| Description | File of assorted press cuttings regarding press, media, law and other such issues in the Irish news. Cuttings include a letter by Kevin Boyle to the IRish Times, written from LA Trobe University, Melbourne, regarding Freedom of Information and Broadcasting, concerning a programme broadcast on access to information by relatives of those in mental care institutions (1 Apr 1985); editorial from the Irish Times concerning "Personal Rights, Public Needs" on Law Reform Commission and defamation, (21 MAr 1991); further coverage of Law Reform Commission revision of Irish defmation law (1991); "[Maurice] Manning seeks debate on libel' (8 Feb 1990', mentioning Boyle and McGonagle's report on libel; "Law on Libel to be Reviewed", 7 Dec 1988 (the Irish Press); further coverage of reform of Irish Libel law (1988 - 1990); "Ireland named in first world censorship report'; - regarding coverage of the Article 19 published World Report on Censorship, headed by Kevin Boyle and which makes reference to Ireland (Irish Times, 23 May 1988) "RTE and the unions afree on change - but not money' (The Irish Times, 22 Jan 1992) featuring image and coverage of union and pay issues at RTE. |