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GAZETTE
MAY 1985
Obituaries
P.C. Moore
It would be difficult to better the tribute which the
Chairman of the Conveyancing Committee, Ernest
Farrell, paid to P.C. Moore at the first meeting of the
Committee following his death which was in the following
words:—
"Before we start tonight I would like to say a few
words about Pat Moore. Pat was a member of this
Committee for very many years, long before I
became a member and certainly long before most
here tonight.
As a solicitor his contributions to this Committee
were outstanding — they were always well thought
out, tempered by years of experience backed up
with the substantial knowledge of law, well
researched and presented in the best traditions of
lawyers. He was unfailingly courteous and patient
to all, especially to those of us who were very much
his juniors. He never made one feel less than an
equal even though there were many occasions when
lesser men would have done so. Pat Moore was not
only among the finest of solicitors, he was also a
gentleman. This Committee will greatly feel the loss
of Pat."
In his youth Pat was a most distinguished athlete and
there must be many Dublin children to whom the name of
Patrick Noonan, Solicitor
Patrick Noonan
With the passing of Paddy Noonan the Solicitor's
profession has lost one of its most distinguished, beloved,
cheerful and loyal sons. He was proud of his calling,
devoted to his work and appreciated the rewards and
happiness he derived from the life of a busy country
practitioner in his hometown of Athboy. He determined
in gratitude to devote much of his time and energies to the
service and welfare of his colleagues. As a result, he
dedicated himself to the activities of the Incorporated
Law Society, to its Disciplinary Committee, to the Meath
P. C. Moore, Solicitor
P.C. Moore first became familiar as the presenter of one
of the principal prizes at the Dublin Primary School
Sports. He maintained his interest in athletics down
through the years and remained a most widely respected
figure in the sport.
He was elected to the Council of the Law Society in the
year 1965 and served as President of the Society in the
year 1975/76. Although he had retired from ordinary
membership of the Council he maintained his attendance
at Council meetings as a former President up to his
death.
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J.F.B.
Bar Association, to the Provincial Solicitors' Association
and to the Local Authorities Association.
When he became President of the Law Society in 1967,
he determined as a priority to visit every Bar Association
and he was the first to do so. He brought some back to life
and enkindled in all a new camaraderie and awareness of
the work of the Council and of the Committees of the
Society.
During his year of office he was elected President of the
International Bar Association and was the perfect host at
its 12th Biennial Conference held in Dublin. This was a
memorable occasion attended by 1400 delegates from 48
countries. Throughout his life he always had the love and
support of his beloved wife Mollie and never more so than
throughout this conference. He had every reason to be
proud of her. The end of the sixties when he was President
was a busy time. It saw the commencement of the
movement to change the educational system which has
since come to pass. It was a time of student unrest and
dissatisfaction with what they considered was a rather
remote Council and proper liaison was established. The
negotiations for the purchase of The King's Hospital
came to fruition and the elaborate plans for conversion
were commenced. All these matters advanced rapidly
because of the initial energetic imput made by Paddy.
Not content with all that, he found time to serve on the
late Judge Conroy's Commission of Inquiry into the
structure of the Garda Siochana force. The profession
owes Paddy Noonan a deep debt of gratitude and in the
corridors of the Law Society this jovial friend will
particularly be missed. Mollie and the family should
know that we all share in their sorrow.
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