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GAZETTE
N O V E M B E R
1981
Michael Houlihan
W. D. McEvoy
The Vice-Presidents 1981/82
Mr. Michael P. Houlihan
has been elected Senior Vicc
President for the year 1981/82. Mr. Houlihan is Principal
of the firm of Ignatius M. Houlihan & Sons, 10/1 1
Rindon Street, Ennis, Co. Clare, and is the eldest son of
Ignatius M. Houlihan and Oona Treacy Houlihan, both
solicitors.
Educated at Ennis C.B.S., Cistercian College.
Roscrea, and U.C.D., Mr. Houlihan was admitted in
1963 and has been a member of the Council since the
year 1970. He is a former Chairman of the Society's
Privileges, Professional Purposes, and Insurance Com
mittees, and was the Society's representative on the
Superior Court Rules Committee.
Mr. W. D. McEvoy
has been elected Junior Vice-
President for the year 1981/82. Educated at University
College, Galway, Mr. McEvoy was admitted in 1948 and
has been a member of the Council since 1974. He is a
former Chairman of the Society's Public Relations
Committee. Mr. McEvoy is Senior Partner of John A.
Sinnott & Co., Rafter Street, Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford.
Unfortunately, in his experience, the Committee denied
members the right to put letters in the
Gazette.
In reply,
the President said that the Editorial Committee enjoyed
editorial privilege on the contents.
Par 11.2 — Education
In reply to comments that the supply of solicitors was
outstripping solicitors' demand and that too many
solicitors were graduating each year, Mr. Frank Daly
said that a statistical survey which was conducted by the
Education Committee some two years ago predicted that
six hundred solicitors would be unemployed in 1985. The
Committee had been in touch with the Civil Service and
other employments since it was clear that solicitors would
have to find an outlet in Commerce, Industry and the
Public Scrvicc. Mr. Crivon said that it was irresponsible
for the profession to turn out 160 solicitors per annum and
that the Society would have to cut-back on the intake of
students. Other professions controlled the output of
members. He also outlined the undesirable situation
where solicitors were setting up on their own account just
because they were unable to obtain a position. The
President said that with the new Law School, the intake of
students was restricted to about 150 per annum.
Currently there was a peak situation insofar as solicitors
arc graduating from the 'Old' and the 'New' systems
which are running parallel. This situation would be
cleared in a year or two. The Matter of unemployed
solicitors was of great concern to the Council and was
kept under constant review by the Council.
Mr. Curran commented that the public attitude to the
Profession must be taken into account. The Profession
had been accused of being a closed shop which enjoyed
certain monopolies. In his view, market forces must be