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GAZETTE
OCTOBER 1996
The Business Houses Athletic Association:
Solicitors/Four Courts Teams
T h is w a s a terrible i n d i c t me nt of
l a wy e r s. W o r s e still, S w i ft c o n t i n u e d:
' T o this society all the rest of the
p e o p le are s l a v e s ."
Some passages in
Gulliver's Travels
on
l a w y e rs are a l mo st t oo e m b a r r a s s i ng to
b e r e p r o d u c ed h e r e!
The burdened privilege
B e c o m i ng a practising l a w y er is a
p r i v i l e ge b u r d e n ed w i th c o n d i t i o ns a nd
duties - b ut w e h a v e a p r o ud tradition.
W e are a dm i t t ed as p r a c t i s i ng l a wy e rs to
practise law a c c o r d i ng to a d e f i n ed c o d e.
T h is c o d e is not m u c h d i f f e r e nt f r o m the
E n g l i sh statute of 1402, p r o m u l g a t ed
d u r i ng the reign of H e n ry VI:
"All a t t o r n e ys s h o u ld be e x a m i n ed by
the j u s t i c e s, a nd in their d i s c r e t i o n,
o n ly t h o se f o u nd to be g o o d a nd
virtuous, a nd of g o o d f a m e , l e a r n ed
a nd s w o m to d o their d u t y, be
a l l o w ed to put u p on the roll a nd all
o t h e rs p ut o u t ."
F o r t h o se w h o w i sh to practise,
n o t w i t h s t a n d i ng the difficulties, the law
is a n o b le calling. L et us n e v er f o r g et
that law is o n e of t he great pillars of
civilisation. T o b e a p r o f e s s i o n a l, said
R o s c o e P o u n d, an Am e r i c an legal
p h i l o s o p h er a n d f o r m e r D e a n of the
H a r v a rd L a w S c h o o l, is to " p u r s ue a
l e a r n ed art as a c o m m o n c a l l i ng in the
spirit of p u b l ic s e r v i ce - n o less a p u b l ic
s e r v i ce b e c a u se it m a y i n c i d e n t a l ly b e a
m e a n s of l i v e l i h o o d ."
Lady Solicitors Golf
Society outing to
Woodenbridge
13/9/96
Sponsored by Bradshaw & Co,
Law Searchers, 159 Capel
Street, Dublin 2
1st Place: Moya Quinlan Trophy:
M i m i G o o d m a n
2nd Place:
Julie Burke
Best Gross:
E l a i n e A n t h o n y
3 rd Place:
Gillian Gleeson
Sheila O'Gorman Trophy:
M a r y C a n t r e ll
Front 9:
O r l a L e n e h a n
Back 9:
H i l a r y M u l d o w n e y
Visitor's Prize:
A n n e F a l l on
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T h e l a d i e s' s e c t i on of t he D u b l in C i ty
5k r o ad race, s p o n s o r ed by C o m p a q ,
w a s w o n this y e ar by a t e am of
solicitors. T h e t e am c o m p r i s ed L a u ra
M c G i n l ey of L a v e ry K i r by & C o ,
C a t h e r i ne O ' C o n n o r of M . J. O ' C o n n o r
& C o , a n d G r a i n ne Bu t l er of G r i f f i th
C o l l e g e. T h e t e am p r o v ed f o r m i d a b le
o p p o s i t i o n, the i n d i v i d u a ls t a k i ng first,
s e c o nd a nd third r e s p e c t i v e l y.
In t he m e n ' s e v e n t, a c o m b i n ed F o ur
C o u r t s / S o l i c i t o rs t e am c o m p e t ed b ut
u n f o r t u n a t e ly w e r e o u t s i de the t op t h r ee
p l a c i n g s. T h e t e am c o m p r i s ed solicitor
G e r r y M c G r a th of J o h n P. R e d m o n d &
C o , J a m e s F l y nn of G l e e s on M c G r a th
B a l d w i n, B a r r i s t e rs E r c us S t u a rt a nd
C o r m a c C o r r i g a n. G e r ry M c G r a t h, a
f o r m e r w i n n er of the B e l f a st C i ty
M a r a t h on a n d i n t e r n a t i o n al hill r u n n e r,
a c h i e v ed a v e ry c r e d i t a b le fifth p l a ce in
a r a ce w o n by a f o r m e r i n t e r n a t i o n al
G e r r y Cu r t i s.
T h e 5k r o ad r a ce w a s o n e of t he m a in
e v e n ts of the B H A A c a l e n d a r. T h e
n u m b e r s e n t e r i ng e x c e e d ed 5 0 0. T h e
c o u r se w a s fast a nd flat, starting a nd
finishing
at Me r r i on S q u a r e.
T h e B H A A c a l e n d a r, r u n n i ng f r om
J a n u a ry to D e c e m b e r, c o m p r i s es 2 3
races, s e v en of w h i ch are c r o s s - c o u n t ry
a nd the r e m a i n i ng are r o ad r a c es
r a n g i ng in d i s t a n c es f r om 3k u p to the
D u b l in C i ty M a r a t h o n. T h e e v e n ts are
e x t r e m e ly well o r g a n i s ed a nd attract a
w i d e r a n ge of abilities. T h e r e is an
e m p h a s is on b o th p a r t i c i p a t i on a nd
sociability. T h e e v e n ts are s p o n s o r ed by
v a r i o us g r o u ps s u ch as D u b l in C o u n ty
C o u n c i l, A e r L i n g u s, G u i n n e s s, J a c o bs
a nd t he G a r d a i.
A n y o n e i n t e r e s t ed in c o m p e t i ng s h o u ld
c o n t a ct L a u ra M c G i n l ey at L a v e ry
K i r by & C o , S o l i c i t o rs (tel: 2 8 3 1 7 2 0)
a nd s he will g l a d ly f u r n i sh y o u w i th a
c a l e n d ar of e v e n t s. W e w o u l d b e v e ry
interested in r e c r u i t i ng m o r e t e am
m e m b e r s, b o th m a le a nd f e m a l e, to
c o m p e t e in o n e, s o m e or all of the
e v e n ts f o r t he r e m a i n d er of this y e ar a nd
the 1997 c a l e n d a r.
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It's a First!
Patricia McNamara, Solicitor, pictured with her husband, Judge Cyril C. Kelly (right)
and her former Master, Judge P. Frank O'Donnell', both of whom are judges of the
Circuit Court.
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