The Gazette 1975

Francis J. Lowney, B.C.L. 61 South Main Street, Wex- ford. Margaret Lucey, B.C.L. Sandy Hill, Macroom, Co. Cork. John B. Lysaght, B.C.L. 88, St. Helen's Road, Booters- town, Co. Dublin. Dermot M. MacDermot, B.C.L. "Landscape", Castlc- rea, Co. Roscommon. Stephen P. Maher, 88 Mt. Prospect Avenue, Clontarf, Dublin. Noel Malone, 26 Arnott Street, South Circular Road, Dublin. Arthur D. S. Moran, B.A. 67 Nutley Lane, Dublin 4. Michael J. K. McCarthy, B.C.L. "Narjeno", Beaumont Lawn, Ballintemple, Cork. John J- O'Brien, 24 Ormond Road, Rathmines, Dublin. Ross A. CCa t ha i n, B.C.L. 13 Brendan Road, Donny- brook, Dublin. Anthony J. O'Doherty, M.A.LL.B., 112 Renmore Park, Galway. John V. O'Dwyer, B.C.L. Killeen House, Cashel, Co. Tipperary. William F. CKeeffe, Abbey House, Ennis, Co. Clare. Graham Richards, B.A. (Mod.) 1 Sandford Avenue, Dublin. Michael Staines, B.C.L. 62 Bellevue Road, Glenageary, Dublin. James D. Sweeney, Athenry, Galway. Joseph R. Sweeney, Athenry, Galway. Orlaith M. Traynor, 20 Woodbrook Lawn, Boghall Road, Bray, Co. Wicklow. Rosaleen Tyndall, 42 Commons Road, Clondalkin, Co. Dublin. Catriona Walsh, B.A. 142 Howth Road, Dublin. Richard Whelehan, B.A. H.Dip. Bishipgate Street, Mul- lingar, Co. Westmeath. (1) There could be no possible benefit to the mem- bers of the general public in the areas to which this submission relates in transferring the venue for the hearing of proceedings within the competence of the District Court to the centre of Dublin city. (2) The trend in commercial life, in so far as Dub- lin is concerned at the moment, is one of decentralisat- ion. Two examples which readily spring to mind are the Bank of Ireland Computer Centre at Cornelscourt and the Esso Head Offices at Stillorgan. It is well known that traffic parking and other problems direct- ly generated by the increasing volume of traffic in Dub- lin City centre have become much more acute over the past five years, and are now causing grave problems in the centre of Dublin city. In our opinion the ideal and long term view of the Committee should have been directed towards decentralisation of the Court's functions rather than the reverse. (3) In the cases of many of the satelite commun- ities such as Ballybrack, Shankill, Tallaght, Blanch- ardstown and Finglas, middle and lower income lit- igants, who have to attend the District Court, must .197

Certificates were then presented to the following 40 solicitors: —

John G. Brady, 21 Moatfield Avenue, Dublin. Nicholas A. Butler, B.C.L. "Casa Mia", Cannon Rock, Howth, Co. Dublin. Patrick A. Butler, 11 Priory Street, New Ross, Co. Wexford. Terence F. Casey, 18 High Street, Killarney, Co. Kerry. Eoghan P. Clear, 2 Taney Crescent, Dundrum, Co: Dublin. Marie C. Collins, 126 Seafield Rord, Clontarf, Dublin. Frances Cooke, 9 Whitebeam Avenue, Clonskeagh, Dublin. James P. Courtney, B.C.L. 23 Summerhill, Nenagh, Co. Tipperary. Donough Crowley, B.C.L. Windrush, Knocksinna, Howth, Co. Dublin. James M. Daly, 5 Wyattville Hill, Ballybrack, Co. Dublin. Vivian M. Emerson, B.A. 1 The Crescent, Galway. Hugh M. Fitzpatrick, B.C.L. "Hazelhurst", 63 Ailes- bury Road, Dublin. Michael J. Hanrahan, Ballinacourty, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford. Thomas Hayes, B.C.L. Maywood Crescent, Raheny, Dublin. Declan Hegarty, B.A. (T.C.D.) "Moygownagh", Strandhill Road, Sligo. Edward Hughes, B.C.L. Graighnamanagh, Co. Kil- kenny. Anne E. Kennedy, Ballinasloe, Co. Galway. Gillian K. M. Kiersey, B.C.L. Coolrea, Grange Road, Waterford. Maurice J. Linehan, B.C.L. Main Street, Millstreet, Cork.

Correspondence

The Secretary, Incorporated Law Society, Solicitors Buildings, Four Courts.

Re: 12th Interim Report of committee on Court practice and procedure

Dear Sirs, I have been requested by the practitioners practis- ing in the Dun Laoghaire and South Dublin and Bray areas to put forward their views on the above report, in so far as its recommendations affect (a) the public served by us in this area and (b) ourselves as practitioners. These views were consolidated at a meet- ing held by the practitioners concerned for the pur- poses of considering the recommendations of the report. In so far as the effect of the recommendations on the public are concerned, we would be totally opposed to the recommendations of the committee to centralise the District Court in Dublin. The following points appear to us to be extremely relevant in this context: —