The Gazette 1967/71

Finally I would urge you to be ever tactful in correspondence, courteous in your bearing, honest and expeditious in your dealings, conscientious and prompt in honouring your undertakings and above all charitable and kind to such of the poorer sec tion of the community as may come to you with their troubles. In this way you will bring content ment into your own hearts and shed lustre on an old and honoured profession. I wish each of you long life, happiness and prosperity. Parchments were presented to the following : Jonathan P. T. Brooks, 72 Eglinton Road, Donny- brook, Dublin 4. Hugh P. J. Byrne, 11 Oranmore Road, Ballyfermot, Dublin 10. Denis P. Cahalan, B.C.L. (N.U.I.), 75 Pearse St., Nenagh, Co. Tipperary. Colm A. Cavanagh, B.C.L., LL.B., 51 Troy Park, Culmore Road, Derry. Clare T. Cusack, B.C.L., LL.B., "St. Clare's", Bally- jamesduff, Co. Cavan. Joan Daly, Main Street, Carrickmacross, Co. Monaghan. Michael J. Delaney, 115 Stiles Road, Clontarf, Dublin 3. Patrick C. Donaghy, B.C.L., LL.B., 36 Fortfield Park, Terenure, Dublin 6. Patrick G. Fleming, 21 Farranlea Grove, Model Farm Road, Cork. Daniel M. Gahan, Paulville House, Tullow, Co. Carolw. Cormac P. Glynn, B.C.L., LL.B., 51 Wellington Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin. Blayney C. Hamilton, 16 Oaklands Drive, Balls- bridge, Dublin 4. Andrew Healy, 37 Castlewood Avenue, Rathmines, Dublin 6. Matthew Hickey, B.A., 25 Dominick Street, Mullin- gar, Co. Westmeath (Special Certificate). Desmond P. Hogan, 17 Church Street, Athlone, Co. Westmeath. Deborah Kelliher, Castleisland, Co. Kerry. Mary Carmel Kelly, 35 Parliament St., Kilkenny. Michelle M. Linnane, B.A. (Mod.), LL.B. (TCD), Priorsland, Carrickmines, Co. Dublin. Stephen J. MacKenzie, "Galleen', Killiney, Co. Dublin. John P. Mathews, B.C.L., LL.B., 69 Ailesbury Rd., Ballsbridge, Dublin 4. Oliver G. Matthews, 20 Park Street, Dundalk, Co. Louth. Orla Muldoon, B.C.L. (N.U.I.), 2 St. Kevin's Park, Dartry, Dublin 6. 15

has always been maintained at the highest level. It is a standard of which one can well be proud. I would urge all newly qualified solicitors to join the Incorporated Law Society, their local Bar Association, the Society of Young Solicitors and last but by no means least the Solicitors Bene volent Association. In their Bar Associations they will meet their colleagues socially and reap the benefits in the daily run of their practices of the results of the work done for them by the particular Bar Associa tion. In the Society of Young Solicitors they will also meet their colleagues, and will also have the advantage of keeping abreast of the ever changing laws of the country through lectures, seminars and pamphlets. The Incorporated Law Society itself now enjoys 100 per cent membership and exists for the general welfare of the profession. Nowadays it renders more services of a practical nature than ever before, such as the Company Formation Ser vice, photocopying service and so forth. The Solici tors Benevolent Association is over one hundred years old and although social services improve steadily they also move slowly and there are still a surprising number of most deserving people in the non-contributory pension bracket, most of whom have known better days. The total amount given annually in relief by the Association has been in creasing each year and it needs all the support it can get. In this age of specialisation there is still plenty of room for the general practitioner and I would respectfully suggest that for some years to come you would seek to broaden your general knowledge by general experience in an established office. In fact in a time when amalgamations are the best way in which to provide an expert service I would suggest commencing specialisation in the subject of your choice following some years of general practice and if possible remaining in the same office with a view to partnership rather than starting up on your own. There is a scarcity of solicitors west of the River Shannon and assistants are urgently required and with the accent on decentralisation of Government, the development of the Shannon Industrial Estate and the encouragement of the Government for the establishment of industries and tourism in the west, there is more scope for solicitors in that area than heretofore. There might also be some opportunity of maintaining that high degree of fluency in the Irish language which you must all obviously have attained in order to be recipients of your parch ments today.