Folder labelled "An Taisce [The National Trust for Ireland] re Wood Quay". Material includes correspondence between FX Martin (FXM) and [Phyllis Clinch?], Hon Secretary Board of visitors of National Museum, 26/8/1977; memo from FXM re conference with Professor MJ O'Kelly of University College Cork, and Mr Anthony Cotter, associate partner of Sam Stephenson, architect, at site 31/08/1977; correspondence from An Taisce to Dublin Corporation 09/09/1977; copy of typed statement from William J Doran re guiding tours on the archaeological site 14/09/1977; Friends of Mediaeval Dublin group typed notes on the Archaeological remains which have been discovered (n.d.); letter from An Taisce to John Wilson, TD, Minister for Education, 23/09/1977; report of City Manager and Town Clerk to Lord Mayor and members of the Dublin City Council, n.d. [early 1978?]; An Taisce statement on Wood Quay 03/07/1978, and 06/10/1978 in relation to Labour party's proposal; letter from GF Mitchell, President of the Royal Irish Academy, to George Colley, TD, Tánaiste and Minister for Finance, 29/08/1978; cuttings and photocopies of cuttings 12/09/1977.
2 copies of a report by Dr Frank Roche, director of, Colin McIver Associates Limited "Exploratory Study of the Tourism Potential of Wood Quay", submitted to Irish Hotels Federation 12/1977 and used as exhibit in court 05/01/1978; 3 copies of a report by Dr Frank Roche and JA Murray of Colin McIver Associates Limited "Tourism and Archaeology: A Study of Wood Quay", commissioned by Dermot Walsh for The Irish Tourist Industry, 03/1978.
Material relating to the Labour Party's proposal for the Wood Quay site following the High Court decision, including press release 02/10/1978; document "The Labour Party's Proposal for Wood Quay", an artist’s impression of the proposal and some correspondence to Senator Mary Robinson as member of Labour 24/09/1978-06/10/1978.
Photocopies of reports, correspondence, biographies and legal documents (most likely brief for counsel), some with notations (28/02/1974-1978); drafts and handwritten notes on case, possibly Mary Robinson (MR)'s; copies of correspondence from Nicholas Robinson & Co solicitors to Chief State Solicitor, to J McCarthy, chairman, the commissioners of Public Works, Pascal Scanlan Principal Officer OPW, William Dundon Law Agent, and to Donal Barrington and MR as Special Counsel 13/01/1978-15/03/1978 (most of this material is duplicated elsewhere but notations may vary); includes copy of Consent under section 14 of National Monument Act, 1930, issued jointly by "Commissioners and the corporation" allowing National Museum to "remove part or wholly, to interfere with excavate and disturb the ground within..." section of site between 10/10/1978-09/12/1978, 10/10/1978
Archivist's Note: Much of this material was gathered, and/or photocopied in 1978 for use in the case. However, some of the material photocopied dates from earlier (1974-1978).
Typed documents relating to who was liable for costs for trial, and includes chronological list of legal proceedings from FX Martin as plaintiff, Ex-parte application for injunction 28/11/1977 to Attorney General in Relator proceedings and hearing [01/07?]/1978; copy of typed judgement in Supreme Court case of Burke & Others v Minister for Labour and Others, delivered 19/12/1978, with notations, which may have been used as research.
Photocopies of affidavits, correspondence etc. with notation, most likely part of brief to counsel [Mar-June?] 1978 (original documents from 1977).
Folder labelled "Brief for Counsel miscellaneous". Includes draft biographies with notation of some of the experts consulted, copies of statements and letters from experts and interested parties; photocopies (faded) of circulars and correspondence to members of Dublin City Council; photocopy of Seanad Éireann proceedings 10/04/1974; press releases Royal Irish Academy 12/1977; correspondence from The National Tourism Council of Ireland and Jack Lynch TD, Taoiseach; correspondence from The Irish Hotels Federation to FX Martin and to Jack Lynch, 11/1977; photocopy of list of Archaeological finds at site up to July 1976.
Folder labelled "Documents discovered 28th June 1978" consisting of photocopies of reports and correspondence mainly to and from Dublin City and County Manager, and to and from Principal Officer, Dublin Corporation, 25/11/1968-1976
4 copies of bound documents labelled "reports and correspondence by experts and correspondence generally, [06?]/1978; copy of bound documents labelled "Authority for the Excavations and Correspondence with Commissioners and Law Agent", [06?]/1978; Book of Pleadings, [06?]/1978.
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.