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General Council of the Bar of Ireland and by
their families and fellow countrymen.
Measured by any standard, this conference has
been singularly successful. It has achieved new
heights in meeting attendance and participation
and in depth and breadth of programme content.
In no small way this is directly due to the wide
spread reputation of our Irish brothers for their
hospitality,
to
the remarkable degree and the
amount of advance planning by the Irish Plann
ing Committee, and to the finesse and effective
ness with which their plans have been so effectively
executed. The attention to every detail of meet
ing arrangements at the Royal Dublin Society
has made it possible to conduct the ceremonial,
business and educational sessions of the confer
ence with dispatch and facility. The opportunities
for social activity have been frequent and delight
ful. The receptions at the Great Hall of the Four
Courts, The Library in the Solicitors' Buildings
and the Great Hall of the King's Inn, the Irish
Evening, the tours of the city and its many places
of interest have all added immeasurably to the
pleasure of our stay in
this land =tnd
to our
affection for the people of Ireland. Nowhere have
we been accorded a higher degree of warmth and
sincerity of friendship and hospitality.
We cannot individually thank all the persons
and organisations who have contributed to the
great success of this conference, but there are
those whom we would be remiss in our expression
of appreciation if we were to fail to recognise.
We desire to extend the warm thanks and appre
ciation of the International Bar Association to the
following :
His Excellency Eamon de Valera, President of
the Republic of Ireland, the Taoiseach, Mr. Jack
Lynch, and
the Lord Mayor of Dublin
for
honouring us by their presence at our opening
session;
Mr. Michael O'Morain, Minister of Justice of
the Republic of Ireland, by his presence and for
the reception which he has arranged for
to
morrow evening;
The Chief Justice, The President of the High
Court and the Judiciary for their presence and
encouragement;
Patrick Noonan, Esq., President of the Incor
porated Law Society of Ireland, and Mrs. Noonan
for his leadership and her graciousness;
The Benchers of the Kings Inn, The General
Council of the Bar of Ireland and The Incor
porated Law Society of Ireland for their consider
able help and generous assistance in ensuring the
success of this Conference;
The Incorporated Law Society of Ireland and
The General Council of the Bar for their hospi
tality throughout the week;
Eric Plunkett as secretary of the Incorporated
Law Society of
Ireland, and his wife, Stella
Plunkett, as secretary of the Ladies' Committee,
upon whom fell the main burden of planning
and organising this Conference and whose devoted
work and energy have been responsible for its
success; and their daughter Colette, who served
as a steward;
The Carrigans all, John as chairman of the
Irish Committee, Shirley as chairman of
the
Ladies' Committee and Janet and Michael as
conference stewards;
The members of the Irish Committees, both
ladies and gentlemen, who devoted so much of
their time -and so much enthusiasm to this Con
ference during the past two years and to whom
the success of this Conference is essentially due;
And
finally,
the
young—the
conference
stewards,
including
the
chief
stewards—who
volunteered their services and who worked with
such efficiency, dedication and courtesy at the
Conference Centre and elsewhere.
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