File 1 - Save Wood Quay Campaign 1978 Part 1

150pp

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.

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