File 1 - Williams & Ors v Ireland Part 1

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Material in this file relates to Bray Urban District Council (UDC) v Connors and Others, which was subsequently appealed at the High Court and which led to a joint case being taken to the European Commission (Williams and others) and covers the period 04/04/1979-29/11/1981. It includes correspondence between Bryan Curtin, O'Neill & Curtin Solicitors and Mary Robinson (MR), Senior Counsel, 15/12/1980-23/11/1981; handwritten case notes; copies of legal papers including letter most likely submitted in evidence from Elizabeth Currums, Secretary, Fassaroe Park Tenants and Residents Association to Aidan Murphy Town Hall, objecting to "Itinerant families...being moved in to houses at Fassaroe Park from the nearby field where they (were) camped", 04/04/1979, copy of Notice Requiring Abatement of Nuisance from Bray Urban District Council served to Mrs Williams on 25/09/1980 and signed by J Murphy swearing they served on that date, 17/10/1980, copy of The Circuit Court, Eastern Circuit, County of Wicklow Equity Civil Bill between Bray UDC and O'Connors and others, 21/11/1980 and photocopy of official Court Order, Eastern Circuit, 03/02/1981; High Court on Circuit list of appeals for hearing before Justice Ellis, 18-20/03/1981, including Bray UDC v Connors & Others; letter from Sr Colette Dwyer, National Council for Travelling People to MR re possibility of taking case to Council of Europe Commission of Human Rights, and which sympathises with MR losing recent Dáil election hoping it wasn't due to her "championship of their cause" 18/06/1981; typed draft of telex from O'Neill & Curtin solicitors to Dr HC Kruger, Secretary to European Commission of Human Rights "The Joint Petition of the following families of travellers...".

[Archivist's note: This case is both contemporary and sensitive in nature and some material in this file is therefore restricted. Please consult archivist to enquire about access to restricted material.]

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