The Gazette 1986

INCORPORATED LAW SOCIETY OF IRELAND

GAZETTE

Vol. No. 80 No. 2

MARCH 1986

In this issue . . .

Comment

EEC Directive on Products Liability - Part I . . . 37

Dail Debates

International Bar Association 44

C.C.B.E. - 25th Anniversary

Agricultural Consultants - Serving the

Legal Profession 47 Young Solicitors International Conference 50 County Galway Solicitors Bar Association 51

Contracts that Contravene Exchange Con t r o l . ..

Role of a Solicitor in Relation to the Motor Insurers' Bureau of Ireland Agreement 59 Role of the Modern Document Examiner 61 Book Review 63 Correspondence 65 Professional Information 66

Executive Editor:

Mary Buckley

Editorial Board:

William Earley, Chairman

John F. Buckley

Gary Byrne

Geraldine Clarke

Charles R. M. Meredith

Michael V. O'Mahony

Maxwell Sweeney

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Published at Blackhall Place, Dublin 7.

Comment. . .

. . . Willie

ostalgia is always a potent force. For those (literally

thousands) of us, who, from the '40s to the '70s,

were solicitors, apprentices, attended the Law Society's

lectures and were involved in the activities of the

Solicitors' Apprentices Debating Society, Willie O'Reilly

is a name and face we will never forget.

March 1986 is the month of Willie's 81st birthday and

is also the 40th anniversary of his association with the

Law Society. From 1946 until his formal retirement some

years ago, Willie and his wife, Dymphna (to everyone

"Mrs. O") represented whatever is permanent in our

memories of Solicitors' Buildings in the Four Courts. The

O'Reillys worked and lived there, and there entertained

and looked after generations of neophyte solicitors.

Willie's retirement marked the transition from the Four

Courts to Blackhall Place, but Willie's place in the order

of things has, fortunately, meant that he is still an

honoured guest (or host!) at the important Law Society

functions during the year. Mrs. O'Reilly still has an active

part to play, attending, as ever, with charm and kind-

ness to the many overnight guests at Blackhall Place.

When Willie was first interviewed for the office of

warden of Solicitors' Buildings, he came with impeccable

credentials. He had for many years been personal

bodyguard to the late General Richard Mulcahy, a

responsible and at times hazardous occupation. Willie

recalls with amusement that Gen. Mulcahy, in a written

testimonial, referred to his "intimate and close relation-

ship" with Willie, which led to wry queries from the inter-

view board!

All of us join in wishing Willie and Mrs. O' many years

of happy retirement and thank them both for the

memories. •

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