The Gazette 1991

DECEMBER 1991

GAZETTE

Dublin Solicitor Celebrates 60 Years in Practice.

respectful, independent, and at times even stern, he was ever towards his colleagues sociable and kind. In the midst of his multiplicity of affairs, Daniel O'Connell read every novel of the day and was a great reciter of poetry. Daniel O'Connell is famous for his achievements in the struggle for emancipation. Phillips states that Daniel O'Connell, determined, undaunted, indefatigable, through toil and danger, and difficulties of every kind, led the people to the promised land. However, contem- porary reports demonstrate that Daniel O'Connell, like other great men, was no saint. Daniel O'Connell: Political Pioneer presents the proceedings of the first annual Daniel O'Connell Workshop held in Derrynane, County Kerry - close to O'Connell's ancestral home - in October, 1990. The contributors, drawn from Ireland and abroad, discuss the diversity of the O'Connell legacy. They highlight his relevance to the evolution of modern Ireland and they also examine his significant contribution to European political development. The editor, Maurice R. O'Connell, a descendant of Daniel O'Connell, taught history in American universities until his retirement to Ireland in 1988. His publica- tions include Irish Politics and Social Conflict in the Age of the American Revolution (1965), the eight-volume edition of The Correspondence of Daniel O'Connell (1972-80) and Daniel O'Connell: The Man and his Politics (1990). Readers interested in the lives of great men and their times will find Daniel O'Connell: Political Pioneer an enjoyable read. Eamonn G. Hall •

Desmond Moran

Dublin Solicitor, Desmond Moran, celebrates 60 years in the profession, this month. Desmond was born in 1908 and educated at Belvedere College. He was apprenticed to his father, a well known Dublin solicitor - John Moran, and studied law at Trinity College and the Incorporated Law Society. He was admitted a solicitor in Michaelmas 1931 and continues in practice as a consultant to this day. During his career he held many offices. In 1950 he was elected President of the Dublin Solicitors' Bar Association. The following year he was appointed Sheriff for the County of Dublin, a position he held until 1978 when he retired. He was elected to the Council of the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland in 1962 and served until 1971. He remained a member of the Publications Committee for many years which was responsible for the 5th edition of the Garda Guide, published in 1981. Desmond has been an active member of the International Bar Association, and was a member of the Organising Committee for their meeting in Dublin in 1968. He attended overseas meetings of the Association including one in Vancouver in 1970. He also visitied

thé Soviet Union in 1971 where he had an interview with the Deputy Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. He is best known, however, for his practice and was involved in many noted cases including Modem Homes Ireland Ltd. -v- Dublin Corporation which compelled the Dublin Corporation to make a Town Plan and the defence of Singer in connection with the stamps case. Desmond and his wife Madeleine have three children: Carroll, now a barrister, Ronan a medical doctor, and Michael, a solicitor. • TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS AND THE ISLE OF MAN Samuel McCleery Attorney - at - Law and Solicitor of PO Box 127 in Grand Turk.Turks and Caicos Islands, British West Indies and at 1 Castle Street, Castletown, Isle of Man will be pleased to accept instructions generally from Irish Solicitors in the formation and administration of Exempt Turks and Caicos Island Companies and Non - Resident Isle of Man Companies as well as Trust Administration G.TOffice:-

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