The Gazette 1958-61

FEBRUARY 1959

Vol. 5 No. 8

THE GAZETTE of the INCORPORATED LAW SOCIETY OF IRELAND President JOHN R. HALPIN, Secretary ERIC A. PLUNKETT

Vice-Presidents JOHN J, NASH CORNELIUS J. DALY

FOR CIRCULATION AMONG MEMBERS

MEETINGS OF THE COUNCIL FEBRUARY I3th, the President in the Chair. Also present, Arthur Cox, Thomas A. O'Reilly, R. McD. Taylor, John J. Sheil, James J. O'Connor, John Kelly, Derrick M. Martin, Eunan McCarron, Francis J. Lanigan. Charles J. Downing, John Maher, Peter E. O'Connell, W. J. Comerford, James R. Quirke, G. G. Overend, Desmond J. Collins, Ralph J. Walker, John J. Sheil, Niall S. Gaffney, Dermot P. Shaw, John Carrigan, John J. Nash, T. de Vere White. The Council passed the following vote of sympathy on the death of the late Mr. Scan 6 hUadhaigh. That the Council hereby express their deep regret on the death of Mr. Scan 6 hUadhaigh, the father of the Council, after twenty-five years' service on the Council and its various Committees, and to place on record the affection in which he was held by his colleagues and the esteem and respect which he earned from the profession by his unremitting efforts in their service for so many years. The following was among the business transacted :

Vacancies on the Council The Secretary reported that he had received a letter of resignation from Mr. P. R. Boyd. The Council requested _ the Secretary to write to Mr. Boyd thanking him for his valuable services to the profession since his election to the Council in November, 1935. Mr. Boyd served as President in the year 1948-49. Mr. Dinnen B. Gilmore, Law Agent, Bank of Ireland, and Mr. James R. Green were co-opted as new members of the Council pursuant to bye-law 38. Mr. Green is a member of the firm of Maxwell Weldon, & Co., 19 Lr. Baggot Street, Dublin. Scan O hUadhaigh Memorial award The Secretary read a letter from the Comhdhail Naisiunta na hEireann offering a money prize of approximately £50 yearly as a memorial to the late Scan O'hUadhaigh with the object of encouraging the knowledge of Irish among solicitors' apprentices. The Council accepted the offer and requested the Secretary to write thanking the donors and appointed a small committee to discuss details. 81