File 5 - Save Wood Quay Campaign 1980 Part 5

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Material in this folder is labelled "Consents under S[ection] 14 of N[ational] M[onuments] Act 1930 and relates to the multiple consents granted for archaeological excavation at Wood Quay 02/08/1978, for period 31/07/1978-28/08/1978, 10/10/1978 for period up to 09/12/1978, 16/07/1979 for period up to 31/03/1979, and 27/03/1980 for extension until 31/05/1980. It includes photocopies of the consents issued, correspondence between Nicholas Robinson & Company solicitors and William Dundon, Law Agent for Dublin Corporation 08/06/1978-09/07/1979; exhibit signed by George Hegarty 15/01/1979; photocopy of notice of appeal, 11/01/1978; correspondence between Nicholas Robinson (NR) and Donal Barrington 07/07/1979; correspondence from NR to J McCarthy, Chairman, Commissioners of Public Works 27/04/1978; typed copy of Labour party's proposal for Wood Quay n.d.; list of points by FX Martin (FXM), 197[?]; photocopies of correspondence between Joseph Raftery, director, National Museum of Ireland (NMI), Andrew McHugh, City Manager's Secretariat, Dublin Corporation [National Monuments Advisory Committee], Ken Fox, secretary, standing committee, National Monuments Advisory Council, and The Secretary, Commissioners of Public Works, [aka National Parks and Monuments branch, Office of Public Works?] 05/12/1977-15/03/1978; press statement and biography from and about FXM 26/06/1978; photocopy of letter received by Dr Anngret Simms from Professor Heinz Quirin, Freie Universität Berlin, and translation 18/06/1978; photocopies of newspaper cutting in Danish newspaper 22/05/1978; photocopies of correspondence between Assistant City Manager [George Hegarty], Breandáin Ó Riordáin, (new) director NMI and Department of Education 27/11/1979-23/01/1979; photocopies of reports on the excavation work and observations on Assistant City Manager's correspondence by Patrick Wallace, Assistant Keeper, 28/11/1979, 10/01/1980, 28/01/1980 and letter from Michael Ryan, Keeper of Irish Antiquities re transfer of Wallace to the Irish Antiquities Division, and the general oversight of work at Wood Quay transferring to Ryan, 25/01/1980; photocopy of circular from Alice J Moore, Chair of Dublin Corporation Branch, Local Government and Public Services Union relating to a demonstration by members outside City Hall regarding the provision of Civic Offices, 06/07/1979; photocopy of letters from Tánaiste and Minister for Finance George Colley, T.D. to Ms Muriel Allison and Mr Michael O'Brien, Wood Quay Action group, 31/07/1979 and to City Manager, Dublin Corporation 28/09/1979; photocopies of correspondence from J McCarthy [S. Mac Carthaigh], Chairman, Office of Public Works, to Frank Feely, City Manager, and J Haughey, Assistant City Manager, Corporation of Dublin, 10-18/10/1979; circulars from Dublin Corporation (Assistant City Manager [J Haughey?] and Principal Officer P Russell) 05/11/1979, 03/03/1980; letter from Assistant City Manager to Mary Robinson (MR) as Councillor, 06/11/1979 and minutes of adjourned monthly meeting of Dublin City Council 19/11/1979.

Material in this file also includes a typed letter to Editor, Irish Times Newspaper, 01/04/1980 from MR as Senator; April 1980 newsletter the Association of the Friends of Mediaeval Dublin; copy of motion from MR as Councillor for City Council, 14/04/1980, in relation to having the Southern portion of the Wood Quay site excavated; photocopy of page from British Heritage Journal April/May 1980.

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