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GAZETTE
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SADSI news
APRIL /MAY 1996
On 15 February this year Paul Murray
was elected Auditor of the 112th
Session of SADSI. To date Paul has
appointed a committee and held
several meetings. From these a broad
outline of the events which SADSI
intends to organise has emerged.
On the social side, the calendar for
the year ahead will contain many a
"Pound-A-Pint" night. We've already
started as we mean to go on, kicking
off on Thursday, 14 March with a
wine reception, followed by a debate
entitled "Dublin 4 makes the law".
The speeches were many and varied,
highly original, with some resorting
to poetry. Another successful "Pound-
a-Pint" night was held on 25 April.
Spurred on by these successes, the
next event will be a debate between
SADSI and the Dublin Solicitors Bar
Association (DSBA), on Thursday,
30 May, entitled "That legalese is
pompous, arrogant and obscure and
has had its day" followed by a disco.
In addition, we hope to organise a
couple of table quizzes and over the
summer months we envisage holding
a barbeque and hopefully even a
sports day!
The Midsummer's Ball, the main
event of the summer, has been booked
for 22 June. This year it will be held
in the Great Southern Hotel in
Galway. This same venue was used
two years ago to host the Ball and
anyone who was there that night can
vouch for its success. We would hope
to make a weekend out of it and, as
more events come to light, we will
keep you posted. Nearer to the date
we will send you out information
detailing cost of the tickets,
accommodation, travel etc.
A two dimensional approach to sport
is envisaged this year, namely we will
organise both competitive and non-
competitive events. On the
competitive side, a number of hockey
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SADSI Committee
Members
Name
Position
Work Place
Tel. No.
Paul Murray
Auditor
Gerrard Scallan & O'Brien
(01)4780699
Mick Barr
Treasurer
A & L Goodbody
(01)6613311
Leonie Power
Secretary
Gerrard Scallan & O'Brien
(01)4780699
Aisling Murray
P.R.O.
Mason Hayes & Curran
(01)6611788
Jane Dean
Education Rep.
Arthur Cox & Co.
(01)6764661
Fintan Lawlor
Welfare Rep.
Sean Gallagher & Co.
(01)6772218
Seamus O'Croinin
Debates Convenor A & L Goodbody
(01)6613311
Fiona Barry
Sports Rep.
P.J. Walsh & Co.
(01)6611215
Leo Fay
Sports Rep.
Michael J. Staines
(01)8731366
Barry McGrath
Sports Rep.
Dillon Eustace
(01)6670022
Vanessa McGuire
Ents. Officer
Partners At Law
(01)2800340
David Johnson
Ents. Officer
Dillon Eustace
(01)6670022
Kevin O'Connell
Cork Rep.
T. A. Buckley & Son
(021)270096
Cormac Lohan
Limerick Rep.
Harrison O'Dowd
(061)416444
and soccer matches are in the
pipeline. The Dublin Business Houses
League has organised a hockey
tournament. This will take place in
the Three Rock Rovers Club, in
Marley Park, between 29 April and 17
May. If you are interested in
participating could you please contact
Leonie Power,
whose telephone
number you will find below. We hope
to increase apprentice participation,
so mixed sporting events, which
allow everyone to join in are high on
the agenda. We have a number of
ideas but we would like to hear of any
which you may have.
Since the foundation of SADSI in
1884, the Society has presented two
Gold Medals - one for Oratory and
one for Composition. Regrettably, the
Gold Medal for Composition has not
been awarded in recent years and the
present Committee are anxious to
revive this worthwhile competition.
Entries should consist of written
pieces, of approximately 2,000-3,000
words, on any topic of contemporary
legal interest. Entries should be
received by us, before 1 September
1996 and these will be judged by a
distinguished, independent judging
panel. The winning entrant, will be
awarded a specially commissioned
Gold Medal and we are currently
working on sponsorship for prizes.
The winning entries will be published
in the
Gazette.
We have established an Education and
Welfare Sub-Committee and we have
compiled a welfare pack, on issues
which affect apprentices such as:
grants, social welfare benefits, PRSI
entitlements etc. Also, we are in the
process of establishing, in conjunction
with the Law Society, an
accommodation register to facilitate
apprentices in finding accommodation
for their courses.
By now every apprentice should have
received a short questionnaire from
us. We are here to represent your
interests and to mirror your views. As
you will appreciate, to do this
effectively, feedback is necessary, so
your replies are essential.
Finally, the committee would like to
congratulate the Jessup Moot Court
team on its success in Washington.
Furthermore, if anyone has any
suggestions, we would be glad to hear
from you. To enable this we have
included a list of the names, work
places and telephone numbers of the
committee members.