The Gazette 1961 - 64

Extraordinary members of the Council of the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland : John B. Jermyn, Cornelius J. Daly, John F. Foley, Gerald Y. Goldberg, John K. Coakley. MEDICO-LEGAL SOCIETY OF IRELAND The following officers of the Medico-Legal Society of Ireland were appointed for the 1961-62 session : Patron, The Honourable Conor A. Maguire, Ex-Chief justice; President, The Honourable Mr. Justice Murnaghan ; Past-President, Professor P. N. Meenan, M.D., Barrister-at-Law; Vice-Presidents: The Honourable Mr. Justice Davitt, President of the High Court; Donough O'Donovan, Chief State Solicitor; D. A. MacErlean, M.D., City Coroner, City of Dublin; Francis McLaughlin, M.D., Daniel Costigan, Commissioner, Garda Siochana; Dermot Shaw, Solicitor; Scan McBride, S.C. and E. Y. Exshaw, LL.B., Barrister-at-Law. Council: Dr. J. P. Brennan, County Coroner, County Dublin ; Brenclan McGrath, Solicitor ; M. B. Daly, Barrister- at-Law ; Dr. C. S. P. Hamilton ; Dr. J. Fitzgerald ; J. P. Shanley, M.D. and Niall St. J. McCarthy, S.C. Editor of Debates, Robert Barr, Barrister-at-Law; Assistant Editor of Debates, Max Abrahamson, Solicitor; Honorary Treasurer, James A. Kelly, Solicitor and Honorary Secretary, Miss Agnes B. Cassidy, LL.B., Barrister-at-Law. The opening meeting of the Society was held on the 26th October, when the President of the Society, the Honourable Mr. Justice Murnaghan addressed the Society on " the Witness and the Advocate ". The next meeting of the Society was held on the 30th November, 1961, at the Royal Hibernian Hotel, Dublin, at 8 p.m., when Mr. Vincent Grogan, Barrister-at-Law read a paper on " Law and Custom in Ghana ". Other meetings arranged for this session of the Society include papers by the Honourable Mr. Justice Walsh on " The Preliminary Investigation of Indictable Offences " and by Dr. J. P. Brennan, County Coroner for the County of Dublin on " The History and Functions of the Coroner's Court". The annual dinner of the Society will be held in February. The object of the Society is to promote Medico- Legal knowledge in all its aspects and ordinary membership is open to members of the medical and legal professions in Ireland and to others specially interested in medico-legal matters. Candidates for membership to the Society must be proposed and seconded by a member and elected by the Council. Further particulars of the Society may be obtained from the honorary secretary, Miss Agnes B. Cassidy,

wishing to attend should apply immediately for registration forms and hotel reservation forms which can be had on request from the Secretary, The Law Society of Scotland, Law Society's Hall, North Bank Street, Edinburgh or from Gerald J. McMahon, Esq., Secretary General, International Bar Associ ation, 501 Fifth Avenue, New York 17, N.Y., U.S.A. THE DUBLIN SOLICITORS' BAR ASSOCIATION The Dublin Solicitors' Bar Association at their recent Annual General Meeting elected the following Officers and Council: President, Charles Hyland ; Vice-President, John A. G. Cullen; Honorary Treasurer, Edmond O. Shell; Honorary Secretary, Ernest J. Margetson; Honorary Auditors, Messrs. Glynn & E. Crowley. Council: Messrs. Edward Byrne, R. Knight, J. M. Farrelly, K. Burke, S. Millington, G. A. Williams, V. Wolfe, E. Barrett and G. M. Doyle. MEATH SOLICITORS' ASSOCIATION At the Annual General Meeting of the County Meath Solicitors' Association held on the 231-0! October, 1961, the following Officers were elected for 1961 to 1962: President, Mr. F. Reilly, Trim; Honorary Secretary and Treasurer, Mr. T. Noonan, Kells. Council: Messrs. A. Donnelly, Navan; A. J. Malone, Trim ; P. Noonan, Athboy ; Mrs. E. A. Leahy, Oldcastle; Messrs. N. Lacy, Kells and S. Keaveney, Kells. COUNTY AND CITY OF LIMERICK SESSIONAL BAR ASSOCIATION At the Annual General Meeting of this Association held on Tuesday, the 2ist November, the following officers were elected for the year 1961/62 : President, Niall S. Gaffney; Hon. Treasurer, Thomas E. O'Donnell. Committee Members : Edward Treacy, Michael Cussen, Maurice M. A. Power, William Leahy, Caleb C. McCutcheon, Michael B. O'Malley. lion. Secretary : James I. Sexton. SOUTHERN LAW ASSOCIATION The Annual General Meeting was held on ist December. The following are the officers and Council for 1961/62: President, John A. Coakley; Vice-President, Gerald Y. Goldberg ; Hon. Treasurer, Gerald J. Moloney ; Hon. Secretary, Humphrey P. Kelleher, 10 South Mall, Cork. Council: T. A. Buckley, C. J. Daly, John F. Foley, F. P. Galvin, Edmund Hayes, John B. Jermyn, Devin Keane, Hugh A. Ludlow, Bryan J. Murphy, James W. O'Donovan, B. M. O'Meara, Denis J. Quinlan.