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Correspondence including between Father Francis X Martin (FXM) and Nicholas (NR) and Mary Robinson (MR) 02/01/1978- 19/12/1978; between NR and The Law Agent [William Dundon], Dublin Corporation 09/01/1978-29/08/1978; between NR and MR in their official capacities 09/01/1978-09/06/1978; between NR and Donal Barrington, Senior Counsel 12/01/1978-; between NR and Chief State solicitor 16/01/1978-23/1/1978; copy of letter from Ole Klindt-Jensen, Director of Prehistoric Museum and Institute of Archaeology, University of Aarhus to Dublin Corporation 26/01/1978; from City Manager to SS McCarthaigh, Chairman, Commissioners of Public Works, 30/01/1978-19/04/1978; between Dr Joseph Raftery, Director National Museum of Ireland, to George Hegarty, Dublin Corporation 02/02/1978; between Principal Officer, [Dublin Corporation?] and Dr Joseph Raftery, 10/02/1978-17/05/1978; between P Russell, Dublin Corporation and Stephenson Associates (consultant architects) 22/02/1978-15/05/1978; from NR to J McCarthy, Chairman, Commissioners of Public Works, 01/03/1978-04/05/1978; letter from FXM and George Colley, Minister for Finance, 03/03/1978; letter for Pascal Scanlan, Principal Officer, Office of Public Works, National Parks and Monuments branch 21/03/1978; J McCarthy, Chairman, Commissioners of Public Works, and J Molloy, City Manager, Corporation of Dublin 19/04/1978; letter from City Manager to Dr Joseph Raftery, 19/04/1978; letter from Dr Joseph Raftery to JM Molloy, City Manager, Corporation of Dublin, 21/04/1978; correspondence between Alf Smyth, University of Kent and Frank [FXM?] 21/04/1978-22/05/1978; correspondence between FXM and Peter Addyman, Director York Archaeological Trust, 13/04/1978-22/05/1978; letter from Professor Dr Walter Janssen to Dr Anngret Simms, 23/05/1978; letter to Dublin City Council from Scandinavian participants in the archaeological summer-colloquy of International Council of Museums, Svenborg, Denmark with signatures and institutions attached, 10/06/1978; letter from Anngret [Simms] to NR 22/06/1978; letter from Bob O'Driscoll, Celtic Arts, Canada to FXM in support 26/06/1978; letter from NR to TX Smyth, SC, 27/06/1978; correspondence between NR and Kevin Fox, Hon Sec, National Monuments Advisory Council 30/06/1978-10/07/1978; postcard from Consuelo O'Connor to NR 02/07/1978; correspondence between NR and AJ Hederman, SC Office of the Attorney General 13/07/1978; letter from MR to Irish Press, Irish Independent and Irish Times Editors re secrecy surrounding and high security at site 09/09/1978; invite to farewell party for Anngret and David Simms, from Friends of Mediaeval Dublin 25/09/1978; typed copies of Senator MR's statement (address?) 23/09/1978 "Wood quay has taught us a very valuable lesson, that democracy demands more of citizens than a passive role between elections"; letter from Ruairi [Quinn?] architects office Burke-Kennedy Doyle and Partners re press statement 01/10/1978; copy of letter to MR as Senator from [O'Doherty Owens?] asking her to do utmost to have civic offices built outside of city centre, 05/10/1978; letter to MR as Senator from Alice J Moore, chairperson of Local Government and Public services Union, regarding motion being debated in Seanad Éireann, 06/12/1978;

The file also includes minutes (photocopies) of National Monuments Advisory Council Standing Committee meeting 04/05/1978 and some handwritten notes re costs.

Typed copy of judgement of Mr Justice Costello, 6 January 1978; 3 copies of Plenary Summons (Plaintiff: "Attorney General at the relation of Francis X. Martin", Defendants "The Right Honourable the Lord Mayor Aldermen and Burgesses of Dublin, Stephenson and Associates and John Paul and Company Limited"), 23 January 1978; draft plenary summons 23/01/1978 subsequently not used.

Ringbound Book of Appeal in two parts: "…The Supreme Court between Francis X. Martin Plaintiff and The Right Honourable the Lord Mayor Aldermen and Burgesses of Dublin, Stephenson and Associates and John Paul and Company Limited Defendants…."; copy of same which may have been used at a later court appearance.

3 copies of bound documents labelled "Documents relating to the Supreme Court Appeal Against Injunction" with some notation.

Four attested copies of [Order to Proceed?], Supreme Court, before Chief Justice Mr Justice Hency, Mr Justice Griffin, Mr Justice Kenny, Mr Justice Parke, 25/01/1978; 4 copies of report [re appeal by defendants] "issued for the benefit of interested parties by the Supreme Court of the Judgement delivered by the Chief Justice..." 25/01/1978; typed drafts of Statement of Claim, [January?] 1978; typed draft of "Defence of second named Defendants delivered... January 1978"; typed draft of "Defence to Counter-Claim of First named Defendant delivered...1978"; typed draft of "Reply and Defence to Counter Claim of Third-named Defendant delivered...1978"; typed copy of reply delivered [?] 1978; typed document "General endorsement of Claim", n.d..

Copy of "Take Notice of Trial", 09/03/1978; copies of Notice For Particulars, 10/03/1978; Particulars For "William Dundon, solicitor For The Right Honourable the Lord Mayor Aldermen and Burgesses of Dublin, Stephenson and Associates and John Paul and Company Limited" [March] 1978; draft typed document "Reply and Defence to Counter-Claim of First-Named Defendant" [March?] 1978; draft typed document "Defence and Counterclaim of Third Named Defendants" 16/03/1978.

Folder labelled "Case for Counsel to direct proofs", includes cover letter from Nicholas Robinson to Donal Barrington SC, 12/04/1978 and enclosed documentation for counsel, marked A - D, and consisting of copies of legal documentation and correspondence from earlier in FX Martin's court case; typed copy of Reply to Notice for Further Particulars 21/04/1978; Notice to Produce, 28/04/1978.

Copy of Justice d'Arcy's order that plaintiff [FX Martin] or his nominees be at liberty to inspect the site at Wood Quay, 17/05/1978; Several books of Pleadings [May/June?] 1978.

Folder labelled "Folder 'B' Documents" including copies of documents from Supreme Court appeal January 1978, and earlier injunctions and a large envelope labelled "original exhibits" including coloured plan of site. It also includes correspondence 26/01/1978-13/06/1978 between Nicholas Robinson (NR) and various parties including J McCarthy, Chairman, the Commissioners of Public Works; Pascal Scanlan, Principal Officer, National Parks and Monuments Branch, OPW and William Dundon, Law Agent, Dublin Corporation and a Statutory Declaration of Edmond Buckmaster on 27 June 2023, that he attended the Wood Quay Site with NR on 23 June, took photographs and handed all negatives and prints to NR, and that no other copies exist.

Folder labelled "Documents Discovered from Defendants" and consisting of photocopies of reports and correspondence between Dublin Corporation and others including Stephenson Associates, the National Museum of Ireland, S.S. McCarthaigh, chairman Commissioners of Public Works, and Department of Education. Original correspondence is dated 28/02/1974-12/06/1978.