File 1 - Geraldine Kennedy & Bruce Arnold and Mavis Arnold v Ireland and The Attorney General Part 1

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UGA P143/1/2/29/1

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Geraldine Kennedy & Bruce Arnold and Mavis Arnold v Ireland and The Attorney General Part 1

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  • 06/04/1983-26/08/1987

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This file consists of correspondence related to case and includes correspondence between John F Buckley, solicitor and Mary Robison, Senior Counsel, 06/04/1983-26/08/1987 which includes photocopies of three press statements made by the Government 20/01/1983, legal opinion of James O'Reilly, Junior Counsel, 03/04/1984, material relating to Case for Counsel to advise including draft statement and copies of Fianna Fáil press release 19/01/1983, Government statements (20/01/1984), statement of Charles J Haughey, TD [Teachta Dála, member of Dáil Éireann, lower house of Irish Parliament], leader of Fianna Fáil (21/01/1983), statement of Ray McSharry, TD (21/01/1983), statement of Sean Doherty, former Minister for Justice (21/01/1983) and correspondence relating to fees (05/03-26/08/1987); preliminary opinion of Hugh J O'Flaherty, 29/04/1983; correspondence from James O'Reilly, Junior Counsel, 08/06/1984; correspondence from Louis J Dockery, Chief State Solicitor to John F Buckley offering settlement from Government side, and suggesting transcript of taped conversations be destroyed rather than given to plaintiffs (Kennedy, Arnold and Arnold) 21/05/1985; letter from Bruce Arnold to John Buckley, setting out where his position differs from Geraldine Kennedy's due to the freelance nature of his work, 05/10/1985; letter from O'Flaherty to Buckley advising on Notice of Lodgement, 05/10/1985; copy of letter from Geraldine Kennedy to Buckley, outlining her position relating to damages and where it differs from Bruce Arnold's 03/09/1986.

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      04/10/2024
      04/10/2024

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