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GAZETTE
NOVEMBER 1994
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"The Class of 64"
The photograph shows the solicitors who were admitted to the profession in Easter 1964. Back
row l-r: John FB Glynn, (Dublin); William F O'Driscoll, (Cork); James J Nestor, (Galway); Peter B
Lagan, (Dublin); Anthony E Collins, (Dublin); Brendan AJ Murrin, (Donegal); Daniel Kelliher,
(Kerry); Denis Murnaghan, (Dublin); Henry CP Barry, (Tipperary); Giles Montgomery,
(Dublin);
Bryan ME McMahon. (Kerry); Brendan Bynie, (Dublin).
Front row l-r: Edmund M Veale, (Dublin); Patrick Liston, (Limerick); Michael V O'Mahony,
(Dublin); Desmond J Collins, President of the Law Society 1963/64; Niall P O'Neill, (Kildare);
Stuart L Cosgrave, (Dublin) and David W Prentice, (Dublin). Absent from photograph: Michael A
Buckley, (Cork); G Basil Holland, (Dublin) and Patrick McGrath, (Tipperary). Note: looking out the
window is Laurence A Farrell, (Dublin) who was admitted in Michaelmas
1964.
C l a s s o f ' 6 4
The following is the text of the address
delivered by
Desmond A Collins
at the
parchment ceremony on 7 May, 1964.
"Since my election as President of the
Incorporated Law Society of Ireland
last December, I have attended a large
number of functions and presided at
many meetings and before my year
ends in December I will I hope attend
many more.
I can honestly say that the occasion
which gives me the most pleasure is to-
days ceremony, short though it will be.
You have completed a lengthy and
difficult course and you have joined a
profession which welcomes you.
Wherever you decide to practise
whether in Dublin or some other city or
in the country your clients will rely on
you for advice and guidance and the
intensive training which you have
completed will enable you to give that
advice and guidance with confidence.
Some of you may decide to go abroad
and in this connection I have noticed
advertisements in newspapers recently
which appear to offer very attractive
terms. The younger you are the greener
seem the "far off hills" but you must
realise that the colour does not always
persist when you arrive at the end of
your journey. I believe that it will be
possible for you to make for yourselves
a satisfactory career in this country if
you stay here and you can also be
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In conclusion on behalf of the Council
and on my own behalf I congratulate
you most heartily and wish everyone of
you happiness and success in the
future."
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SOL ICI TOR L INK
Completely confidential register to assist
solicitors wishing to buy or sell a
practice or merge with another firm.
For details contact:
Cllllan MacDomhnaill, Finance fit
Administration Executive,
The Law Society, Blackhall Place,
Dublin 7.
Phone: (01)6710711.
Fax: (01) 6710704
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you should place your CV on the Law
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If you wish to recruit a solicitor, on a
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why not use the register?
The service is free.
Phone
John Houlihan
at the Law
School, (01) 671 0200, ext. 530.
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