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GAZETTE
SEPTEMBER 1985
Correspondence
The Editor,
November, 1985
Law Society Gazette,
Blackhall Place,
Dublin 7.
Apprentices/Legal Offices Olympic Handball Club
Dear Sir,
I would like to announce the setting up of the above
club and to invite everyone to participate in this new
game.
Olympic handball is a fast athletic team sport played in
over 120 countries in the world. It has been an Olympic
sport since 1972, and is the major team sport for girls in
continental Europe, being second only to soccer for boys.
Olympic Handball is played by two teams of 7 members
and substitutes, 6 court players and a goalkeeper. At the
end of the handball court is a set of goals 2 metres high by
3 metres wide. There is a restricted goal zone — a 6 metre
semi-circular area around the goal mouth, in which only
the goalkeeper can stand. During the game of 2x30
minutes the ball, the size of a small football, is passed
between the attacking team members who try to run into
positions which enable shots to be taken at goal. Their
aim is to exploit weaknesses in the defence by fast passing
and movement and with strong shots at goal. The
defending team T
r
m themselves around the goal zone,
protecting the goal by anticipating attacking movements
and deflecting shots.
Since its introduction into Ireland in 1975, Olympic
Handball has become very popular, especially at junior
and school level. There are over 5,000 registered players.
It is a fluid and dynamic game combining the natural
movements of running, jumping and throwing into a
simple yet skilful team contest characterised by
spectacular shooting technique. It offers unlimited
possibility for free and spontaneous movement,
excitement and enjoyment.
The 13th Professional Course has already enjoyed
considerable success, having taken part in a number of
tournaments last year.
I would like to encourage anyone interested in joining
the existing ladies' and men's teams, or in forming new
teams, to contact me at the address below.
Club training times will be announced later.
Yours faithfully,
Catherine O'Connor,
20 Upper Merrion Street,
Dublin 2.
Phone: 963048 (home).
The Editor,
Law Society Gazette,
Blackhall Place,
Dublin 7.
Dear Editor,
Between the years 1872 and 1876 one Charles
Gausson granted Leases to various Builders of plots of
ground in the area between North Strand and East Wall,
Dublin. The houses built on these plots have now
become largely vested in the occupiers and I have acted
for Vendors of some of these. In no case have I been able
to ascertain the person or body in whom the interest of
the Lessor Gausson is now vested nor has any Vendor
for whom I acted received for many years a demand for
Ground Rent. This is particularly troublesome where
Purchasers are buying on Mortgage and also of course in
relation to applications under the Landlord and Tenant
(Ground Rents) (No. 2) Act, 1978.
There must have been many Solicitors who acted in
Sales of houses in the same locality and I wonder
whether any of them have ascertained the identity of the
person to whom the Gausson Ground Rents are now
payable. If there be any such I wonder whether he would
write to me giving the name and address of the
recipient.
Your sincerely,
Noel Reid, Solr.,
Reid & Reid,
54a Ellesmere Avenue,
North Circular Road,
Dublin 7.
The Editor,
4th November, 1985
Law Society Gazette,
Blackhall Place,
Dublin 7.
Dear Sir,
I would like to take this opportunity to express my
sincere gratitude to my colleagues on the Tenth
Advanced Course, and to the academic staff at Blackhall
Place for their kind sponsorship of my recent run in the
Radio Two Dublin City Marathon. The sum of
approximately £130 was raised on behalf of "Live-Aid",
and all monies received have now been lodged to that
organisation's account.
I confirm that my finishing time was 3 hours, 49
minutes. Like many other runners, I found that the flat,
even course enabled me to proceed at a fast pace in the
early stages of the race, and up to the 16-mile mark, I
was running at an average speed of 7 Vi minutes per mile,
which was better than I had achieved in training
throughout the year. However, the last third of the race
provided all participants with a real challenge, because
the weather became considerably cooler, and in addition
we had to negotiate some rather hilly ground as we
travelled by the sea-shore at Clontarf and Portmarnock.
Nevertheless, I feel that the Marathon has much to
recommend it and, on the day, the wonderful
atmosphere of camraderie and genuine goodwill more
than compensates for any pain which the participants
have to endure. Perhaps it is true that running 26 miles,
385 yards is a sign of profound insanity, but at least it's
good to know that there are several thousand people
who are not "normal" or "sane" in the conventional
sense!
Yours faithfully,
Patrick O'Donoghue,
Casey Nicholas & Associates,
Thomond House,
High Street, Ennis,
Co. Clare.
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