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1991
Antonia O'Callaghan,
Barrister
Antonia O'Callaghan, BL.
Mr. Noel Clancy, Senior Counsel,
delivered a eu l ogy to t he late
Antonia O'Callaghan, barrister, at
a recent Memo r i al Mass. Amo ng
t h e c o n g r e g a t i on w e r e t h e
P r e s i d e nt of I r e l a n d, M a r y
Robinson, t he Chief Justice, t he
Hon. Mr. Jus t i ce T.A. Finlay, t he
President of t he High Court, t he
Hon. Mr. Jus t i ce Liam Hamilton,
other membe rs of t he judiciary
a nd l egal c o l l e a g u e s.
T he
f o l l ow i ng is an ex t r act f r om Mr.
Cl ancy 's eulogy.
" A n t o n i a O ' Ca l l a g h an w a s
called to t he Bar in 1977 having
achieved, in t he wo r ds of t he late
and es t eemed Mr. Jus t i ce J o hn
Kenny, miraculous results. She
had previously taken her primary
degrees, including an LL.B, in
University College, Galway, and
thereafter had t aught in Mallow,
Tralee, Limerick and finally in t he
Presentation Brothers College,
Bray, for a lmost six years.
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She
w a s a d e v o t ed p r o f e s s i o n al
teacher and it is quite under-
standable t h at her s t uden ts had
con t i nued to call on her at her
house in Killiney, literally in droves,
to seek her help and her guidance.
So many of t h em a t t ended her
funeral and are here today.
Wi t h others of t he legal pro-
f ess i on, An t o n ia O ' Ca l l aghan
f o u n d ed CLASP - Conce r ned
Lawyers Assoc i a t i on for Social
Problems, wh i ch n ow has more
t h an 160 membe rs i nc l ud i ng
m e m b e r s of t h e
j u d i c i a r y,
solicitors, barristers, psychiatrists
and social workers. Th r ough t h is
organisation hostels have been
f ounded, prisons are visited and
a h o s t of o t h e r w o r k s are
undertaken.
Wi th Breeda Ging, barrister, she
f ounded and ran for seven years,
w i t h great success, t he Dublin
School of Legal Studies.
Antonia was a lecturer at King's
Inns and she pe r f o rmed in t h is
role w i t h t he u l t ima te success of
her students as her only goal. She
regarded any failure as her res-
ponsibility, any ach i evement as
t h a t of t he s t uden t.
As a member of the Law Library
she was cons t an t ly surrounded
by younger membe rs w h o posed
que s t i on a f t er ques t i on. She
f ound t i me to answer t h em all
w i t h c omp e t e n ce and under-
standing. It is a sobering t h o u g ht
t hat her influence on her students
will be reflected in generations of
f u t u re lawyers. May she rest in
peace."
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THE EUROPEAN LAW
STUDENTS ASSOCIATION
ELSA - Ireland
presents
A two-day International
Conference
" T he Free Movement of
Persons - Towards a Common
European Home"
on Friday, 19th and Saturday,
20 th of April, 1991
commencing at 10.00a.m.
in the European Commission
Building, Molesworth St., Dublin 2.
The conference will be opened by
Mr. Peter Sutherland S.C., Chairman
AIB Group and former European
Commissioner for Competition.
Distinguished practitioners from
Brussels, the UK and Ireland will
address the conference on the
practical implications which the free
movement of persons will have for
workers, professionals and students.
The conference will also address the
consequences which the removal of
impediments to free movement will
have for State security and for the
policing of international crime.
For further details contact: Eamon
Marray or Antoinette Long at
720622.
CRIMINAL LAWYERS COMMITTEE -
M e m b e r s o f t h e p r o f e s s i o n, p a r t i c u l a r ly t h o s e e n g a g ed in
t h e p r a c t i ce of C r i m i n al Law, s h o u l d n o t e t h a t t h e S o c i e t y 's
n e w l y f o r m e d C r i m i n al L aw y e rs C o mm i t t ee me e t s m o n t h l y
in B l a c k h a ll Place. T h e C o mm i t t ee is c h a i r ed by M r s . M o y a
Q u i n l an a n d c o n s i s t s o f t h e f o l l o w i ng memb e r s :-
Mr . M i c h a e l S t a i n es
Ms . A n n e R o w l a nd
Mr . Ga r r e tt S h e e h an
Mr . Peter Re i l ly
Mr . J a m e s M c G u i l l
Mr . D e r m o t La v e ry
Mr . Ge r a rd G r i f f i n
Mr . Pad r a ig Fe r ry
Mr . Ba r ry D o n o g h ue
T h e C o mm i t t ee w e l c o m e s q u e r i es a n d t h e s u b m i s s i on o f
t o p i c s f o r d i s c u s s i on a n d a n y c o r r e s p o n d e n ce s h o u l d be
s e n t t o t h e Se c r e t a r y, C r i m i n al L a w y e rs C o mm i t t e e, T h e
L aw So c i e t y, B l a c k h a ll Place, D u b l i n 7.
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