Copy of Book of Appeal "1979 No 133P The Supreme Court The Attorney General at the relation of Francis X Martin plaintiff, and The Right Honourable the Lord Mayor Aldermen and Burgesses of Dublin and the Commissioners of Public Works in Ireland, Defendants" Book 1, Book 2A, Book 2B; Book of Appeal (not copy) Book 3.

Material relating to the appeal of John Paul & Co Ltd to the Supreme Court following Justice Gannon's order to discharge the injunction against the occupiers of the site (“Operation Sitric”). It includes handwritten case notes, copies of legal documents already submitted to court including affidavits, correspondence, document listing the instances of bulldozing on the site from 8th January 1979 - 25th June 1979, TC Smyth's legal opinion and extracts, a statement from the eight listed defendants on their decision to occupy the site on 1st June 1979, on 20th June 1979, copy of statement by Senator Mary Robinson "Re Archaeological Objects handed over to the National Museum" 25/06/1979, and letters to Dublin City Council relating to the Save the Wood Quay Election Committee manifesto to which they had pledged 28 June 1979.

Material in this file was labelled "For Donal Barrington SC... brief for counsel". It includes correspondence (and photocopies of same) between Nicholas Robinson (NR) and Louis J. Dockery, Chief State Solicitor 30/01/-09/03/1979; copies of FX Martin's statement to press 07/03/1979; photocopy of newspaper cutting of letter to Irish Times relating to Wood Quay 25/04/1979; copy of typed list of "instances of bulldozing and removal of archaeological deposits without archaeological supervision" 1979; Barrington's opinion on motion tabled pursuant to section 4 of the City and County Amendment act 1955, 07/07/1979; correspondence from NR to T.C. Smyth, SC 26/07/1979; correspondence from William Dundon, Law Agent, Dublin Corporation including copy of issue paper 11/01/1980; copy of reply and defence to counter-claim of first-named defendant (The Right Honourable the Lord Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of Dublin, Stephenson & Associates and John Paul and Company Limited) 03/1978; transcript of judgement of Justice Hamilton June/July 1978; photocopy of typed document "Chronology of Wood Quay, Prepared by Richard Howarth", 197[7?]; photocopy of typed judgement of Supreme Court in Tormey v Commissioners For Public Works 21/12/1972; 5 B&W photographs of supporting wall at Wood Quay site, labelled "WM I"- "WM 5"and given page numbers 139-143; handwritten notes of Mary Robinson and others including on how to argue case; typed and stapled document labelled "Authority For The Excavations And Correspondence with Commissioners and Law Agent", 08/06/1978; photocopy of letter from Principal Officer to The Secretary, Department of Education, Dublin 1 [Dept of Education were possibly funding National Museum of Ireland], 08/09/1978; letter from Deputy City Manager to The Right Honourable Lord Mayor, Councillor Michael Collins 20/09/1977 re contract with contractors which included clause allowing any reasonable facility to inspect, record, and recover material..."; photocopy of extract of contract ([with building contractors?], 21/10/1977 including notation.

Material in this file relates to the hearing of motion 10/02/1981 and includes copies "for information" of correspondence and reports from 1980 including correspondence from Breandán Ó Ríordáin (BÓR), Director, National Museum of Ireland, to Secretary of Dept of Education, 03-10/01/1980, from G Hegarty, Assistant City Manager, Dublin Corporation, Development Department to BÓR, 23/01/1980, and reports from Patrick F Wallace, Assistant Keeper, 10,28/01/1980 and Michael Ryan, Keeper of Irish Antiquities, 25/01/1980; photocopy of affidavit of James Lynch, Assistant Chief State Solicitor 05/02/1981; photocopy of affidavit of Nicholas Robinson (NR), 17/01/1980 with photocopies of correspondence as exhibits attached; folder labelled "A.G. at relation of FX Martin v Dublin Corporation + others 1979 proceedings" including photocopy of affidavit of NR, 17/01/1980, photocopy of affidavit of Philip Shiel (solicitor in Office of Law Agent, William Dundon, first named defendant), 17/01/1980 with photocopies of correspondence as exhibits attached, photocopy of document "Consent Under Section 14 of National Monuments Act 1930", photocopy of extract of building contractors' contract regarding the safeguarding of works, photocopies of correspondence between Lord Duncan-Sandys , General rapporteur of the Parliamentary Assembly on the Architectural Heritage, Council of Europe and Taoiseach Charles Haughey, and FX Martin (FXM) 03-21/07/1980, correspondence between FXM and NR including correspondence FXM had with Taoiseach Charles Haughey 28/05/1980-06/07/1980, letter from Dr Anngret Simms to Mary and Nick Robinson including correspondence Simms had with Taoiseach Charles Haughey 30/07-10/08/1980, correspondence between NR and Louis J. Dockery, Chief State Solicitor, 17/01-02/04/1980, letter from William Dundon, Law Agent for Dublin Corporation and NR including copy of Issue Paper, 11/01/1980 and three attendance slips noting topics of various meetings conducted on behalf of his client FXM, 28/01-09/02/1981; further loose attendance slips 05-12/02/1981; handwritten notes on case, 02/1981; copy of press release from FXM in relation to and following judgement from Miss Justice Carroll same day declaring FXM solely liable for damages, 11/02/1981; cuttings relating to the judgement of Miss Justice Carroll 11-12/02/1981.

Material 1983 including letter from FX Martin to Brendan Walsh of Walsh O'Connor & Co, apologising for having gone to Rowena Mulcahy instead, on NR relinquishing his practice and cases (see P143/1/2/9/6/3), 24/02/1983; letter from Rowena Mulcahy, solicitor to Mary Robinson SC in relation to recent communication with the European Commission of Human Rights, and including copy of Supreme Court's judgement of 16/02/1983, 08/04/1983; also includes postcard from FX Martin to Robinsons wishing them well ahead of visit to USA 02/06/1982.

Correspondence from FX Martin (FXM) to both Robinsons including in relation to strategy, 21/01/1984, in relation to FXM being asked as a witness in case between Stewart and Janet Farrar and Independent newspapers following a John Feeney article calling them Satan worshippers 23/02-11/04/1984 and two personal letters written while FXM was on break at the Augustinians' villa outside Rome, July 1984; letter from Oliver Flanagan T.D. to FXM relating to his meeting with Mr Aano, M.P., and an approach they both made to President of the Parliamentary Assembly, Mr Arhens requesting he intervene on FXM's behalf, 02/07/1984; letter from Ian Lumley, An Taisce to FXM regarding a proposal to have the National Library of Ireland (for which FXM is a trustee) hand over one of their buildings for use by Dáil 10/07/1984; correspondence from Carine O'Grady, secretary to FXM to Nicholas Robinson (NR), 02-26/07/1984 (duplicates of previous file); Royal Irish Academy Annual report 1983-1984; letter from FXM to NR relating to FXM's search for the various architectural drawings which were given as options to Dublin Corporation in design of the civic offices, 17/12/1984.

Save Wood Quay Campaign 1985

[Archivist's Note: photocopies of some reports and correspondence are duplicated across this subsubsubseries as they were being used for research purposes, as part of briefs for counsel and/or as exhibits in court.]

Personal letters from FX Martin to Mary and Nicholas Robinson, 31/05/1987, 23/06/1987 (which references the "monstrous regiment of women" moving in to Dublin Corporation and its Millennium preparations), and 06/10/1987.

Personal letter from FX Martin (FXM) to Mary Robinson from Italy which refers to the possibility of her becoming President of Ireland, and which thanks her for her appreciation piece she wrote for "Settlement and Society in Medieval Ireland", presumably about FXM, 05/05/1990; personal letter from FXM to Robinsons, News Year's Day, 1991, wishing them the best for the New Year.

Newspaper cuttings 1978 relating to the “Save Wood Quay” campaign.