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GAZETTE

SEPTEMBER 1982

Captains (David Bell) Prize Milltown Golf Club

Ist July 1982

Captains Prize and Golfing Society challenge cup.

Winner: B. Whittaker (4) 38 Pts on 2nd nine.

Runner up: R. Lynam (15) 38 Pts.

Ryan Cup.

Winner: J. McKnight (18) 38 Pts on last 6.

Runner up: A. Grogan (15) 37 Pts.

Under 12.

Winner: T. Shaw (5) 37 Pts.

Runner up: D. Lynch (9) 36 Pts.

1st Nine P. Keams (10) 22 Pts.

2nd Nine J. McGowan (13) 20 Pts.

More than 30 miles J. Bolger (15) 36 Pts.

Lot C. Coyle (8) 32 Pts.

O. O'Brien (6) 32 Pts.

Century Bridged as High Court

Solicitors' Golfing Society

Comes to Trim

Reprinted from The Meath Chronicle,

with kind permission of The Editor.

Trim has received a major commercial boost with the

holding of sittings ofthe High Court in the local Courthouse

after a lapse of almost a century.

On Monday morning, thefirst day of the two-week long

sittings, the town was extremely busy, with cars stretching

around the streets adjoining the Courthouse.

The car park at KingJohn's Castle was unexpectedly full

on Monday morning, as jurors, barristers, senior counsel

and solicitors made their way to the Court sittings.

The chairman of the local Urban Council, Mr Noel

Dempsey, whofirst mooted the idea of holding High Court

sittings in the town, called on the powers that be to use Trim

as a permanent venue for the Court.

Regular

"I hope there will be more sittings and that it will become

a regular feature," Mr Dempsey said, promising that the

Urban Council would give every co-operation.

Both Trim and Naas were selected for special sittings of

the High Court because of their proximity to Dublin. The

decision was taken in a bid to reduce the backlog ofcases in

Dublin.

Mr Dempsey, resplendent in his chain ofoffice, andMrs

Mary McGuinness, President, Trim Chamber of Com-

merce, welcomed Mr Justice McMahon and Mr Justice

O'Hanlon of the High Court on Monday.

Century

Almost a century previously, on 16th November, 1892,

in the precincts of the same Courthouse, Mr Justice

O'Brien, otherwise Lord O'Brien of Killinora, later to be

known irreverently as "Peter the Packer", and Mr Justice

Andrews, were similarly welcomed on the commencement

of the trial of the south Meath Parnellite election petition.

In 1892 the Justices travelled by train from the Broad-

stone station in Dublin to Trim where they were met by an

honorary escort of mounted constabulary.

An indication of the mood of the time was that on the

same train, in the custody of the governor of Kilmainham

jail, was Rev. Fr Fay, P.P., Summerhill, an important

witness in the case.

Subsequently, a Judge ofthe High Court offirst instance

did not preside in Trim until last Monday.

Many of the leading members ofthe Irish Bar are engag-

ed in the various proceedings, at present, including Mr

Michael O'Kennedy, T.D., S.C., former European Com-

missioner and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Finance;

distinguished Kerry lawyer, Mr Hugh J. O'Flaherty; Mr

Peter Sutherland, former Attorney-General to Dr Garret

FitzGerald, T.D.; Mrs Valdi McMahon, daughter of short

story writer, Mary Lavin, Bective, andMr John O. Sweet-

man, a descendent of the strongly nationalist Co. Meath

family.

In addition to the historical significance of these hear-

ings, commercial benefit to the town of Trim has been very

considerable, according to Mrs McGuinness.

A reception organised by Trim Urban Council and Trim

Chamber ofCommerce to mark the historic occasion ofthe

sitting of the High Court in the town will be held in the local

Wellington Court Hotel, tomorrow (Friday) at 4.30 p.m.

The guests ofhonourwill be Mr Justice McMahon, S.C.

and Mr Justice O'Hanlon, S.C., and members of the Irish

Bar.

Left to Right: Mr Noel Dempsey, Chairman Trim Urban

District Council, Mr. Justice O'Hanlon, Mrs Mary

McGuinness, President, Trim Chamber of Commerce

and Mr. Justice McMahon.