File 4 - Save Wood Quay Campaign 1980 Part 4

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Material in this file consists of correspondence and circulars including circular from Associates of the Friends of Mediaeval Dublin in relation to a trip to London and York, n.d.; correspondence from FX Martin (FXM) to Mary Robinson (MR) including copy of letter composed to Taoiseach Charles Haughey in response to his reply to Mathew Byrne (see P143/1/2/9/5/3), 03/02-02/03/1980; letter to the Editor, Irish Times Newspaper, from MR as Senator with update on continuing saga of Wood Quay as it related to the adequacy of the parliamentary system and relations between elected representatives and civil servants and with Motion for City Council enclosed 04/02/1980; letter from Stephan Tschudi-Madsen, Oslo, to FXM in relation to a parliamentary group, the Committee of Environment's planned visit to Ireland and his hope that Wood Quay would be part of their programme, 18/02/1980; photocopy of letter from Richie Ryan to FXM in relation to petitioning parliament 18/02/1980; letter from Jakob Aano, chairman of the Sub-committee on the architectural and artistic Heritage if Europe to Hans J. de Koster, President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Strasbourg, stating concern for the future of Wood Quay in Dublin, 22/02/1980; circular to each member of Dublin City Council relating to a motion being added to the agenda directing City Manager to enter into new joint consent with the Commissioners of Public Works 22/02/1980; correspondence from Marianne Mossinge-Norheim, lecturer at University of Linköping, Sweden to FXM with copies of letters to Taoiseach Charles Haughey from her and from Gustaf Trotzig, Chairman Swedish Archaeological Society 29/02-03/03/1980; photocopy of newspaper cutting relating to man exhibiting case full of Norse artefacts which allegedly had been found in a rubbish dump brought there by Dublin Corporation from the Wood Quay site, 21/01/1980; correspondence from Dr Anngret Simms to MR in relation to German President coming on visit to Dublin 14/03/1980; affidavit to High Court from James Lynch, assistant Chief State Solicitor, 31/03/1980; article in An Taisce Journal Nov 1979-Jan 1980 by Consuelo O'Connor "The National Museum in the 80's" with notation in pencil "confirmed on phone (to FXM) 02/03/1980"; draft motion for City Council 03/03/1980 signed by MR, Dan Browne, Pat Carroll and Mary Freehill; press statement from Minister for Finance, Mr Michael O'Kennedy, TD, announcing extension of two months from expiry date of 31/03/1980 granted to National Museum of Ireland to enable excavation at Wood Quay to be completed, 21/03/1980.

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