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GAZETTE
APPRENTICE SOLICITORS
MIXED SOCCER
The Solicitors Apprentices De–
bating Society (SADSI) held an
inter-professional course Soccer
Tournament in Westport on the
week-end of the SYS Conference
on the 13th April.
Westport provided the ideal
venue in that the best facilities
were available within a short
walking distance of the main
conference Hotel, the Hotel
Westport.
The competition involved full
11-a-side Teams composed of four
ladies and seven men. Just for a
change, the men had to use their
heads to score whilst the ladies
were permitted to score with any
part of their anatomy. This made for
a very interesting and successful
competition and there were plenty
of thrills and spills to keep specta–
tors amused .
A team from Northern Ireland
were very welcome participants in
the competition and although
defeated at an early stage, their
merriment added an extra spice to
things; indeed their resilience in
taking the field at all despite the
extreme tiredness which many of
them felt after their long journey
through the night, was acknow–
ledged with a special presentation
after the Tournament.
Teams from the 22nd, 23rd,
24th, 25th and 26th courses also
participated, with only the Law
School-tied 21st and 27th courses
unable to field teams. The rigours
of their respective professional and
advanced courses have taken their
toll.
The Final was fought out bet–
ween the 26th course led by Rory
McGarry and a Kevin Murphy–
powered 22nd course. While the
eventual winner of this encounter
was undoubtedly exhaustion, the
name on the Trophy was that of the
26th course which just about
shaded the match to win by 1-0
with a goal from Alva Meenan.
Many thanks to Michael Twomey
whose masochism was much
appreciated in putting himself
forward to undertake the refereeing
duties. Thanks also to John
O' Sullivan and Kevin McErlean for
organising the competition, and to
the SYS for aiving the go-ahead to
SADSI to run the competition.
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SADSI would also like to thank
Westport Sports Complex for
providing such excellent facilities
and also to Matt Mulloy's Hostelry
for sponsoring refreshments and to
MAY 1991
Charlie Gilmartin for providing lively
entertainment to accompany said
refreshments. Thanks to everyone
who took part.
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22nd Professiona'
Course
Back (left to right): Jos O 'Sullivan, Joseph Kelly, David O'Donnell, Conor Mullaney,
Liam Brazil, Ronan Long, Lerin Murphy, Sean McDonagh. Front (left to right): Aoife
Sexton, Laura McGinley, Maura Hennessy, Sarah O'Keeffe.
26th
Course
Back (left to right): A idan Marsh, Michael Mee, Brian Kiely, John Prior, Rory
McGarry, Donal O'Carroll, Declan Whittle, Charlie Gilmartin, John O 'Gorman.
Front (left to right): Eddie O 'Connor, Alva Meenan, Josephine Fitzpatrick, Siobhan
Daly, Helena Brady.