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Certificates were then presented to the following
40 solicitors: —
John G. Brady, 21 Moatfield Avenue, Dublin.
Nicholas A. Butler, B.C.L. "Casa Mia", Cannon Rock,
Howth, Co. Dublin.
Patrick A. Butler, 11 Priory Street, New Ross, Co.
Wexford.
Terence F. Casey, 18 High Street, Killarney, Co. Kerry.
Eoghan P. Clear, 2 Taney Crescent, Dundrum, Co:
Dublin.
Marie C. Collins, 126 Seafield Rord, Clontarf, Dublin.
Frances Cooke, 9 Whitebeam Avenue, Clonskeagh,
Dublin.
James P. Courtney, B.C.L. 23 Summerhill, Nenagh,
Co. Tipperary.
Donough Crowley, B.C.L. Windrush,
Knocksinna,
Howth, Co. Dublin.
James M. Daly, 5 Wyattville Hill, Ballybrack, Co.
Dublin.
Vivian M. Emerson, B.A. 1 The Crescent, Galway.
Hugh M. Fitzpatrick, B.C.L. "Hazelhurst", 63 Ailes-
bury Road, Dublin.
Michael J. Hanrahan, Ballinacourty, Dungarvan, Co.
Waterford.
Thomas Hayes, B.C.L. Maywood Crescent, Raheny,
Dublin.
Declan
Hegarty,
B.A.
(T.C.D.)
"Moygownagh",
Strandhill Road, Sligo.
Edward Hughes, B.C.L. Graighnamanagh, Co. Kil-
kenny.
Anne E. Kennedy, Ballinasloe, Co. Galway.
Gillian K. M. Kiersey, B.C.L. Coolrea, Grange Road,
Waterford.
Maurice J. Linehan, B.C.L. Main Street, Millstreet,
Cork.
Francis J. Lowney, B.C.L. 61 South Main Street, Wex-
ford.
Margaret Lucey, B.C.L. Sandy Hill, Macroom, Co.
Cork.
John B. Lysaght, B.C.L. 88, St. Helen's Road, Booters-
town, Co. Dublin.
Dermot M. MacDermot, B.C.L. "Landscape", Castlc-
rea, Co. Roscommon.
Stephen P. Maher, 88 Mt. Prospect Avenue, Clontarf,
Dublin.
Noel Malone, 26 Arnott Street, South Circular Road,
Dublin.
Arthur D. S. Moran, B.A. 67 Nutley Lane, Dublin 4.
Michael J. K. McCarthy, B.C.L. "Narjeno", Beaumont
Lawn, Ballintemple, Cork.
John J- O'Brien, 24 Ormond Road, Rathmines, Dublin.
Ross A. CCa t ha i n, B.C.L. 13 Brendan Road, Donny-
brook, Dublin.
Anthony J. O'Doherty, M.A.LL.B., 112 Renmore Park,
Galway.
John V. O'Dwyer, B.C.L. Killeen House, Cashel, Co.
Tipperary.
William F. CKeeffe, Abbey House, Ennis, Co. Clare.
Graham Richards, B.A. (Mod.) 1 Sandford Avenue,
Dublin.
Michael Staines, B.C.L. 62 Bellevue Road, Glenageary,
Dublin.
James D. Sweeney, Athenry, Galway.
Joseph R. Sweeney, Athenry, Galway.
Orlaith M. Traynor, 20 Woodbrook Lawn, Boghall
Road, Bray, Co. Wicklow.
Rosaleen Tyndall, 42 Commons Road, Clondalkin, Co.
Dublin.
Catriona Walsh, B.A. 142 Howth Road, Dublin.
Richard Whelehan, B.A. H.Dip. Bishipgate Street, Mul-
lingar, Co. Westmeath.
Correspondence
The Secretary,
Incorporated Law Society,
Solicitors Buildings,
Four Courts.
Re: 12th Interim Report of committee on
Court practice and procedure
Dear Sirs,
I have been requested by the practitioners practis-
ing in the Dun Laoghaire and South Dublin and
Bray areas to put forward their views on the above
report, in so far as its recommendations affect (a) the
public served by us in this area and (b) ourselves as
practitioners. These views were consolidated at a meet-
ing held by the practitioners concerned for the pur-
poses of considering the recommendations of the report.
In so far as the effect of the recommendations on the
public are concerned, we would be totally opposed to
the recommendations of the committee to centralise
the District Court in Dublin. The following points
appear to us to be extremely relevant in this context: —
(1) There could be no possible benefit to the mem-
bers of the general public in the areas to which this
submission relates in transferring the venue for the
hearing of proceedings within the competence of the
District Court to the centre of Dublin city.
(2) The trend in commercial life, in so far as Dub-
lin is concerned at the moment, is one of decentralisat-
ion. Two examples which readily spring to mind are
the Bank of Ireland Computer Centre at Cornelscourt
and the Esso Head Offices at Stillorgan. It is well
known that traffic parking and other problems direct-
ly generated by the increasing volume of traffic in Dub-
lin City centre have become much more acute over the
past five years, and are now causing grave problems
in the centre of Dublin city. In our opinion the ideal
and long term view of the Committee should have
been directed towards decentralisation of the Court's
functions rather than the reverse.
(3) In the cases of many of the satelite commun-
ities such as Ballybrack, Shankill, Tallaght, Blanch-
ardstown and Finglas, middle and lower income lit-
igants, who have to attend the District Court, must
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