The Gazette 1988

DECEMBER 1988

GAZETTE

Younger Members News

Croskerrys (the holders); The Chairmans Team (i.e. the extended family of Justin McKenna); Ivor Fitzpatrick & Co.; Michael Fitzsimons & Co.; Wm. Fry & Sons; McCann Fitzgerald Sutton Dudley; Wicklow. Even though the scoreboard keeper, Brian O'Connor, slept it out, was late w i th the whistles and forgot the balls, the first games kicked off at around 1.30p.m. We split the teams into t wo groups so that for the semi-finals the winner of one group would play the runner-up of the other. After a splendid display of soccer skills, which demonstrated already how the creditable Irish performance in the European Championships had influenced those " y o u n g" enthusiasts, the semi-finalists emerged. These were: Wicklow -v- John P. Carroll & Co. Croskerry -v- Arthur Cox & Co./Matheson Ormsby & Prentice John P. Carroll & Company were the narrow winnners of their semi- final while, after penalties, the combined forces of Arthur Cox & Co./Matheson Ormsby & Prentice went down to Croskerrys. As the final progressed it became apparent that either the day's strenuous activity had taken its toll on weary limbs or that some players had spent too long in the bar (discussing tactics). Even after extra time the sides were level. It was down to penalties. The three girls on each team would take penalties against the opposition goalkeeper. After the first round of penalties the score remained tied at 2-2 . . . more penalties 4-4 . . . more penalties . . . 7-7 . . . more . . . the match officials were running out of fingers on which to count. Referee J. J. Cummins, offered to take off his boots and one of the unfortunate girls had a penalty saved by a desperate lunging dive from J. P. Carroll & Company's goalkeeper, who once togged out beside J. J. after a match and was very familiar w i th what was inside his boots! ! ! The match and the competition was won 17-16 by John P. Carroll & Co. The day's sporting endeavour was rounded off by a disco in the members lounge at which the winning captain, John McCarthy, bought drinks for all present (Bill is to send his tab on to him). The day raised a net total of £500 . 00 approximately for the Solicitors' Benevolent Association. Thanks to all who played in the competition and particularly to YMC members who helped organise the event — Miriam Reynolds, Patricia Boyd, Dan Murphy, Brian O'Connor and Chairman, Justin McKenna. J O HN L ARK IN

Sa l a ry i nc r ease f o r new ly qua l i f i ed s o l i c i t o rs The Younger Members Committee is pleased to report that the Motion proposed by the Committee for an increase in the r ecommended salary payable to newly qualified solicitors to £10,000 - £11,000 was adopted unanimously by the Council of the Law Society on 8th September, 1988. The YMC has been pressing for an open door to London and our Council has endorsed the following proposal submitted by a Joint Wo r k i ng Party of t he home jurisdictions (Northern Ireland, UK, Scotland, Wales, Ireland): " t hat a solicitor qualified as such in any one of the jurisdictions can qualify in another of those jurisdictions without undergoing an examination or aptitude test but in turn that the migrating solicitor would have a restricted Practising Certificate for a period of not less than t wo and not more than three years during wh i ch time he would carry out in the host jurisdiction work of a type normally carried out by a solicitor in that jurisdiction. The restriction in his Practising Certificate would be to the effect that he could not carry on business as a sole practitioner nor could he carry on business as a partner in a solicitor's firm unless his partner or one of his partners was qualified and in practice for three years or longer in the host jurisdiction." Younger Members Com- mi t tee " M i l l e n n i um" Soccer Bl i tz Sa t u r day, 3 r d Sep t embe r, 1988 Despite the fact that the number of teams was down on last year's, the Younger Members Committee ran another successful fund raising event for the Solicitors' Benevolent Association. The teams involved in this year's event were: A r t hur Cox & Co . /Ma t heson Ormsby & Prentice; John P. Carroll & Company; Hu ge p r og r ess in mo ve t o en t er UK ma r k et

John Larkin (YMC) (left), presenting the Winner's Cup to John McCar- thy, John P. Carroll & Co.

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