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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.