The Gazette 1967/71

noon), 6th and 7th September (morning), last day for entry, 15th August. Third Law Examination, 7th September (after– noon), 8th and 9th September, last day for entry 15th August. First Irish Examination, 15th September, last day for entry 25th August. Second Irish Examination, 15th September, last day for entry, 25th August. Solicitors should inform their apprentices of the new dates in respect of the Second and Third Law Examinations for September. ADMISSION CEREMONY On the 00 th June 1967 the President presented Certificates of Admission at a ceremony in the Society's Library. Addressing the newly admitted solicitors and their friends the President said : Ladies and gentlemen, my message to you today is one of congratulations, one of welcome and one of caution. Congratulations on having successfully navigated the arduous task of completing your legal studies. The nature and demands of the profession you are now entering require a high standard with which you have all complied and should feel satisfied with your achievement. As President of the Incorporated Law Society it is my privilege to welcome you into the legal profession and I feel sure that you will derive as high a satisfaction and feel as proud on becoming solicitors as I do of issuing my welcome to you. I must now turn to my note of caution and warning as to the nature and extent of your obli– gations as solicitors. The responsibility which you will now be asked to bear on behalf of your clients and the people you represent will require your individual attention and your utmost dili– gence. Your primary responsibility will always be to your clients and it will be as the guardians of their interest you will devote your legal career. We are living in a rapidly changing society which with the advancement of technique and the inno– vations of procedure creates novel problems of which the legal profession must be continually- aware. The unending flow of new legislation in all aspects of legal activity requires solicitors to keep continually abreast of the most recent devel– opment in order to safeguard the interests of their clients. The distinction between the successful and not so successful solicitor is that the former ex– amines the whole spectrum of legal ideas and proposals and from this examination makes his choice, while the latter adopts the most con– venient and less troublesome approach which is often the least successful. We know that we are

no longer living in a small island, we are rather living in a part of the whole world where our fortunes are intimately related to the fortunes of our neighbours overseas with whom we have increased communication in the commercial field. With our prospective entry into the Common Market these fortunes will become more closely related and like other spheres of activity the legal profession will have to gear itself to increased efficiency and set the example and leadership which other organisations will feel compelled to follow. I want to exhort you to be analytical and critical in your approach to the solution of legal problems as "it's only the greasy wheel which gets the oil". While the standards are high and the demands exacting I feel sure that you will all be an asset to the solicitors profession and con– tribute toward the continued administration of justice on the principles of equity and good con– science. Do not hesitate to seek the more exper– ienced counsel of your colleagues and the recourse of the Incorporated Law Society. This prize is presented annually by Comhdhail Naisiunta na Gaeilge, and is awarded on the results of the entire First Irish Examinations held during the year. In making the award special consideration is given to proficiency in spoken Irish. The value of the prize is £50, intended specifically to enable the successful candidate to spend a period in the Gaeltacht. I wish particularly to congratulate Miss Mary Flanagan in this year 1967 on being the recipient of this generous award. Scan O hUadhaigh was a personal friend of mine and I am particularly aware of his interest in the Irish language and I am certain that there is no better way in which he would wish to have his memory perpetuated than by an award for proficiency in the spoken language. Certificates of Admission and Enrolment were presented to the following solicitors. Fergus F. D. Armstrong, B.C.L., LL.B. (N.U.I.), Ballyweelin, Rosses Point, Co. Sligo. Eric Brunker, B.A. (T.C.D.), 25 Curlew Road, Dublin. Albert Derek Burke, B.C.L. (N.U.I.), 4 Ashfiekl Park, Stillorgan Road, Dublin. Niall P. Connolly, B.C.L., LL.B. (N.U.I.), 44 St. Kevin's Park, Dartry. David Cox, B.C.L. (N.U.I.), 5 Wellington Road, Dublin (Special Certificate). 16 Scan O hUadhaigh Memorial Award