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GAZETTE
APRIL 1985
Education Note
Roscommon Bar Association
Final Examination — First Part 1984:
A Report
The Society held its Final Examination — First Part
(the "Entry" Examination) in December 1984. The
provisional results were announced by the Education
Committee on February 12th 1985.
The Society's examiners for the Final Examination —
First Part were:
Subject
Internal Examiner
Tort
Mr. Patrick McGovern, Solicitor
Contract
Mr. William Johnston, Solicitor
Property
Ms Mary B.P. O'Mahoney, Solicitor
Constitutional
Law
Mr. Eamonn G. Hall, Solicitor
Company Law
Mr. Owen O'Connell, Solicitor
Criminal Law
Mr. Brendan Garvan, Solicitor
Subject
External Examiner
Tort
Professor Bryan M. McMahon (UCC)
Contract
Dr. Henry Ellis (NIHE Limerick)
Property
Professor J.C. Brady (UCD)
Constitutional
Law
Mr. Gerard Whyte (DU)
Company Law
Mr. Patrick Ussher (DU)
Criminal Law
Professor Kevin Boyle (UCG)
The Examination papers are set by the Internal
Examiners, subject to the approval of the External
Examiners. The External Examiners review a cross
section of all scripts and all scripts of those candidates
whose marks are on the borderline of Pass and Failure
and are the final arbiters of the marks to be awarded to
such candidates.
The Internal Examiners present written reports on the
examination and all the Examiners are invited to meet
with the Education Committee immediately prior to the
consideration of the results.
391 candidates attempted the examination in 1984. 155
of them were declared to have passed the examination.
104 of the Candidates passed all the subjects which they
sat (Law Graduates are exempt from Criminal Law which
is not one of the five competitive subjects). 51 Candidates
were allowed compensation from other subjects.
240 Candidates were graduates in law, of whom 121
(50%) passed. 129 Candidates were Graduates in
disciplines other than law, of whom 30 (23%) passed.
Other candidates totalled 22 of whom 4 passed (18%).
The following compensation rules were applied on this
occasion:
1. No candidate who failed to reach the pass mark in
four subjects was allowed to compensate.
2. No candidate who achieved less than 40 marks in
any subject was allowed to compensate.
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The following officers of the above Bar Association
were elected at its last meeting:
President —
Thomas Callan, Solicitor, Boyle, Co.
Roscommon.
Vice President —
Desmond O'Connor, Solicitor,
Ballaghdereen, Co. Roscommon.
Treasurer
— Liam Brandon, Solicitor, Chapel
Street, Roscommon.
Secretary
— Joseph Caulfield, Solicitor, Castlerea,
Co. Roscommon.
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