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This section contains files relating to the work of various Community Organisers/Advisers/Community Development Organisers who worked for Muintir na Tire developing Guilds/Community Councils.

Various reports from organisers on the work completed noting meetings, interviews and guilds formed; reports of Guild AGMs; reports of Survey on County Offaly and Leitrim.

Correspondence with Seamus McGuire regarding his work and meetings.

Community Adviser Reports from Liam Hyland detailing the area he visited, the reasons for the visit and any planned action.

Expenses of John Roche noting the places he visited and the reason for the visit.

Correspondence with Patricia Callanan regarding community alert in Cork and launch of walk. She commenced work on 14/11/1988 and left on 15/11/1991.

Folder labelled "Correspondence & Misc A.G. (F.X. Martin) v Dublin Corporation 1979 No 133P Wood Quay Injunction”. Includes correspondence, copies of correspondence, handwritten notes, maps and handwritten note and typed version on the state of play on injunction proceedings; correspondence between Louis Dockery, Chief State Solicitor on behalf of the Attorney General and Nicholas Robinson (NR), 09-31/01/1979; several draft general endorsement of claim documents; letter from George Eogan, National Monuments Advisory Council to NR nominating archaeological experts to participate with clients' two engineering consultants in order to assess archaeological consequence of any proposed solution relating to the safety of the site, 25/01/1979; photocopy of map of agreement with National Museum of Ireland (NMI), Stephenson Gibney Design Associates and Dublin Corporation, with notation; copies of press statements by the Commissioners of Public Works on the Wood Quay reprieves August and Oct 1978, with cover note from Olivia O'Leary, handwritten notes of Mary Robinson on case, and to-do lists; newspaper cuttings; photocopies of letters from the professional archaeological assistants working in the excavation under Patrick Wallace, to the Minister for Education, and Minister for Environment, along with newspapers, in relation to actions taken by them to prevent further mechanical excavations (Jan 1979); map of Wood Quay Fishamble Street site and excavation work marked in colour pencil; notes re affidavit of George Eogan; correspondence between Eogan and NR in relation to the Joint Consent of 29/08/78 (15-17/01/1979); photocopy of typed letter from Joseph Raftery, Director, NMI and Director of National Parks and Monuments Branch OPW, 29/11/1978 with notation; summons to attend High Court for Patrick Wallace and Peter Danaher, 23/01/1979; photocopy of report of Dr Eogan and Dr Michael Herity and Peter Danaher following site visit 26 Jan 1979; photocopies of letters from NR to various parties requesting attendance at the hearing 01/02/1979; copy of affidavit of Peter McCabe 27/01/1979; notes typed on affidavit of George Eogan; copies of letters from NR to defendants informing them that NR and Co have received Fiat of the AG to issue proceedings at the relation of FX Martin to restrain any or further mechanical excavations and that counsel was applying to Judge of High Court for an injunction the following day (10/01/1979); copies of cover letter from NR & Co sent to Office of AG re enclosed plenary summons for file 10/01/1979 and to Philip Sheil, c/o William Dundon Law Agent, Dublin Corporation in relation to enclosed affidavits, 10/01/1979; batch of correspondence with commissioners and Law Agent relating to authority for the excavations 27/11/1977-08/06/1978.

Brief for Counsel (DB, SC, T.C. Smyth, SC & MR B.L.) and background material on case including drafts and photocopies of court documents such as affidavits, plenary summons, notices of motion, exhibits referred to in affidavits, and other contents of book of pleadings along with notes from Mary Robinson. Material includes typed opinion of Counsel Donal Barrington 23,30/01/1979; index of book of pleadings; affidavit of Professor Reginald W Kirwan, 09/01/1979 with notation; photocopy of typed names and addresses of standing committee of National Monuments Advisory Council; photocopies of typed defence of defendants and replies to defence which were delivered by Nicholas Robinson, 14-20/2/1979; notice of appeal, 21/02/1979; photocopy of typed letter from Principal Officer to Dr AT Lucas, Director of NMI 16/05/1973; photocopies of correspondence between NR & Co and Louis Dockery, Chief State Solicitor 09/01-22/02/1979, Dr George Eogan, Chairman National Monuments Advisory Council 23-25/01/1979, Philip Sheil and William Dundon, Law Department, Dublin Corporation 23/01-28/02/1979, Dr Peter McCabe, McCabe Delaney & Associates 01/02/1979; poster (black type on yellow background) for organ music and bell ringing event, Christ Church Cathedral, 16/02/1979, issued by Friends of Medieval Dublin including view of Cathedral taken from across Wood Quay, which would disappear once civic offices built.

Newspaper cutting Daily Mirror, 12/03/1979 reporting on FX Martin (FXM) taking his case to the European Commission of Human Rights in Strasbourg; document and copy "In the matter of an application to the European Commission of Human Rights under article 25 of the convention for the protection of Human Rights and Fundamental freedoms Francis X. Martin petitioner and Ireland, the Government of Ireland and the Attorney General, High Contracting Party", additional submissions 06/04/1979; press statement from Friends of Mediaeval Dublin welcoming initiative from Dublin City Councillors who have tabled motions concerning Wood Quay, 30/04/1979; handwritten notes on the case and how to present it, in loose form and two Parliament Barristers notebooks marked "Wood Quay I" and "Wood Quay II"; personal letter from FXM to Mary Robinson (MR) congratulating her on a win in Labour Court (another case?) which he believed would/should "win you the support of even the male chauvinist pigs not to mention the piglets", 12/05/1979; letter from Anngret Simms to MR congratulating her on election to Dublin City Council, and enclosing newspaper cutting from German newspaper Die Zeit 27-29/06/1979

Material relating to legal costs including draft letter seeking help with funding (probably from Friends of Mediaeval Dublin to subscribers) n.d.; document labelled "16 July 79" issued by the Commissioners of Public Works in Ireland and the RH Lord Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of Dublin in relation to the Consent issued by parties on 29/08/1978 under the Consent under Section 14 of the National Monuments Act, 1930, dated 16/07/1979; letter from Dublin Corporation to Nicholas Robinson re assessment of damages, 20/07/1979; material including correspondence relating to costs to defendants and costs to plaintiffs including typed article on FX Martin being sued by Corporation for £200,000 and notice of motion