The Gazette 1991

MAY 1991

GAZETTE

SADSI would also like to thank Westport Sports Complex for providing such excellent facilities and also to Matt Mulloy's Hostelry for sponsoring refreshments and to

Charlie Gilmartin for providing lively entertainment to accompany said refreshments. Thanks to everyone who took part. o

APPRENTICE SOLICITORS MIXED SOCCER The Solicitors Apprentices De– bating Society (SADSI) held an inter-professional course Soccer Tournament in Westport on the week-end of the SYS Conference on the 13th April. Westport provided the ideal venue in that the best facilities were available within a short walking distance of the main conference Hotel, the Hotel Westport. The competition involved full 11-a-side Teams composed of four ladies and seven men. Just for a change, the men had to use their heads to score whilst the ladies were permitted to score with any part of their anatomy. This made for a very interesting and successful competition and there were plenty of thrills and spills to keep specta– tors amused . A team from Northern Ireland were very welcome participants in the competition and although defeated at an early stage, their merriment added an extra spice to things; indeed their resilience in taking the field at all despite the extreme tiredness which many of them felt after their long journey through the night, was acknow– ledged with a special presentation after the Tournament. Teams from the 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 25th and 26th courses also participated, with only the Law School-tied 21st and 27th courses unable to field teams. The rigours of their respective professional and advanced courses have taken their toll. The Final was fought out bet– ween the 26th course led by Rory McGarry and a Kevin Murphy– powered 22nd course. While the eventual winner of this encounter was undoubtedly exhaustion, the name on the Trophy was that of the 26th course which just about shaded the match to win by 1-0 with a goal from Alva Meenan. Many thanks to Michael Twomey whose masochism was much appreciated in putting himself forward to undertake the refereeing duties. Thanks also to John O' Sullivan and Kevin McErlean for organising the competition, and to the SYS for aiving the go-ahead to SADSI to run the competition. 156

22nd Professiona' Course Back (left to right): Jos O 'Sullivan, Joseph Kelly, David O'Donnell, Conor Mullaney, Liam Brazil, Ronan Long, Lerin Murphy, Sean McDonagh. Front (left to right): Aoife Sexton, Laura McGinley, Maura Hennessy, Sarah O'Keeffe.

26th Course Back (left to right): A idan Marsh, Michael Mee, Brian Kiely, John Prior, Rory McGarry, Donal O'Carroll, Declan Whittle, Charlie Gilmartin, John O 'Gorman. Front (left to right): Eddie O 'Connor, Alva Meenan, Josephine Fitzpatrick, Siobhan Daly, Helena Brady.