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GAZETTE
JULY/AUGUST 1982
Law Society's award to young Journalists.
The Law Society's A wardfor the best article on a legal topic submitted by a 2nd Year Student at the School of
Journalism, Dublin College of Commerce, has been awarded to Brenda Power (Centre), Ballynooney,
Mullinvat, Co. Kilkenny, whose article on "Rape Cases — a Trial within a Trial" is published opposite.
Articles were considered from 16 students and covered a wide range of subjects from the facetious to an
examination of the power of the President to refer a Bill to the Supreme Court, the La w on squatters, rape trials
and proposals to extend the powers of the Gardai. The Award was introduced, on the recommendation of the
Public Relations Committee, to stimulate the interest ofyoung people graduating into professional journalism
in the Law Society and to extend their knowledge of legal business.
The adjudicators were David Rice, Director of theJournalism Course; Michael V. O'Mahony, Solicitor, and
Maxwell Sweeney, public relations consultant. Picture includes Mr. W. Brendan Allen, President of the
Incorporated Law Society (left) and Mr David Rice, Director, School of Journalism, College of Commerce,
Rathmines.
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