium finds in Wicklow and Carlow; search for uranium in County Tyrone; anti-nuclear protests in Ireland and abroad; Labour Party policy on nuclear power; alternative sources of energy; the dangers of asbestos; and EEC nuclear dictation and its effect on Fianna Fáil’s commitment to nuclear power. The press cuttings are grouped into months by dividers, which are copies of a letter from Simon Dalby to Department of Geography, University of Victoria, P.O. Box 1700, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada V8W 2Y2, seeking responses to a previously sent questionnaire regarding the controversy surrounding nuclear power in Ireland. In seven folders. 124 items

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192 1978-1980 Press cuttings and photocopies of press cuttings from The Cork Examiner, The Evening Echo, Hibernia, Hot Press, The Irish Times and The Sunday Independent, originally contained in a folder marked ‘Newsclippings Nuclear – Ireland End 1979.’ Topics include the debate for and against the introduction of nuclear power into Ireland; alternative sources of energy; activities of anti- nuclear groups in Ireland and abroad; nuclear accidents; unreliability of official energy need forecasts; the arms race and the threat of nuclear war; EEC support for a nuclear plant in Ireland; British nuclear programme; dangers involved in transporting and storing plutonium; the film The China Syndrome; Carnsore public inquiry and the role of political parties in it; uranium mining; Kinsale gas field; the prospect of power cuts in the coming winter; and the impact of ecological issues and conservationist parties in the forthcoming European election. The press cuttings are grouped into months by blank sheets of paper. In ten folders. 188 items

193 1978-1981 Press cuttings from The Cork Examiner, Hibernia, In Dublin, The Irish Times, Sunday Independent and un- identified newspapers, relating to toxic waste. Topics include asbestos; radioactive waste; concerns over the Eli Lilly biopharma- ceutical plant in Cork; toxic hazards of industry; transport of ammonia by rail and road through populated areas; toxic waste dumps; Nitrogen Éireann Teoranta (NET) fertilizer factories in Cork and Arklow; fish kill at Mitchels- town following the release of 5000 gallons of toxic waste into the Gradogue and Funcheon Rivers in 1980; and the discharge of domestic effluent from Midleton into Cork Harbour in 1980. In four folders. 61 items

194 1978-1981 Press cuttings and photocopies of press cuttings from The Colonist, The Cork Examiner, The Daily Telegraph, The Evening Echo, Evening Press, The Financial Post, Hibernia, Industrial Research/Development, The Irish Times, Monday Magazine, The Sunday Times, Sunday Times Business News, The Sunday Tribune and Victoria Times, originally contained in a folder marked ‘Energy Press Cuttings’. Topics include anti-nuclear activities in Ireland and abroad; uranium mining in Australia; nuclear accidents, incidents and problems abroad; uranium mining and export; the arms race and the cold war; shortage of oil; Kinsale gas field; construction of nuclear power plants abroad; energy industry; the proposed Carnsore Point nuclear power plant; and offshore oil and gas exploration. In ten folders. 167 items

195 1979-1980 Press cuttings from The Cork Examiner and The Irish Times, originally contained in a folder marked ‘Whiddy Final’, relating to the inquiry which followed the Betelgeuse tanker disaster. In two folders. 45 items

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196 1978-1981 Press cuttings from The Cork Examiner, The Daily Telegraph, The Evening Echo, The Guardian, In Dublin, The Irish Times, The Sunday Independent, The Sunday Press, The Sunday Times and Sunday Tribune from, originally contained in a folder marked ‘Miscellaneous Press Cuttings’. Topics include the continuing oil crisis in Ireland and abroad; ESB inter-union dispute; alternative energy sources; search for oil off the Irish coast (Kinsale, Dublin and the Aran Islands); proposal to build a nuclear power station at Carnsore Point; threat of nuclear war; incidents at power stations abroad; explosion on board of an oil tanker in Cork Harbour; new ESB hydro turbo generator at Parteen Weir; Ballingarry anthracite mines; and the burning runaway Ixtoc I oil-well in the Gulf of Mexico. Also a four-page issue entitled ‘Local Elections 1979’ produced by the Socialist Labour Party. In sixteen folders. 302 items

197 1980 Press cuttings from The Irish Times originally contained in a folder marked ‘I. T. Press Cuttings Energy/ Nuclear 1980’. Topics include the energy crisis; anti- nuclear campaigns; alternative sources of energy; 1970 Nuclear Non- Proliferation Treaty; accidents, incidents and problems relating to nuclear plants and radioactive waste material abroad; nuclear tests carried out in South Africa; explosion in Cork Harbour on board a tanker carrying butane gas; cross-border gas and electricity links; construction of nuclear power plants abroad; Kinsale gas fields and the supply of natural gas across Ireland; nuclear arms race and threat of nuclear war; nuclear debate in Ireland; uranium production; EEC oil plan; search for oil and gas on the Irish coast; coal mining and the rise in the cost of oil gas and electricity prices. In thirteen folders. 256 items

198 1980-1981 Press cuttings and photocopies of press cuttings from The Cork Examiner, The Evening Echo, Hibernia and The Irish Times relating to a nuclear training device at University College Cork and concerns expressed over the danger imposed by the device on the safety of staff and students working in the Physics Department. In two folders. 6 items

199 1979-1981 Press cuttings and photocopies of press cuttings from Donegal Democrat, The Evening Herald, The Irish Independent and The Irish Times relating to uranium mining in Donegal and the activities of the Donegal Uranium Committee (DUC). In two folders. 40 items

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200 January-June 1981 Press cuttings from The Irish Times and The Cork Examiner, originally contained in a folder marked ‘Press Cuttings Ireland Energy 1981’. Topics include the eviction of demonstrators from the site for a controversial hydroelectric plant in Norway; visit of Bruce Kent, general secretary of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament in Britain; proposed referendum on nuclear energy; nuclear related accidents and incidents abroad; rise in the cost of petrol, coal and gas; Kinsale gas field; EEC stand on nuclear power; alternative sources of energy and energy saving measures; earth tremor in Wexford; British Government’s nuclear programme; activities of anti-nuclear lobbies in Ireland and abroad; and a natural gas field discovery on the border between Cavan and Fermanagh. In five folders. 93 items

201 May-June 1979 Cartoons by Martyn Turner from The Irish Times, relating to the oil crisis. 5 items

VIII Reports (1968-1980)

202 1978 Photocopied extracts from Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Debates Official Report Vol. 303 (21 February 1978) relating to an energy policy motion by Deputy B. Desmond. 8 pp

203 1978 Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Debates Official Report. Vol. 304, No. 1 (22 February 1978). 9 pp

204 1980 Day, G. V., Inston, H. H. and Main, F. K. An Analysis of the Low Energy Strategy for the United Kingdom as Proposed by the International Institute for Environment and Development. UKAEA Energy Discussion Papers No. 1. London: United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, 1980. 48 pp

205 1980 Day, G. V. Long Term Prospects for Electricity in Industry. UKAEA Energy Discussion Papers No. 2. London: United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, 1980. 60 pp

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206 [1978] Energy – Ireland. A Commonsense View. A critique of Irish energy policy by Friends of the Earth. Dublin: Friends of the Earth (Ireland) [1978]. 20 pp

207 1978 Energy – Ireland. Discussion Document on some Current Energy Problems and Options. Department of Industry, Commerce and Energy. Dublin: The Stationery Office, 1978. 89 pp

208 1979 Energy in Question. Report of a Working Party on the future sources of energy for Ireland. [Dublin:] An Taisce, 1979. 105 pp

209 1969 Final Report of the Committee of Industrial Relations in the Electricity Supply Board. Dublin: The Stationery Office, [1969]. 102 pp

210 March 1980 Findings on Uranium Tailings and Nuclear Waste Disposal compiled by Gordon Edwards on behalf of the Canadian Coalition for Nuclear Responsibility for Leo Barry, Minister of Energy, and Hazel Newhook, Minister of Environment, Government of Newfoundland. 13 pp

211 1979 Henry, E. W. Energy Conservation in Ireland 1975- 1985. Report to the Minister for Transport and Power. Dublin: The Stationery Office, 1976. 90 pp

212 1979 In Favour of an Energy-Efficient Society. Report prepared by a panel of independent experts for the Commission of the European Communities. Brussels: Commission of the European Communities, 1979. 84 pp

213 [1980] Investment and National Development 1979-1983. Laid by the Government before each House of the Oireachtas, January 1980. Dublin: The Stationery Office, [1980]. 64 pp

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214 1980 Kavanagh, Richard and Brady, John. Energy Supply and Demand… the Next Thirty Years. Dublin: National Board for Science and Technology, 1980. 32 pp

215 1975 Lalor, Eamon. Solar Energy for Ireland: A Preliminary Analysis of the Basic Data with Tentative Proposals for a Programme of Research and Development. Report to the National Science Council. Dublin: National Science Council, 1975. 64 pp

216 1979 National Board for Science and Technology Annual Report 1979. 16 pp

217 [1977] National Economic and Social Council. Population and Employment Projections 1986: A Reassessment. Dublin: The Stationery Office, [1977]. 88 pp

218 [1976] National Economic and Social Council. Prelude to Planning. Dublin: The Stationery Office, [1976]. 76 pp

219 [1976] National Economic and Social Council. Report on Public Expenditure. Dublin: The Stationery Office, [1976]. 80 pp

220 Undated National Energy Policy. Photocopy of a document prepared by the Confederation of Irish Industry to indicate the urgent need for a National Energy Policy. 4 pp

221 1979 Nuclear Energy and the Environment. Preliminary Version. Transmitted by the Governments of Spain and France. United Nations Economic and Social Council. Economic Commission for Europe, Committee on Electric Power. [1979]. 106 pp

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222 1974 A Nuclear Power Station at Carnsore Point, Co. Wexford. The Social, Economic and Environmental Implications. Photocopy of a report prepared in the public interest by a study group sponsored by An Taisce, Co. Wexford, Junior Chamber of Commerce, Wexford, and South Eastern Scientific Council. 1974 (1972). 55 pp

223 1978 Public Attitudes to Aspects of Energy Provision. A Qualitative Study. Prepared by the Irish Marketing Surveys Limited and presented to the ESB, 1978. Photocopy, lacking cover and end pages. 32 pp

224 1968 Radiation Protection in Schools for Pupils up to the Age of 18 Years. A Report by Committee 3 of the Inter- national Commission on Radiological Protection Adopted by the Commission in May 1968. IRB Publication 13. Oxford, New York, Toronto, Sydney, Braunschweig: Pergamon Press for the Inter- national Commission on Radiological Protection. Photocopied extracts. 6 pp

225 1979 Report to National Executive Committee on Nuclear Energy. ESB Officers Association, May 1979. 82 pp

226 1979 Report on Nuclear Safety. Friends of the Earth Nuclear Safety Group, February 1979. 14 pp

227 1977 Submission by the National Co-Operative Council of Ireland to the Windscale Inquiry at Whitehaven against the Application by British Nuclear Fuels Limited for Permission to Develop Land at Windscale in Cumbria to Establish a Plant for Reprocessing Irradiated Oxide Nuclear Fuels and Support Services. Dublin: National, Co-Operative Council, 1977. 5 pp

228 1978 Toward Energy Independence. A response by the Solar Energy Society in Ireland to the Government’s Discussion Document Energy – Ireland. Dublin: Solar Energy Society of Ireland, 1978. 130 pp

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229 [1974] Towards a National Energy Policy. Dublin: Confederation of Irish Industry, [1974]. 16 pp

230 [1980] The Toxic Waste Problem in Ireland. The Need for Solutions. Report produced by the Munster Anti-Pollution Campaign following the fish kill at Mitchelstown (for which see P28/193), putting across the organisation’s point of view. 7 pp

231 1980 The Uranium Grabbers. Cork: Cork Anti-Nuclear Group, April 1980. One report is complete (30 pp), the other lacks pages 19 and 20. 2 items

232 1978 Warren, Nick: The Great Heat Escape. A Report on Home Insulation in Ireland. Dublin: Voluntary Service International, 1978. 24 pp

IX Treaties and Acts (1963-1993)

233 1972 Treaty Establishing the European Atomic Energy Community (EURATOM), Rome, 25 March 1957. Treaty Establishing a Single Council and a Single Commission of the European Communities and Related Documents, Brussels, 8 April 1965. Treaty Amending Certain Budgetary Provisions of the Treaties Establishing the European Communities and of the Treaty Establishing a Single Council and a Single Commission of the European Communities and Related Instruments, Luxembourg, 22 April 1970. Dublin: The Stationery Office, [1972]. 169 pp

234 1993 A Short Guide to the Maastricht Treaty. [Dublin: The Stationery Office, 1993.] 16 pp

235 1963 Local Government (Planning and Development) Act, 1963. Dublin: The Stationery Office, [1963]. 227 pp

236 1971 Nuclear Energy (An Bord Fuinnimh Nuicleigh) Act, 1971. Dublin: The Stationery Office, [1971]. 25 pp

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237 1976 Local Government (Planning and Development) Act, 1975. Dublin: The Stationery Office, [1976]. 119 pp

238 1977 Na Rialacháin Rialtais Áitiúil (Pleanáil agus Forbairt), 1977. Dublin: The Stationery Office, [1977]. 62 pp

B. UNPUBLISHED MATERIAL (1974-1986)

I Alliance for Safety and Health (ASH) (1982)

239 1982 Photocopy of a circular enclosing a document [now missing] presented for discussion at the National Anti-Toxic Meeting organised by ASH on 6 June 1982 in Dublin and promoting the next national meeting to be held in the autumn. The circular also outlines other forthcoming activities by ASH and other similar groups across the country. 1 p

240 June 1982 Fact sheet entitled ‘Building a Movement’, outlining the activities of ASH. 2 pp

241 Undated Discussion document entitled ‘And There Will Be No Toxic…’, outlining ASH’s stand on toxic waste. 2 pp

II An Taisce (1978-1984)

Also see P28/1, 31, 180, 189, 208, 222 and 373

242 1980-1984 Annual reports and notices of annual general meetings. Also notice of an extraordinary general meeting in 1982, with an outline of proposed changes to be made to the organisation’s name and its memorandum of association. 6 items

243 1979-1980 Honorary Secretary’s annual reports. 2 items

244 1978-1979:1981 Summer programmes. 3 items

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245 14 September 1978 Circular and petition relating to the demolition of a National Monument on Wood Quay. For other items relating to Wood Quay, see P28/170-171, 190, 245 and 452. 2 pp

246 January 1979 Membership subscription rates. 1 item

247 19 June 1979 Press statement on An Taisce energy policy. 5 pp

248 January 1981 Invitation to the fifth Annual Dinner of the Cork branch, to which is attached the agenda of an Annual General Meeting held on 28 January 1981. 3 pp

249 April-May 1981 Circular promoting the Work for Ireland Day, and related contribution cards. 3 items

250 [c. 1981] Photocopy of a document entitled Uranium – Yes or No, providing an overview of a meeting of the North West Donegal section of An Taisce held in Letterkenny on 13 February in relation to uranium mining in Donegal. 3 pp

III Anti-Nuclear Movement (Various Local Groups) (1978-1980)

Also see P28/112, 147-149, 151, 169, 172, 190-192, 194, 197, 200, 231, 296, 298, 331, 335, 361, 389, 433-446, 466-467, 488-498 and 523

1. Membership Lists (1978-1980)

251 [1978] List of the names and addresses of county coordinators of the Anti Nuclear Power Show. 2 pp

252 [1978] Lists of the names and addresses of those involved in the Anti Nuclear Power Show. Arranged alphabetically by county. In two folders. Also see P28/491. 30 items

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253 [c. 1980] Photocopy of a typed sheet entitled ‘List of Addresses of A.N. Groups 9th Feb 1980’. The last two digits of the year have been crossed out and replaced by ‘79?’ by hand. 1 p

254 Undated Photocopy of a short typed directory of Irish anti- nuclear groups, with several handwritten additions and corrections. 2 pp

2. Material Relating to Rallies and Mass Meetings (1978-1980)

(a) Anti-Nuclear Rallies (1978-1980)

(1) First Anti-Nuclear Rally (1978)

Also see P28/251-252, 256, 335, 361 and 433-434

255 [1978] Programme of the first anti-nuclear power show held at Carnsore on 18-20 August 1978. 4 pp

(2) Second Anti-Nuclear Rally (1979)

Also see P28/169 and 440

256 [1979] Document entitled ‘Information from last year’s antinuclear Power Show’. Written in pencil in the top right hand corner are the words ‘First Carnsore follow up’. The document discusses site, car parking, power, hygiene, first aid etc. in preparation for the second anti-nuclear rally held in Wexford in August 1979. 5 pp

(3) Third Anti-Nuclear Rally (1980)

Also see P28/331 and 389

257 [March 1980] Photocopy of a handwritten document outlining matters discussed at a meeting in Cork on 15 March 1980. The attendees of the meeting are not evident from the document, but discussion revolved around preparations for the third antinuclear rally and experiences gained from the second. 3 pp

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258 24 May 1980 Typed notes of matters discussed at a planning meeting at Broadway Hall. 2 pp

259 14 June 1980 Two copies in two different formats of typed summarised notes on a planning meeting held in Ennis. 2 items

260 26 July 1980 Typed reports of a planning meeting held in Dublin. One of the reports contains an added handwritten list of possible speakers or participants, and some alterations to the proposed timetable. 2 items

(b) Anti-Nuclear Mass Meetings (1978-1980)

(1) First Mass Meeting in Cork (1978)

Also see P28/151 and 435

261 2 September 1978 Fact sheet advertising the Cork City and County meeting of the Anti-Nuclear Movement in Cork on 30 September, with a map and directions to the venue on the reverse. 2 pp

262 1978 Fact sheet by Cork Anti-Nuclear Group prepared for distribution at a mass meeting held on 30 September 1978, comprising articles entitled ‘Nuclear Accidents: A Look at the Record’ by an unidentified author; ‘The Nuclear Hazard to Health’ by Pearse Butler; ‘The Incident at Browns Ferry. Alabama’s Nightmare in Candlelight’ by David Dinsmore Comey; and a bibliography of recommended titles on nuclear power, alternative energy sources, radioactivity and health, and other related subjects. 22 pp

263 [1979] Photocopy of a typed report entitled ‘Proposals for the Cork Mass Meeting’ and a handwritten note ‘Tralee proposals November 79 Cork National Mass Meeting’ prepared by NOW. 2 items

264 [1979] Proposed agenda for the Cork mass meeting. 1 p

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(2) Second Mass Meeting in Dublin (1978)

Also see P28/147 and 437

265 1978 Document entitled ‘Proposed agenda and proposals submitted to the Dublin Co-Ordination II. Anti- Nuclear Mass Meeting. Monster Meeting Dublin. The State – Phibsborough 25.11.78’. The second last page contains addresses of anti-nuclear groups ‘which have contributed to the newsletter’. 6 pp

(3) Third Mass Meeting in Wexford (1979)

266 17 February 1979 Agenda of the Anti-Nuclear Meeting at Dun Mhuire, South Main Street, Wexford, organised by Wexford Anti-Nuclear Groups. The agenda incorporates copies of letters received from other Anti-Nuclear groups across the country and their suggestions and contributions to the meeting. 12 pp

(4) Eighth Mass Meeting in Galway (1980)

267 14 [?] May 1980 Photocopy of summarised notes from the discussions on agenda topics at the eighth Anti-Nuclear Mass meeting in Galway. The last page contains contact details for anti-nuclear groups in Ireland and abroad. 8 pp

(c) National Delegate Meetings (1979-1980)

(1) First National Delegate Meeting in Tralee (1979)

Also see P28/490

268 [1979] Statement by Limerick Anti-Nuclear Group on the proposed delegate structure of the mass meeting to be held in Tralee on 1 December 1979. Two copies, of which one contains handwritten amendments. 2 items

269 [1979] Summary of a meeting of delegates of anti nuclear groups at Tralee on 1 December 1979. 12 pp

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(2) Second National Delegate Meeting in Kilkenny (1980)

270 19 January 1980 Photocopy of the minutes of the second National Delegate Meeting at Kilkenny. Attached to the minutes is a draft letter to An Taoiseach, Charles Haughey, and the national press, urging Haughey to give an indication of his stance on nuclear power. 4 pp

(3) Fourth National Delegate Meeting in Cork (1980)

271 [1980] Agenda of the fourth delegate meeting for anti- nuclear groups in Cork on Saturday 7 June [1980]. 2 items

272 [1980] Circular to all groups involved in anti-nuclear activities inviting them to attend the next meeting of delegates of anti-nuclear groups in Cork. The reverse bears a map and directions to the venue. 2 pp

(4) [Fifth?] National Delegate Meeting in Wexford (1980)

273 8 November 1980 Minutes of the [fifth?] National Delegate Meeting held in Wexford. 6 pp

(d) Other Mass Meetings (1979)

(1) Anti-Nuclear Weekend in Cork (1979)

274 [1979] Short document entitled ‘One observer’s thoughts on the anti-nuclear weekend, Cork, of 20-21 Oct. ‘79’, attached to a longer report on the same subject. It is not clear whether the report is a continuation of the shorter document. The report summarises the activities and findings of these workshops. 2 items

(2) Anti-Nuclear Demonstration in Dublin (1979)

275 [1979] Fact sheet promoting an anti-nuclear demonstration on 30 November 1979 in Dublin, arranged by Cork Anti-Nuclear Group. 1 p

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3. Fact Sheets (1978-1980)

276 [c. 1978-1980] Fact sheets prepared and distributed by Cork Anti- Nuclear Group to promote their activities. One of the fact sheets highlights the dangers of the student training reactor located in UCC and contains a photocopy of an article from The Cork Examiner on the same subject on the reverse. 5 items

277 1980 Fact sheets prepared and distributed by anti-nuclear groups in North and South Dublin. 4 items

278 Undated Fact sheets on nuclear power and uranium mining in Ireland, produced ‘by the Anti-Nuclear Movement to inform people about the dangers of nuclear power’. 2 items

279 Undated Fact sheet entitled ‘A Short History of the [Anti- Nuclear] Movement’ by ‘some R[evolutionary] S[truggle] comrades in Dublin’. 3 pp

IV Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) (1980-1982)

Also see P28/152-153, 200, 447-448 and 499-503

1. Correspondence (1981-1982)

280 22 January 1981 Circular from the Irish CND to Simon Dalby, enclosing a copy of the annual report and annual accounts presented to the AGM in October 1980, brochures relating to the 35th Hiroshima Day and a Gandhi Seminar, and an anti-nuclear disarmament poster. Also originally attached to the letter were the first three issues of Disarmament Quarterly, for which see P28/152. 6 items

281 26 September 1981 Notice of the 31st Annual General Meeting attaching a form for nominations to committee membership. 2 items

282 [1982] Notice of the 1982 Annual General Meeting attaching a form for nominations to committee membership. 2 items

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283 9 November 1982 Circular to all branch treasurers relating to contributions to national funds. 1 p

2. Fact Sheets and Programmes (c. 1980)

284 Undated Fact sheet entitled ‘Campaign for European Nuclear Disarmament’. 2 pp

285 Untitled Fact sheet relating to the nuclear arms race and the anti-nuclear struggle. 2 pp

286 [1980] Brochure promoting the Hiroshima and Nagasaki Commemoration Days 6-9 August [1980], with a programme of events and an application form for membership of Cork CND. 4 pp

287 Undated Programme of residential weekend workshops at Glencree, county Wicklow, 17-19 September [1982?] organised by the Irish CND on the subject of ‘How Should We Manage Acute Diarrhoea?’. For Glencree, also see P28/448 and 500-501. 12 pp

3. Minutes and Reports (1980-1982)

Also see P28/500-501

288 [1980] Irish CND Annual Report for the year ending 24 October 1980. 4 pp

289 20 July 1982 Proposal by Dermot Nolan on organisation, presented to CND National Committee in Belfast on 24 July 1982. 6 pp

290 21 August 1982 Minutes of a meeting of the National Committee of the Irish CND. 7 pp

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291 30 October 1982 Minutes of a meeting of the National Committee of the Irish CND. 5 pp

292 December 1982 Proposed agenda for the National Committee Meeting held on 11-12 December 1982. 2 pp

V The Council of Nuclear Safety and Energy Resources Conservation (CONSERVE) (1975)

293 16 January 1975 Copy letter from Roy H. W. Johnston, c/o 18 West- land Row, Dublin 2, to an unidentified recipient, relating to the public launching of CONSERVE and outlining the group’s origins, aims and activities. 2 pp

294 July 1975 Memorandum by Roy H. W. Johnston entitled ‘Legislation, Energy Conservation and the Balance of Payments’ commissioned by CONSERVE and aimed at the elected representatives and principal decision makers in the Civil Service to highlight the long-term implications of investment in nuclear power. 8 pp

VI Donegal Uranium Committee (DUC) (1980-1981)

Also see P28/92-93, 166, 199, 250 and 504-508

1. Correspondence (1980-1981)

Also see P28/315

295 28 January 1980 Photocopy of a letter from Ralph Sheppard, Secretary, Donegal Uranium Committee, Carnowen House, Raphoe, Lifford, county Donegal, to Letters Editor, Irish Times, 31 Westmoreland Street, Dublin 2, on the subject of uranium mining. 2 pp

296 [c. June 1980] Circulars aimed at anti-nuclear groups, inviting them to a meeting on uranium mining and its associated activities and outlining the aims of the meeting, its speakers and programme. The meeting is to take place on Saturday 28 June [1980]. 2 pp

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297 20 February 1981 Photocopy of a letter from Ralph Sheppard, Secretary, DUC, Carnowen House, Raphoe, Lifford, county Donegal, to G. Colley, Minister for Energy, Kildare Street, Dublin 2, expressing DUC’s concerns over the possible exploration for uranium or other minerals on Slieve League Mountain. 1 p

298 Undated Photocopies of open letters from DUC to anti- nuclear groups, seeking contributions for the preparation of an independent study by the Political Ecology Research Group of Oxford into the possible effects of uranium exploitation on the community and environment in Donegal. For the report, also see P28/304, 309-311 and 313. 3 items

2. Fact Sheets (c. 1980)

299 [c. 1980] Critical review in the form of a fact sheet by Ralph Sheppard entitled ‘Responses to the booklet issued by the companies currently exploring for uranium in Donegal, entitled “Uranium Exploration – The Facts”’. For this booklet, see P28/92. 2 pp

300 [c. 1980] Document entitled ‘Red Herrings’, comprising a list of statements in favour of uranium mining and sample answers for how to successfully argue against them. 4 pp

3. Planning Appeals (1980-1981)

Also see P28/507

301 1980-1981 Summary of written submissions on planning applications 2019/80 and 2085/80 prepared for an oral hearing held in Lifford on 4 March 1981. Attached to the summary are photocopies of correspondence between Ralph Sheppard (DUC Secretary), Donegal County Planning Office, T. O’Reilly (County Secretary), D. Mackey (Acting County Secretary), the County Planning Office, An Bord Pleanala, and James P. Sweeney (Solicitor for the appellant, Irish Base Metals Ltd.). The letters relate to objections made by DUC to planning applications 2019/80, 2031/80 and 2085/80 and amendments to be made to conditions set out in the planning permissions granted by Donegal County Council. Also attached are copies of the original decisions to grant planning permissions to applications no. 2019/80 and 2085/80, and of applications by the DUC against them. 24 items

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302 [c. 1981] Appeal and related memorandum by Paul D. Leech, Architect-Engineer, to An Bord Pleanala against the decision of Donegal County Council to grant permission for planning application 2019/80. 2 items

303 [c. 1981] Submission to An Board Pleanala oral hearing by Brian Flannery against planning applications 2019/80 (retention of store-garage for store for rock samples and rock splitting at Fintown for Munster Base Metals Ltd.) and 2085/80 (retention of mobile office and use of hayshed as equipment store at Derrynacarrow, Doochary for Irish Base Metals Ltd.). Attached to the submission is a photocopied compilation of assorted journal articles relating to uranium exploration and mining. 3 items

304 1 April 1981 Submission to An Board Pleanala oral hearing by Ralph Sheppard on behalf of DUC against permission granted by Donegal County Council for planning applications 2019/80 and 2085/80. Attached to the submission are technical papers and articles relating to the health hazards of uranium exploration; a DUC statement in response to the Nuclear Energy Board’s Interim Report on Radiological Impact of Uranium Prospecting; a provisional outline of a study on uranium mining in Donegal to be undertaken by the Political Ecology Research Group of Oxford on behalf of DUC, and a related fact sheet. 10 items

4. Reports and Surveys (1980-1981)

(a) Internal Reports (1980)

305 1980 Secretary’s report outlining DUC’s activities during the year. 3 pp

306 1980 Chairman’s report outlining the dangers of radio- active releases and the hazards of uranium mining, with eight proposals concerning DUC’s activities. 4 pp

307 Undated Photocopy of a handwritten document entitled DUC General Policy – Discussion Document. The first page outlines the reasons behind the formation of DUC and the tasks it faces. The second page is entitled DUC Relations with Other Groups and considers groups DUC could co-operate with to attain its goals. 2 pp

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308 Undated Photocopy of a document entitled Uranium Exploration and Mining. The Contribution of the County Council prepared by DUC. The document outlines three suggestions for the County Council to consider when planning their future involvement in the uranium issue. 2 pp

(b) Report on Behalf of DUC (1980-1981)

Also see P28/298, 304 and 313

309 [c. 1980] Document entitled ‘Why the PERG Study Is Necessary’. 2 pp

310 [c. 1980] Provisional outline of a study on the environmental impact of uranium mining in Donegal to be under- taken by the Political Ecology Research Group Ltd. (PERG) on behalf of DUC. The summary outlines the contents of the study and the people involved. Also see P28/298, 304 and 313. 3 pp

311 26 February 1981 Progress report on the environmental impact statement on proposed uranium mining in Donegal prepared by Sarah Darby, secretary of PERG. 2 pp

5. Press Releases (1980)

312 15 January 1980 Photocopy of a press release by DUC, outlining the group’s aims and the reasons for its formation. 1 pp

313 12 September 1980 Press release relating to a DUC deputation received by Donegal County Council. The primary function of the meeting was to inform the councillors on the progress of the independent environmental impact analysis being carried out for the DUC by the Political Ecology Research Group. For this study, also see P28/ 298, 304 and 309-311. 2 pp

314 28 October 1980 Press statement by DUC entitled Uranium in the Bye-Election, outlining the views of four candidates on uranium mining. 2 pp

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6. Seminar on Uranium Mining (1980)

Also see P28/508

315 January-April 1980 Photocopies of correspondence between Ralph Sheppard, DUC Secretary, Carnowen House, Raphoe, Lifford, county Donegal, and S. O’Longain, Vocational Education Committee, Port Road, Letterkenny, [county Donegal], relating to a forthcoming seminar on uranium mining. 3 items

316 April 1980 Programme of a seminar on uranium prospecting/ mining held at Glenties, county Donegal 18-19 April 1980, organised by University College Galway and County Donegal Vocational Education Committee. 1 p

317 [c. 1980] Photocopy of handwritten notes relating to a seminar on uranium mining organised by the Donegal VEC. The notes focus on what the seminar might be expected to achieve and criticises the fact none of the speakers are opponents of uranium mining. 1 p

7. Other Items (1981)

318 March 1981 Draft article by Ralph Sheppard entitled ‘Uranium – A View from Donegal’, intended for Taisce Journal. 2 pp

319 Undated Photocopy of a DUC membership application form. 1 p

VII The Ecology Party (later The Green Alliance) (1982-1983)

Also see P28/57, 70, 81, 160 and 509

320 27 June 1982 Constitution of the Ecology Party. 2 pp

321 1982 Promotional material relating to the 1982 general election. Also a copy of ‘Eco Election Special’; copy of a related letter to the Editor of the Cork Examiner by Simon Dalby; and an envelope containing related press cuttings. 16 items

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322 1982-1983: Assorted circulars and correspondence, including a undated circular dated 11 May 1983 from the chairman of the Ecology Party. The circular relates to restructuring the party and renaming it The Green Alliance following decisions made at a convention at Glencree in April 1983. 6 items

323 [1983] Assorted Green Alliance draft policy statements. Also a list of proposed policy documents, and a preliminary report/ discussion paper from the Health Policy Group. 10 items

324 [1983?] Constitution of The Green Alliance. 4 pp

325 [1983?] Draft Green Alliance submission to the New Ireland Forum, with related notes. 3 items

326 1983 Provisional agenda for Green Conference in Cork; and agenda for Green Alliance Convention [in Kilkenny]. 2 items

327 Undated Assorted fact sheets, including an Ecology Party energy policy paper entitled Power Pack. Safe Energy for a Sustainable Society. Dublin: The Ecology Party of Ireland, [n. d.]. 4 items

328 Undated Assorted lists of Ecology Party publications for sale. 3 items

VIII Friends of the Earth Cork (CFOE) (1978-1980)

Also see P28/60, 73 and 118

1. Correspondence (1979-1980)

329 17 November 1979 Circular relating to a discussion held on 17 November to arrive at conditions to ensure a fair public inquiry on nuclear power. 1 p

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330 21 November 1979 Open letter to the government on the proposed public inquiry into nuclear power. 2 pp

331 [1980] Circular advertising CFOE’s workshops at the third Carnsore Anti-Nuclear Festival in August 1980. 1 p

332 1980 Circular containing proposals by CFOE for the regeneration of the Friends of the Earth within its ranks to be discussed at the second annual general meeting. 2 pp

333 1980 Circular outlining CFOE’s activities over the past year. 2 pp

334 Undated Circular outlining CFOE’s most recent activities. The circular also contains a list of proposed amendments to the Friends of the Earth constitution and proposals for the agenda of a forthcoming [national?] meeting. 2 pp

2. Fact Sheets and Brochures (1978-1979)

335 [1978] ‘Cork Anti-Nuclear Campaign’. Promotional fact sheet, marked by hand ‘1st Carnsore Demo’. 1 p

336 [1979?] ‘The Morality of Nuclear Power’. Cork: Friends of the Earth, Southern Region, [1979?]. Brochure. 2 items

337 Undated ‘Cork Friends of the Earth, Ballyleigh, Waterfall, Cork’. Fact sheet outlining the group’s main aims and its current activities. 2 pp

338 Undated ‘Nuclear Power. Some Fuel for Thought!’ Fact sheet. 2 pp

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339 Undated ‘Radiation and Your Health’. Brochure. 3 pp

3. Press Releases and Statements (1979-1980)

340 [c. 1979] Position paper prepared by CFOE in relation to the proposed government public inquiry into nuclear power. 3 pp

341 17 November 1979 Message by Sean MacBridge read out at the public meeting on the proposed government public inquiry on nuclear power sponsored by CFOE in Cork. 2 pp

342 17 November 1979 Statement by John F. Carroll, Vice-President, Irish Transport & General Workers’ Union at a meeting in Cork sponsored by CFOE. 5 pp

343 15 September 1980 Press release relating to a proposed FOE policy document on toxic waste dumps. 1 p

4. Other Items (1979-1980)

344 1979 Document entitled ‘Legal Notes’, providing advice on what action to take when confronted by the Gardai. 1 p

345 [1979?] Photocopy of the agreed aims of the Cork Friends of the Earth Energy Group. 1 p

346 12 October 1979 Copy draft letter to the editor of an unspecified newspaper entitled ‘Deceptive Statement on Radiation Injuries’ by Maureen Kim Sing. 1 p

347 [1980] Document entitled ‘Thoughts on the Toxic Waste Dump Issue for discussion by Cork FOE 8 Sept 1980’. 4 pp

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IX Friends of the Earth Ireland (FOE) (1976-1980)

Also see P28/51, 94, 103, 135, 156, 164, 191, 206, 226, 332, 334, 449-451, 468, 486, 510-518 and 525

1. Correspondence (1978)

348 3 May 1978 Photocopy of a letter from David L. Byers, Chair- man, FOE, 17 Arbutus Place, South Circular Road, Dublin 8, to an unidentified recipient, outlining the group’s objections to the proposed power station at Carnsore Point. 1 p

349 [c. 1978] Pro forma letter to The Secretary, Wexford County Council, County Hall, Wexford, objecting to the ESB’s planning application to build a nuclear reactor at Carnsore Point. 1 p

350 [c. 1978] Printed ‘petition to our local county councillors’ to delay giving outline planning permission for the nuclear power station at Carne. Both sides of the petition provide space for 55 signatories but are blank. 2 pp

2. Fact Sheets and Statements (1976-1980)

351 1976-1978 Items clipped together with a note ‘Early FOE Dublin leaflets & statements’, containing a poster promoting an alternative technology workshop; pro forma letter addressed to The Secretary, Wexford County Council, Town Hall, Wexford, objecting to the granting of outline planning permission for a nuclear power station at Carnsore Point; blank petition form for an independent public enquiry into the proposal ‘to go nuclear’; assorted fact sheets relating to nuclear power, the cost of electricity generation in the UK, the Rasmussen report on reactor safety and alternative energy sources; assorted press statements relating to FOE and its activities, the proposal to build a nuclear power plant at Carnsore Point, and an error in the Government’s recent green paper on energy policy; and photocopies of three reports relating to nuclear power and energy policy. 20 items

352 7 July 1978 Statement by Sean MacBride, Chairman of FOE and President of the Nuclear Safety Association, outlining the dangers of nuclear power. 6 pp

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353 4 October 1978 Press release outlining inaccuracies in a report by the Institute of Engineers of Ireland favouring the development of nuclear power in Ireland. 1 p

354 [c. 1978] Statement by FOE relating to the proposal to build a nuclear power plant at Carnsore Point. 1 p

355 9 February 1980 Photocopy of a statement made by FOE at a mass meeting in Limerick, commenting on items on the agenda and listing items not on the published agenda which FOE would suggest for discussion. 4 pp

356 1980 Fact sheet entitled ‘Uranium Mining – the Govern- ment’s Role’. 4 pp

357 1980 Fact sheet entitled ‘Friends of the Earth’, outlining the origins of the group and its activities to date. 2 pp

358 Undated Fact sheet by Friends of the Earth (TDC), high- lighting the dangers of nuclear power and advertising their regular weekly meetings. 2 items

359 Undated. Printed copy entitled of a letter entitled ‘This Earth Is Sacred’ written in 1855 by Chief Sealth of the Duwamish Tribe of the State of Washington to President Franklin Pierce, concerning the proposed purchase of the tribe’s land. The letter is printed courtesy of Dale Jones of the Seattle office of Friends of the Earth. 1 p

360 Undated Join Friends of the Earth in the Fight against Nuclear Power. Brochure. 1 item

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3. Other Items (1977-1979)

361 1977-1978 Items clipped together with a note ‘Initial FOE organisation discussion documents Dublin Spring 1978’. The items include discussion documents outlining FOE policy and organisation; lyrics to a song entitled ‘Don’t Miss the Point’ by FOE to be circulated at a rock [?] festival to promote the anti- nuclear rally at Carnsore Point in Wexford 18-20 August; handwritten notes on suggested slogans for Carnsore; letter dated 29 November 1977 from R. [‘Bob’] Blackith providing advice on forming an [anti-nuclear] group; list of names and addresses of individuals interested in the formation of an Irish anti-nuclear group; report of a meeting held in Dublin on January 1977 in relation to the formation of an Irish branch of FOE; and a questionnaire seeking information from prospective members, including their contact details, occupation, skills they have that might be useful to FOE, and activities they would like to get involved in. 12 items

362 1 December 1978 Printed list of FOE publications available on energy policy and similar subjects. 1 p

363 1979 Items clipped together relating to the FOE annual general meeting held in February 1979; including a poster advertising the event; a fact sheet entitled ‘Issues We Ought to Take Up – Things We Ought to Know – Projects We Might Undertake’; and assorted handwritten notes taken during the meeting. 4 items

364 Undated List by R. [‘Bob’] Blackith of types of evidence that might be required at a nuclear inquiry. 3 pp

365 Undated Questionnaire and a related handwritten summary concerning the role and activities of FOE, its committee and its members. 2 items

366 Undated Friends of the Earth discussion paper, outlining the group’s broad philosophy and organisational structure. The paper also incorporates the FOE constitution. 5 pp

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X Noxious Industry Action Group (NIAG) (c. 1980)

Also see P28/415

367 [c. 1980] Fact sheets highlighting the dangers of asbestos and the struggle of the workers at Raybestos Manhattan to file claims for compensation for damage to health. 5 items

368 [c. 1980] Fact sheet entitled ‘No More Dioxin – Leaflet No. 1’, highlighting the dangers of dioxin with documented examples from across the globe. 2 pp

369 [c. 1980] Fact sheet outlining NIAG’s views on noxious industry. 2 pp

XI Nuclear Opposition Wexford (NOW) (1978)

Also see P28/263

370 Undated Fact sheet entitled ‘Nuclear What?’, outlining the group’s reasons for objecting to the plan to build a nuclear power station 14 miles from Wexford town and advertising its fortnightly meetings. 1 p

371 December 1978 Proceedings of a NOW meeting held in Wexford on 1 December 1978. 3 pp

XII Nuclear Safety Association (NSA) (1974-1978)

Also see P28/163, 352 and 489

372 28 June 1974 Photocopy of a memorandum of a public debate held in Wexford by the Committee for Nuclear Safety. 9 pp

373 25 July 1974 Statement by NSA relating to the decision by ESB to build a nuclear power plant at Carnsore and a report prepared in the public interest by a Study Group sponsored by the county Wexford branch of An Taisce, the Junior Chamber of Commerce and the South Eastern Scientific Council (see P28/222). 7 pp

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374 3 January 1978 Photocopy of a letter by David P. Nolan, Chairman, NSA, 1 South Main Street, Wexford, to D. O’Malley, Minister for Industry, Commerce & Energy, Kildare Street, Dublin 2, outlining NSA’s concerns regarding unresolved problems associated with the use of nuclear energy for power generation. The letter seeks the minister to defer a decision on proceeding with the construction of a nuclear power plant until the findings of a public enquiry are available. 2 pp

375 6 April 1978 Proceedings of a public meeting organised by NSA. 3 pp

376 6 June 1978 Address by Sean MacBride, delivered at a NSA meeting in Wexford on his appointment as president of the association. 7 pp

377 24 October 1978 Photocopy of a letter from David P. Nolan, Chairman, NSA, 1 South Main Street, Wexford, to T. Creedon, County Secretary, County Hall, Wexford, providing further information on the current nuclear situation in the German Federal Republic and complimenting the County Manager and Councillors ‘on the responsible attitude they have adopted towards the planning application from the ESB to build a nuclear power station at Carnsore’. 3 pp

378 Undated Document entitled ‘Basic Statement of Position and Aims’ prepared by NSA. 1 p

379 Undated A3 sheet containing photocopies of a fact sheet promoting the activities of NSA and of an article from The Irish Independent on the same subject. 1 p

380 Undated Biographical notes on Sean MacBride, S.C. 6 pp

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XIII Socialist Labour Party (SLP) (1978-1980)

Also see P28/167, 190, 196 and 519-520

381 May 1978 Typed extracts from a list of emergency resolutions passed at an unspecified conference in May 1978 to call on the government to hold a public inquiry into the decision to build a nuclear power station at Carnsore Point. 3 items

382 January 1979 Typed extracts from proposed amendments by various branches of SLP relating to resolution 29 to involve all party members in the anti-nuclear movement. 2 items

383 February 1980 Copy policy statements/ resolutions on housing and on nuclear power. 2 items

384 February 1979 Press release by SLP, welcoming with reservations the decision of the Government to hold a public inquiry into the proposal to establish a nuclear power station. 1 p

385 [1980] Press release relating to a speech entitled ‘The Nuclear Threat to Health and the Environment’ by Dermot Boucher, Vice-Chairperson of SLP, at a public meeting in Dublin on 23 April 1980. 3 pp

386 1978:1979: Assorted anti-nuclear fact sheets issued by SLP. undated 5 items

387 [c. 1980] Promotional brochure incorporating an application form for joining SLP. 4 pp

388 Undated Application form for joining SLP. 1 p

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XIV Trade Union Anti Nuclear Campaign (TUANC) (1980)

Also see P28/168

389 [1980] Circular relating to a series of workshops to be held by the TUANC during the third Carnsore Point Anti-Nuclear Rally in August 1980. 2 pp

390 28 February 1980 Circular by Michael Enright, Convenor, Conference Organising Committee, finalising arrangements for the TUANC conference on nuclear power to be held in March. Attached to the letter are a profile of the first speaker, Mike Cooley, and an outline of the agenda for the conference. 3 items

391 [c. 1980] Anti-nuclear fact sheets produced by TUANC. 2 items

XV UCC Nuclear Opposition Group (NOG) (1979-1981)

Also see P28/3, 9, 35, 117, 185, 198, 224, 276 and 483

1. Correspondence (1979-1981)

392 24 October 1979 Photocopy of a letter from Andrew McEnery, General Secretary, Students Union, University College Cork, to the editors of The Cork Examiner and The Evening Echo, disassociating the Students Union from any allegations made against the Governing Body of UCC concerning its refusal to host an anti-nuclear energy seminar. 1 p

393 22-25 January 1980 Photocopies of correspondence between Andrew McEnery, General Secretary, Students’ Union, University College, Cork, and Professor E. F. Fahy, Physics Department, University College, Cork, relating to the experimental student training reactor, the radiation levels in the area of the reactor, the extent of monitoring of these levels and the location of radioactive waste. 4 items

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394 14-20 February 1980 Photocopies of correspondence between Padraig Carroll, External Relations Officer, Students’ Union, University College, Cork; Dr William Reville, Radiation Protection Officer, University College, Cork; and the Nuclear Energy Board, 20 Lower Hatch Street, Dublin 2, relating to the type of radioactive isotopes used in the Science Building, the frequency and purpose of their use, the extent of the monitoring of such materials, and the number of licences issued for student training reactors or other such devices in the country. 3 items

395 16 December 1980 Photocopy of a letter from N. V. Nolan, Nuclear Energy Board, 20-22 Lower Hatch Street, Dublin 2, to Padraig Carroll, 13 Ashford Estate, The Lough, Cork, declining an invitation to attend an unspecified meeting on 18 December [1980]. 1 p

396 December 1980- Photocopies of correspondence between Denis February 1981 O’Donoghue, Deputy General Secretary, Students’ Union, UCC; N. V. Nowlan, Nuclear Energy Board, 20-22 Lower Hatch Street, Dublin 2; and W. J. Reville, Radiation Safety Officer, Electron Microscope Unit, University College, Cork, relating to the NEB Licence granted to UCC.

4 items

2. Fact Sheets (1979-1980)

397 1979 Fact sheet entitled ‘Asbestos – the Killer Dust!’. 2 pp

398 26 [?] January 1980 Fact sheet ‘Nuclear for and Against – A Need for Information’ issued by Action Students’ Union. 1 p

399 Undated Fact sheet entitled ‘Nuclear Opposition Group UCC’. 2 pp

3. Other Items (1979-1980)

400 24 July 1979 Licence granted by the Nuclear Energy Board (NEB) to UCC for the importation, transportation, custody, use and disposal of an irradiating apparatus and radio-active substances. 8 pp

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401 May 1980 Statement by NOG following disclosures concerning the existence of a nuclear training device in UCC, demanding full information on chemical and radio- active waste present in the college and the setting up of a safety body to examine the dangers of such substances. 2 pp

402 Oct-Nov 1980 Unsigned petition that the NEB licence granted to UCC be not renewed and that a public investigation be held into the procedures at UCC. 1 p

XVI Other and Unspecified Groups (1974-1986)

1. Correspondence (1978)

403 February-June 1978 Letter from the Dublin Quaker Peace Committee (DQPC) to [the Minister for Energy] seeking a public enquiry into the introduction of nuclear power to Ireland. Attached to the letter are a press release dated 24 March 1978 from the DQPC and a related joint representation from 13 organisations seeking an early meeting with the Minister for Foreign Affairs to submit proposal for Irish action at the UN Special Session on Disarmament; press release dated 4 June 1978 announcing the lodgement by DQPC of a formal objection with Wexford Council to the ESB’s planning application for a nuclear power station; and a letter dated 1 June 1978 from Wexford County Council acknowledging receipt of the objection. All items are photocopies. 5 items

404 Undated Communiqué from the French Anti-Uranium Mining Co-Ordination (Reseau Uranium) relating to a meeting of local groups campaigning against uranium mining in France during the International Anti-Nuclear Days on 2-4 June (no year). 1 p

405 Undated Membership subscription form and time table for summer activities by WISE. 1 p

2. Fact Sheets and Draft Articles (1974-1986)

406 Undated ‘Resist Nuclear Power’ by Anarchist Workers Alliance. 4 pp

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407 Undated ‘Natural Gas – A Secure Energy Source for Ireland’ by Bord Gáis Éireann. 2 pp

408 Undated ‘We Must Live Together or We Will Die Together’. Belfast and Dublin: The Communist Party of Ireland. 4 pp

409 1986 Two fact sheets by the Cork Environmental Alliance campaigning against the Sandoz factory in Ringaskiddy. 2 items

410 [1974] Public Interest Report: Nuclear Power Plants. [Los Angeles:] Environmental Alert Group and Environmental Education Group, [1974]. 4 pp

411 Undated ‘Philippines and the Nuclear Dictatorship’ by the Filipino-Irish Group. Brochure. 1 item

412 Undated Untitled fact sheet by the Irish Anti-Apartheid Movement on apartheid’s nuclear threat in Africa. 1 p

413 [1979] ‘EEC Nuclear Dictation’. Dublin: The Irish Sovereignty Movement, [1979]. 4 pp

414 Undated ‘No to Nuclear for a Socialist Energy Plan’ by Militant Irish Monthly. 2 pp

415 Undated ‘Stop the Ammonia Rail Bomb!’ by Noxious Industry Action Group, Cork, highlighting the dangers of transporting ammonia through densely populated areas. 4 pp

416 Undated ‘Nuclear Power Study Group’, outlining the origins, aims and activities of that group. 2 pp

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417 Undated ‘The Medical Implications of Nuclear Power’ by Helen Caldicott, produced by SHAD Alliance, New York. 2 pp

418 Undated A Nuclear Power Station for Ireland? Dublin: Sinn Féin The Workers’ Party. Brochure. 4 pp

419 Undated ‘Jobs from Resources’. Dublin: The RPC Trade Union Support Group. Brochure. 4 pp

420 Undated Fact sheet by Irish Public Transport News and The Transport Action Group campaigning against the proposal by Dublin Corporation for a large motor- way system for Dublin and urging people to vote against TDs in support of the plan in the upcoming elections. The reverse of the pamphlet outlines alternatives for the proposal. 2 pp

421 Undated Assorted fact sheets by unidentified groups on nuclear power, alternative energy sources, uranium mining and toxic waste. 11 items

422 1982 Photocopy of a brochure and registration form for a five day workshop, ‘Adventures in Self-Exploration’, at An Grianan, Termonfechin, county Louth, on 12- 16 December 1982. 1 p

423 [1981?] Photocopy of a typed draft of an untitled article by an unidentified author relating to the public inquiry into nuclear power. A handwritten note indicates that the article was published in the newsletter of the British Society for Social Responsibility in Science in March 1981. 6 pp

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3. Press Releases and Statements (1977-1980)

424 6 January 1977 Press release by the Commission of the European Communities concerning financial support from the Commission for uranium prospection in the Community. 1 p

425 [c. 1978] Press release by the Government Information Services on behalf of the Minister for Transport and Power relating to the approval in principle by the Government for the ESB to proceed with proposals for the construction of a nuclear power station. 1 p

426 [c. 1978] Statement by the Government Information Services defending the recently published Government Discussion Document Energy – Ireland (see P28/206). 1 p

427 [1979?] Document entitled ‘Notes on energy for the Adjournment Debate: from John Kelly (1979)’. Attached to the notes is a list entitled ‘Main Points of the Fine Gael Document “Aspects of Energy Policy”’. For this document, see P28/37b. 2 items

428 1 April 1980 Statement by John Kelly T.D., Fine Gael spokesman on Economic Planning and Development and Energy, relating to the postponement of the nuclear project inquiry. 1 p

429 13 May 1980 Statement by John Kelly T.D., Fine Gael spokesman on Economic Planning and Development and Energy, relating to the gas pipe-line; the nuclear option; and national energy policy. 1 p

430 5 June 1980 Statement by John Kelly T.D., Fine Gael spokesman on Economic Planning and Development and Energy, welcoming the announcement by the Minister for Energy of a new campaign aimed at inducing energy conservation. 1 p

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431 1980 United Nations disarmament press releases no. 12 (‘The Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons’), no. 13 (‘Bacteriological (Biological) Weapons’) and no. 14 (‘Disarmament Week’). 3 items

432 Undated ‘Standard Statement on the Nuclear Position’ by an unidentified creator but probably issued by the government, relating to a report to be prepared by an inter-departmental committee to assess in detail all relevant aspects of the ESB nuclear proposal. 2 pp

XVII Posters and Advertisements (1978-1982)

Also see P28/280, 351 and 363

1. Anti-Nuclear Movement (1978-1980)

433 1978 Colour poster advertising the first Anti-Nuclear Power Show at Carnsore Point, county Wexford, on 18-20 August [1978]. Outsize. 1 item

434 [1978] Poster advertising the [first] Carnsore Point Anti- Nuclear Power Show on 18-20 August [1978]. 1 p

435 [1978] Black and white poster promoting the Cork City & County Anti-Nuclear Mass Meeting held on 30 September [1978]. 1 p

436 [1978] Colour poster advertising the Great Anti-Nuclear Road Show organised by a group of actors and musicians in November 1978. Outsize. 1 item

437 [1978] Colour poster advertising an Anti Nuclear Mass Meeting in Dublin on 25 November [1978]. Outsize. 1 item

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438 [1979] Colour poster advertising an All-Ireland Anti-Nuclear Carnival in Dublin on 2 June [1979]. Outsize. 1 item

439 [1979] Black and white advertisement promoting an anti- nuclear street carnival and march in Dublin on 2 June. 1 p

440 1979 Colour poster advertising the second Anti-Nuclear Power Show at Carnsore Point, county Wexford, on 17-19 August 1979. Outsize. 1 item

441 [1980] Black and white advertisement by the Defence Collective, promoting a march to the Court House in Dublin on 19 May [1980], the day of the trial of seven people charged with obstruction, assault and abusive language during a protest against the construction of a nuclear reactor in Ireland. 2 pp

442 Undated Colour poster featuring a clenched fist rising from a flower, alongside the words ‘… And There Will Be No Nuclear…’ Outsize. 1 item

443 Undated Colour poster listing the Dublin & County Anti- Nuclear Power Groups and the names and contact details of their representatives. Outsize. 1 item

444 Undated Black and white anti-nuclear poster featuring a nuclear plant against a black background with the word ‘Carnsore?’ beneath it. Outsize. 1 item

445 Undated Poster comprising white and red text on black back- ground, with the words ‘Nuclear off (with a red line over ‘nu’) – Stop Ireland’s Race Towards Disaster’. Outsize. 1 item

446 Undated Eleven anti-nuclear stickers. 1 sheet

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2. Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (1982)

447 Undated Printed black and white anti-nuclear disarmament poster produced jointly by Irish CND, Northern Ireland CND and Dawn. Outsize. 1 item

448 [1982?] Printed advertisement for an Eco Quiz at Glencree, [county Wicklow], arranged by the UCD Branch. 1 p

3. Friends of the Earth (1970s)

449 [1970s] Black and white advertisement for a public meeting held in Cork city on 15 March [no year] to inaugurate Friends of the Earth. 1 p

450 [1970s] Promotional fold-out colour poster by Friends of the Earth, containing an assortment of articles and journal and book reviews on environmental subjects. 1 item

451 [1970s] Poster advertising the Friends of the Earth Annual Conference at TCD on 23-25 February [no year]. 1 p

4. Others (1978-1980)

452 [c. 1978] Broadsheet containing a poem Ye Olde Wode Quay written by P[atrick] Healy in support of the Friends of Medieval Dublin [Fighting Fund]. Dublin: The O’Brien Press, [n. d.]. For Wood Quay, also see P28/170-171, 190 and 245. 1 p

453 1979 Promotional journal for the second Lisdoonvarna Folk Festival. Inserted inside the journal is a copy of the festival programme. 2 items

454 1979 Black and white advertisement for the third Folk and Traditional Music Festival held in Sligo in August 1979. 1 p

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455 [1979?] Poster comparing the money spent on armaments to the number of children who died of starvation in 1979. Published by the Peace Pledge Union, London. 1 p

456 January 1980 Advertisement for a Nuke Buster radiation detector. 2 pp

457 1980 Black and white poster on uranium exploration in Ulster. Belfast: Just Books, August, 1980. Outsize. 1 item

458 1980 Projected energy flow diagram for Ireland in 1990 by the National Board for Science and Technology. Outsize. 1 item

459 [1980] Table entitled Reference Energy System Ireland 1990. 1 p

460 [1980] Advertisement for a public meeting on 27 August [in Cork?] to discuss dioxins used in the Vietnam War, killer chemicals in the work place, and the experiences in the USA of toxic waste dumps. Attached to the advertisement are handwritten notes taken during the meeting. 2 items

461 Undated Anti-uranium poster aimed at women. 1 p

462 Undated Black and white poster of a map of Ireland showing the locations of chemical plants, uranium prospecting sites and toxic dumps. On the reverse is a related article entitled ‘Laying Ireland Waste’. Outsize. 1 item

463 Undated Black and white cartoon-style anti-nuclear poster. Outsize. 1 item

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464 Undated Colour poster ‘What Natural Gas Means to Ireland’ produced by the Irish Gas Board. Outsize. 1 item

465 Undated Collage-style colour poster entitled ‘Resist Nuclear Power’. On the reverse is an article entitled ‘Nuclear Power is State Power – All Power Must Be Destroyed’. Produced by Anarchists in Ireland. Outsize. 2 pp

XVIII Photographs (1980)

466 [1980?] Paper folder containing 25 colour photographs and 11 strips of related positives of an unspecified anti- nuclear gathering. Also images of rugged landscape, probably the site of uranium prospecting, and an industrial building set in that landscape. 37 items

467 2 April 1980 Handwritten list entitled ‘Photos’, comprising a brief description of nine photographs, probably relating to P28/466. 1 p

C. NOTES BY SIMON DALBY (1974-1982)

I Extracts from Published Material (1980-1982)

468 [c. 1980-1982] Notes on or extracts from assorted articles on nuclear power in journals, periodicals and newsletters, including Annual Review of Energy, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, Business and Finance, The Contaminated Crow, Dawn, Ecology and Anarchism, Energy Policy, European Journal of Political Research, Friends of the Earth Newsletter, Futures, Hibernia, In Dublin, Irish Business, The Leveller, Liberty, Magill, Minerva, North West Newsletter, Political Science Quarterly, Rebel, Revolutionary Struggle, Ripening of Time, Science, Science for the People, SESI, Social Problems, Socialist Republic, Socialist Review, TCD Arts, Technology Ireland, Vision and Wicca. In six folders. 96 items

469 [c. 1980-1982] Notes on or extracts from books on politics, planning, economics, nuclear power and protest movements. 23 items

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470 [c. 1980-1982] Summary bibliography of articles which appeared in various editions of Dawn in 1976-1981. 3 pp

471 [c. 1980-1982] Summary bibliography of articles which appeared in various editions of Hibernia in 1975-1978. 1 p

472 [c. 1980-1982] Summary bibliography of articles which appeared in various editions of Peace News in 1978-1980. 3 pp

473 [c. 1980-1982] Summary bibliography of articles which appeared in various editions of Resurgence in 1976-1980. 2 pp

474 [c. 1980-1982] List entitled ‘Xerox’, containing page references to articles in various publications. 3 pp

475 [c. 1980-1982] Page entitled ‘Planning’, containing extracts from assorted press cuttings published between July and October 1978 relating to planning applications made and objections to them. 1 p

476 [c. 1980-1982] List entitled ‘1973-1978 Press Cuttings in Capel Street Commerce & Technology Library File’. The list records the name of the newspaper, date, article title and in most cases a short abstract of the article contents. 44 pp

477 [c. 1980-1982] Handwritten untitled list of abstracts of nuclear related articles which appeared in various newspapers between 17 and 21 February 1978. 2 pp

478 [c. 1980-1982] List entitled ‘The “People” Wexford Files’, with short abstracts of nuclear related articles which appeared in The People, The Irish Independent, The Irish Press and The Irish Times between 1972 and 1978. 2 pp

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479 [c. 1980-1982] Note on public opinion polls, with extracts from The Irish Times, Rebel and Technology Ireland. Attached to the note is a related press cutting from The Irish Times. 2 items

II Interviews (1981)

Also see P28/505-506

480 [c. 1981] List of interviews conducted in 1980-1981. 2 pp

481 [c. 1981] Notes entitled ‘David Nolan Tape Interview 11 April Wexford’, comprising a rough summary of Nolan’s interview, his background and his involvement in anti-nuclear campaigning. 9 pp

482 24 January 1981 Notes taken during the Late Late Show broadcast on RTE 1 relating to heating and insulation of homes. 2 pp

483 124 March 1981 Notes entitled ‘Padraig Carroll 24 Mar 81 Interview (Tape) Cork’. The interview focuses on Carroll’s involvement with the CND. 7 pp

484 6 April 1981 Notes taken from an interview of P. J. Moriarty, new ESB Chief Executive, during the 9 o’clock news on RTE 1. 1 p

III Conference and Seminar Notes (1978-1982)

Also see P8/460

485 5 September 1978 Notes taken during a Cork Anti-Nuclear Group talk by Keith Haight. 3 pp

486 1978 Notes taken during a three day conference, ‘Nuclear Power: The Case Against’ organised by FOE and held in Trinity College Dublin on 17-19 February. 5 pp

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487 [c. 1980-1982] Notes entitled ‘Combatting (sic) Growing Militarism’ taken at an unspecified conference or seminar. 13 pp

IV Notes on Minutes and Correspondence (1974-1982)

1. Anti-Nuclear Movement (1974-1982)

488 28 June 1974 Notes taken during a public debate in Wexford. The notes are limited to a list of names of the chairman and speakers and the topics of two talks. 1 p

489 25 July 1974 Notes taken during a Nuclear Safety Committee meeting in Wexford. The notes relate to a statement prepared by NSC. 1 p

490 1 December 1979 Minutes of a delegate meeting in Tralee. 6 pp

491 [c. 1980-1982] Summary sheet entitled ‘Carnsore Addresses’, listing the name of each county, sequential numbering and totals. Also see P28/252. 2 pp

492 [c. 1980-1982] Notes relating to a planning application file for an ESB nuclear generating station in Wexford County Hall. 2 pp

493 [c. 1980-1982] Note relating to the reasons for the split of the Anti- Nuclear Movement in Cork. 1 p

494 7 June 1980 Handwritten agenda of the delegate meeting held in Cork. 1 p

495 [1981] Notes entitled ‘Agenda 21 + 22 March Mass Meeting’. 1 p

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496 21 March 1981 Notes taken during an Anti-Nuclear Movement National Rally in Cork. Topics include uranium mining and low level radiation. 3 pp

497 22 March [1981] Notes taken during an energy conservation workshop at an Anti-Nuclear Movement mass meeting in Cork. 10 pp

498 24 March 1981 Notes taken during a Cork Anti-Nuclear Group meeting. 1 p

2. Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (1981-1982)

499 9 March 1981 Notes taken during a CND meeting at Trinity College Dublin, mainly outlining suggestions for group activities. 1 p

500 [September 1982] Notes relating to the CND meeting held at Glencree, county Wicklow, in September 1982. The notes contain the following sub-headings: ‘General Points’; ‘Results of Research on the Irish Anti-Nuclear Movement’; ‘Comments on Dermot Nolan Proposals on Organisation (July 1982)’; and ‘Role of Disarmament Today’. 6 pp

501 [September 1982] Notes similar to P28/494. 4 pp

502 Undated Assorted notes on the organisation of CND. 8 pp

503 Undated Motions relating to the organisation of CND. 1 p

3. Donegal Uranium Committee (1980-1981)

504 [c. 1980] Note entitled ‘Donegal Press Coverage’, with hand- written extracts from articles which appeared in Donegal Peoples’ Press and Donegal Democrat in September 1979-January 1980 relating to the exploration for uranium in county Donegal. 1 p

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505 [c. 1980] Interview notes entitled ‘Donegal. Michael Ward. 2 April. Chat.’ A remark at the bottom of the page states that ‘Michael Ward took me to all the appropriate sites concerned with the exploration + planning permission’. 1 p

506 2 April 1981 Interview notes entitled ‘Questions to Brian Flannery, Red + Black John McLeane’. 7 pp

507 April 1981 Notes taken at an oral hearing in Lifford, county Donegal. For the oral hearing, also see P28/301-304. 11 pp

508 [c. 1980] List entitled ‘DUC Correspondence to VEC regarding VEC seminar.’ The list provides the date and a brief summary of the contents of each letter. 1 p

4. The Ecology Party (1982)

509 22 November 1982 Election results for Ecology Party candidates. 1 p

5. Friends of the Earth (1977-1981)

Also see P28/363 and 486

510 [1977-1978?] Notes entitled ‘FOE letters to papers file’, providing the date, author and a summary of contents of letters [received by FOE?] between October 1977 and February 1978. 6 pp

511 [1978?] Notes entitled ‘FOE Correspondence 1978’, with summaries of the contents of letters from and to the FOE and some extracts from the correspondence. The letters relate to various activities of the FOE. 3 pp

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512 [1978-1979?] Summaries of the minutes of FOE public meetings between 9 February 1978 and 1 May 1979, outlining the main focus of each meeting, motions carried and any special action taken. 6 pp

513 7 June 1980 Three sets of notes taken during the fourth FOE delegate meeting in Cork in at least two different hands. 3 items

514 20 December 1980 Notes taken from a report by Sean Dunne at an FOE mass meeting in Dublin. 2 pp

515 February 1981 Document entitled ‘Notes on FOE + Toxic Waste Early Feb 1981’. The last page contains a list of contact details for mainly journalists and representatives of local activity groups. 7 pp

516 25 January 1981 Notes taken during a brainstorming session at a FOE Cork meeting on non-violence. 3 pp

517 10 March 1981 Notes on a FOE meeting in Dublin. 1 p

518 1980 Notes on the ESB planning application and a FOE annual general meeting held in April. 2 pp

6. Socialist Labour Party (1980-1982)

519 c. 1980-1982 Extracts from a ‘Join the Socialist Labour Party’ pamphlet. 1 p

520 [February 1980?] Extracts from SLP policy statement/ resolution on nuclear power dated February 1980. 1 p

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7. Other Notes (1979-1982)

521 [1979] Notes entitled ‘Course Projects Dept of Sociology U of Dublin’, comprising notes relating to the ESB and a bibliography of four books. 1 p

522 1980 Notes entitled ‘RTE 1 Frontline 2 Sept 80’ relating to seminars and publications on industrial waste. 1 p

523 [c. 1980?] Summary entitled ‘What I Have on Organisation Question’. The summary provides a list of national [anti-nuclear?] meetings and assemblies held in 1978- 1980 and related notes available to Dalby. 1 p

524 September 1982 Draft of a letter to The Irish Times on the subject of neutrality. 3 pp

525 [c. 1980-1982] List of sources, mostly publications by Friends of the Earth. 2 pp

526 [c. 1980-1982] List of assorted names, addresses and phone numbers. 1 p

527 [c. 1980-1982] Notes on acknowledgements to be included in Dalby’s thesis, and a list of names and addresses of potential sponsors and sources of information. 6 pp

528 [c. 1980-1982] Notes entitled ‘Union of Students of Ireland’ relating to the policy on nuclear energy passed at the union’s annual conference in January 1978. 1 p

529 [c. 1980-1982] Assorted notes relating to toxic waste, with contact details for journalists, representatives of local activity groups and large companies. 8 pp

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530 [c. 1980-1982] Small square of paper with sundry notes and the address for RTE 2. 1 p

531 [c. 1980-1982] Sheet of paper containing the Eli Lilly planning application number and related details. 1 p

532 [c. 1980-1982] Note entitled ‘Academics’, outlining the structure for Dalby’s thesis. 1 p

533 [c. 1980-1982] List entitled ‘Questionnaire Replies’, noting how may questionnaires were completed, partially completed, or returned unanswered between the dates 9 March and 3 April. 1 p

534 [c. 1980-1982] Notes relating to the Commission of the European Communities. 2 pp

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