The Gazette 1991

g a z e t t e

april

1991

Antonia O'Callaghan, Barrister

t h an 160 membe rs i nc l ud i ng m e m b e r s of t h e j u d i c i a r y, solicitors, barristers, psychiatrists and social workers. Th r ough t h is organisation hostels have been f ounded, prisons are visited and a h o s t of o t h e r w o r k s are undertaken. Wi th Breeda Ging, barrister, she f ounded and ran for seven years, w i t h great success, t he Dublin School of Legal Studies. Antonia was a lecturer at King's Inns and she pe r f o rmed in t h is role w i t h t he u l t ima te success of her students as her only goal. She regarded any failure as her res- ponsibility, any ach i evement as t h a t of t he s t uden t. As a member of the Law Library she was cons t an t ly surrounded by younger membe rs w h o posed que s t i on a f t er ques t i on. She f ound t i me to answer t h em all w i t h c omp e t e n ce and under- standing. It is a sobering t h o u g ht t hat her influence on her students will be reflected in generations of f u t u re lawyers. May she rest in peace." •

THE EUROPEAN LAW STUDENTS ASSOCIATION ELSA - Ireland presents A two-day International Conference " T he Free Movement of Persons - Towards a Common European Home" on Friday, 19th and Saturday, 20 th of April, 1991 commencing at 10.00a.m. in the European Commission Building, Molesworth St., Dublin 2. The conference will be opened by Mr. Peter Sutherland S.C., Chairman AIB Group and former European Commissioner for Competition. Distinguished practitioners from Brussels, the UK and Ireland will address the conference on the practical implications which the free movement of persons will have for workers, professionals and students. The conference will also address the consequences which the removal of impediments to free movement will have for State security and for the policing of international crime. For further details contact: Eamon Marray or Antoinette Long at 720622.

Antonia O'Callaghan, BL. Mr. Noel Clancy, Senior Counsel, delivered a eu l ogy to t he late Antonia O'Callaghan, barrister, at a recent Memo r i al Mass. Amo ng t h e c o n g r e g a t i on w e r e t h e P r e s i d e nt of I r e l a n d, M a r y Robinson, t he Chief Justice, t he Hon. Mr. Jus t i ce T.A. Finlay, t he President of t he High Court, t he Hon. Mr. Jus t i ce Liam Hamilton, other membe rs of t he judiciary a nd l egal c o l l e a g u e s. T he f o l l ow i ng is an ex t r act f r om Mr. Cl ancy 's eulogy. " A n t o n i a O ' Ca l l a g h an w a s called to t he Bar in 1977 having achieved, in t he wo r ds of t he late and es t eemed Mr. Jus t i ce J o hn Kenny, miraculous results. She had previously taken her primary degrees, including an LL.B, in University College, Galway, and thereafter had t aught in Mallow, Tralee, Limerick and finally in t he Presentation Brothers College, Bray, for a lmost six years. % She w a s a d e v o t ed p r o f e s s i o n al teacher and it is quite under- standable t h at her s t uden ts had con t i nued to call on her at her house in Killiney, literally in droves, to seek her help and her guidance. So many of t h em a t t ended her funeral and are here today. Wi t h others of t he legal pro- f ess i on, An t o n ia O ' Ca l l aghan f o u n d ed CLASP - Conce r ned Lawyers Assoc i a t i on for Social Problems, wh i ch n ow has more

CRIMINAL LAWYERS COMMITTEE - M e m b e r s o f t h e p r o f e s s i o n, p a r t i c u l a r ly t h o s e e n g a g ed in t h e p r a c t i ce of C r i m i n al Law, s h o u l d n o t e t h a t t h e S o c i e t y 's n e w l y f o r m e d C r i m i n al L aw y e rs C o mm i t t ee me e t s m o n t h l y in B l a c k h a ll Place. T h e C o mm i t t ee is c h a i r ed by M r s . M o y a Q u i n l an a n d c o n s i s t s o f t h e f o l l o w i ng memb e r s :-

Mr . M i c h a e l S t a i n es Ms . A n n e R o w l a nd Mr . Ga r r e tt S h e e h an Mr . Peter Re i l ly Mr . J a m e s M c G u i l l Mr . D e r m o t La v e ry Mr . Ge r a rd G r i f f i n Mr . Pad r a ig Fe r ry Mr . Ba r ry D o n o g h ue

T h e C o mm i t t ee w e l c o m e s q u e r i es a n d t h e s u b m i s s i on o f t o p i c s f o r d i s c u s s i on a n d a n y c o r r e s p o n d e n ce s h o u l d be s e n t t o t h e Se c r e t a r y, C r i m i n al L a w y e rs C o mm i t t e e, T h e L aw So c i e t y, B l a c k h a ll Place, D u b l i n 7.

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