The Gazette 1987

GAZETTE

LY/AUGUST

1987

Solicitors Golfing Society

- 1986

The year 1 986 was an historic

one in the annals of the Solicitors

Golfing Society insofar as it

culminated in the participation

by representatives of the Society

in the first International Match

against the Golf Club of the Law

Society of England and Wales. The

Match was played over t wo days

at Hillside Golf Club and Formby

Golf Club respectively in South-

port, Lanes., and resulted in what

can only be described as a splen-

did coming together of the t wo

Golf Associations. The hospitality

extended to the representatives of

our Association was extremely

kind and generous and each and

every member of the team is look-

ing forward to the chance to

reciprocate the generosity shown

by our English colleagues. As the

Captain of the Society, I extend my

sincere thanks to each and every

member of the team for the splen-

did manner in which they carried

the Irish flag both on and off the

course. The result of the match

showed the home team coming out

on top, but the result was inciden-

taf as the long-term benefits to the

Society and, indeed, to the profes-

sion at large as a result of the

meeting of the t wo Societies is of

much more importance.

The return match will be played,

it is hoped, in Ballybunion and

Tralee during the month of Sept-

ember and, hopefully, thereafter on

a bi-annual basis we will host the

match. Those representing the two

countries were:

E NG L AND:

Nick Stones, John Jenkins, Pat Hill,

Mike Harvey, Craig Mitchell, Henry

Marshall, Andrew Rudkin, David

Barker, Bev Charles and Brian

Pettifer.

I RELAND:

Andy Smyth, Owen O'Brien, Gerry

Walsh, John Lynch, Padraig Gear-

ty, Frank O'Riordan, Cyril Coyle,

Tommy O'Reilly, Johnny Burke and

Richard Bennett.

With regard to the other affairs

of the Society during the year, I had

the pleasure of hosting my own

Prize at my home club, Clontarf

Golf Club, in June and am pleased

to say that it was a very success-

ful outing. The President's (Laur-

ence Cullen) Prize at Carlow was

also a much sought-after prize and

the large attendance was a true

expression of the esteem in which

our President was held.

The annual match against the

Northern Ireland Solicitors was, as

ever, a very enjoyable occasion

resulting in a win for the Society.

New combatants this year were

Allied Irish Banks, pic. who pre-

sented a most magnificent

trophy

for competition for which sincere

thanks are extended and we look

forward to future meetings.

My successor for the year 1987

will be Cyril Coyle, a practitioner

from Castleblayney, County Mon-

aghan, to whom I wish a very

successful year and trust that each

and every member of the Society

will give him their full support.

It would be very remiss of me if

I did not make mention of the

retirement of John (Jack) Lynch,

who has carried out the onerous

duties of Secretary of the Golf

Society for very many years. To

many people the Golf Society and

Jack Lynch were synonymous. All

members of the Society over the

years owe him a great debt of

gratitude for the amount of hard

work and effort he put into

making each outing such an enjoy-

able occasion. He deserves his

rest and it is hoped that he will

henceforth find the outings even

more enjoyable and relaxing. I offer

him my very sincere congratula-

tions on his retirement and grateful

thanks for all he has done and I am

sure I speak for all my colleagues

in wishing him every happiness in

the future.

To his successor, Richie Bennett,

I pledge my own unreserved alleg-

iance and support, as I am certain

that he will make a splendid suc-

cessor to Jack Lynch and will en-

sure that the Society grows in

strength. He needs your supprot

and co-operation and I am sure this

will be forthcoming.

I should like to thank my col-

leagues for the honour bestowed

upon me in electing me Captain for

1986 and wish to assure them that

it was an honour which I cherish and

a year which I enjoyed immensely.

Andy Smyth.

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