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once useful for staying in contact with
academic colleagues, it can now also
be used to deal with many suppliers or
associates in the private sector. Over
one million computers are now linked
to the Internet worldwide with a
growth rate of 10% per month over
the last two or three years. This gives
the user based in Galway, for
example, access to a million users!
Even President Clinton's Whitehouse
is now accessible.
The Internet was formerly restricted to
the academic community because it
was seen as a way of electronically
supporting academic research.
Individual academics pay neither a
subscription fee (unless a particular
database requires it), a
telecommunications fee nor a user fee.
There are, however, a number of host
mainframe computers throughout the
world that allow for what is called
'remote-login' for PC users with
modems. Indeed, most computer users
(PCs, Macs, Unix workstations) can
use the system. This gives the user
access to the Internet via these
computers. If, however, you login in
this way you are liable for the
telecommunications charge between
you PC and the remote host.
Nevertheless, such a login could give
the user access to a tremendous
! amount of legal as well as other
information and access to
international organisations. Some
private (postmaster) companies, such
as Ireland-On-Line based in Galway
and EuroKom based in UCD, can
arrange for this kind of link-up
through a modem for a fee.
Conclusion
The amount and breadth of
information on the Internet will
doubtless explode even further with
the advent of the Information
Superhighway in the US. Information
systems are now becoming more and
more intuitive so that the lack of
computer literacy
per se
is becoming
less and less an obstacle. There are, of
course, two full courses in computers
and law being taught in law schools in
, the Republic; one (the older one) in
! UCG, (under Professor Liam
j O'Malley) and another more recently
established one in UCC (under Ms
i
Maeve McDonagh). Queen's
University Law School has had, of
course, a long history of involvement
i in this field and offers a full LL.M. in
computers and law. One advantage of
the explosion in information
technology is that no one need suffer
any information disadvantage on
account merely of their geographic
isolation.
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O b i t u a r y
Hugh A Ludlow
The death occurred recently of
Mr Hugh
A Ludlow,
one of West Cork's most
prominent citizens. He came to the West
Cork town of Dunmanway in the 1950s
where he proceeded to set up his legal
practice. The West Cork of the 1950s
had a bleak outlook which motivated Mr
Ludlow to make his contribution
towards alleviating the dire need for
employment at that time. Towards this
end he worked tirelessly with many
local organisations with considerable
success.
In his practice he was a highly
respected member of the legal
profession and, until his retirement in
1986, he held the post of State Solicitor
for West Cork; a position which he
filled with distinction and in which he
established an impeccable record by
the manner in which he executed his
duties. He was a man of meticulous
character, unimpeachable integrity and
blessed with a very logical mind. He
was content to use his talents not only
for the advancement of his profession
but also to help the lot of his fellow
men in West Cork.
As well as his public efforts and
The late Hugh A. Ludlow
contributions to his local community,
he privately helped many people and
few will know the full extent of his
kind disposition to those whom he
helped. Though not a native, he loved
West Cork and its people immensely
and appreciated very much the natural
beauty of the area which he
enthusiastically promoted through his
contacts at home and overseas. He was
a particularly frequent visitor to
Glengarriff with his wife and family
where they enjoyed the beauty of the
woodlands and the many other
attractions of that area.
Mr Ludlow died quietly at home over
the Christmas season and was laid to
rest in the midst of the community in
which he had lived for many years. He
will be greatly missed by all who knew
him, by the community in which he
lived in Dunmanway, but most of all he
will be missed by his devoted wife,
daughter and sons.
Ar dheis lamh de go raibh a anam dilis.
PON.
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