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G A Z E T TE
JULY/AUGUST 1992
34 Teams Compe te in Y MC
So c c er Blitz
The mixed 7-a-side Soccer Blitz,
organised by the Younger Members
Committee of the Law Society, took
place in Blackhall Place on Saturday
23 May last. The main aim of the
Blitz is not only to encourage the
participation of soccer teams from
different offices but also to provide
an occasion when a number of
solicitors who might not encounter
each other outisde office hours meet
on a different playing pitch. A
further benefit is the raising of funds
for The Solicitor's Benevolent
Society. This year was a great
success in that 34 teams entered and
it was also decided to run not only a
Cup Competition but also a Plate
Competition for the losers.
The day got off to a great start in
that the weather was superb -
unfortunately the same could not be
said for some of the soccer exploits
on the pitches! Play started at
10.15a.m. and continued until the
final at 6.00p.m. There was great
competition amongst the teams
involved but the sense of fun was
never lost.
A Tennis Tournament took place
simultaneously and there were some
20 entries, the ultimate winners
being Ruth Shipsey and Tony
O'Grady with Laura Booth and
Patrick Molloy as runners-up.
Throughout the afternoon superb
rock and roll music was provided by
Paddy Goodwin and his band.
Creche facilities and refreshments
were available all day and the players
and spectators if they were not
engaged in watching or participating
in the football matches could sit
down at their leisure and listen to
the fine music, while soaking up the
sun.
The two teams in the Final of the
Cup - Dublin Corporation and
Kent Carty - played a very close
game, so close that it went to
penalties, with Kent Carty emerging
as eventual winners. In the final of
the Plate, Reddy Charlton &
McKnight played City Law, who
were the victors in that game.
Dermot Boyle and Adrian Taheny
presented the prizes, both
representing the Educational
Building Society who were the very
kind and generous sponsors of this
tournament. We would hope for the
repetition of this successful
sponsorship venture by the EBS next
year!
After the final whistle, the activities
were not yet over - a disco was
held in the President's Hall later that
evening. It too was a great success,
with hot music, and even hotter
action on the dance floor (no names
mentioned - you know who you are
yourselves!). One excuse offered was
the highly charged atmosphere which
resulted in that night's thunder and
lightning.
Finally, a word of thanks must be
given to the great effort and the
hard work which was put into the
whole event, both in the organising
and the running of the competition,
by the members of the Younger
Members Committee especially
Orla
Coyne, Robert Hennessy
and
Joan
Doran
(the secretary of the YMC)
without whose help the event would
not have been the success that it
was. Also thanks must be conveyed
to the number of referees who were
roped into refereeing the matches at
different stages during the day but
who did so with great humour and
without hesitation.
Roll on YMC Blitz 1993 - Olé, Olé,
Olé!
•
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