The Gazette 1996

GAZETTE

APRIL /MAY 1996

N E WS

SADSI news

On 15 February this year Paul Murray was elected Auditor of the 112th Session of SADSI. To date Paul has appointed a committee and held several meetings. From these a broad outline of the events which SADSI intends to organise has emerged. On the social side, the calendar for the year ahead will contain many a "Pound-A-Pint" night. We've already started as we mean to go on, kicking off on Thursday, 14 March with a wine reception, followed by a debate entitled "Dublin 4 makes the law". The speeches were many and varied, highly original, with some resorting to poetry. Another successful "Pound- a-Pint" night was held on 25 April. Spurred on by these successes, the next event will be a debate between SADSI and the Dublin Solicitors Bar Association (DSBA), on Thursday, 30 May, entitled "That legalese is pompous, arrogant and obscure and has had its day" followed by a disco. In addition, we hope to organise a couple of table quizzes and over the summer months we envisage holding a barbeque and hopefully even a sports day! The Midsummer's Ball, the main event of the summer, has been booked for 22 June. This year it will be held in the Great Southern Hotel in Galway. This same venue was used two years ago to host the Ball and anyone who was there that night can vouch for its success. We would hope to make a weekend out of it and, as more events come to light, we will keep you posted. Nearer to the date we will send you out information

SADSI Committee

Members

Position Auditor Treasurer Secretary

Name

Work Place

Tel. No.

Paul Murray

Gerrard Scallan & O'Brien

(01)4780699 (01)6613311 (01)4780699 (01)6611788 (01)6764661 (01)6772218 (01)6613311 (01)6611215 (01)8731366 (01)6670022 (01)2800340 (01)6670022 (021)270096 (061)416444

Mick Barr

A & L Goodbody

Leonie Power Aisling Murray

Gerrard Scallan & O'Brien Mason Hayes & Curran

P.R.O.

Jane Dean

Education Rep. Welfare Rep.

Arthur Cox & Co.

Fintan Lawlor

Sean Gallagher & Co.

Seamus O'Croinin

Debates Convenor A & L Goodbody

Fiona Barry

Sports Rep. Sports Rep. Sports Rep. Ents. Officer Ents. Officer

P.J. Walsh & Co. Michael J. Staines Dillon Eustace Partners At Law Dillon Eustace T. A. Buckley & Son Harrison O'Dowd

Leo Fay

Barry McGrath Vanessa McGuire David Johnson Kevin O'Connell Cormac Lohan

Cork Rep.

Limerick Rep.

and soccer matches are in the pipeline. The Dublin Business Houses League has organised a hockey tournament. This will take place in the Three Rock Rovers Club, in Marley Park, between 29 April and 17 May. If you are interested in participating could you please contact Leonie Power, whose telephone number you will find below. We hope to increase apprentice participation, so mixed sporting events, which allow everyone to join in are high on the agenda. We have a number of ideas but we would like to hear of any which you may have. Since the foundation of SADSI in 1884, the Society has presented two Gold Medals - one for Oratory and one for Composition. Regrettably, the Gold Medal for Composition has not been awarded in recent years and the present Committee are anxious to revive this worthwhile competition. Entries should consist of written pieces, of approximately 2,000-3,000 words, on any topic of contemporary legal interest. Entries should be received by us, before 1 September 1996 and these will be judged by a distinguished, independent judging panel. The winning entrant, will be awarded a specially commissioned Gold Medal and we are currently

working on sponsorship for prizes. The winning entries will be published in the Gazette. We have established an Education and Welfare Sub-Committee and we have compiled a welfare pack, on issues which affect apprentices such as: grants, social welfare benefits, PRSI entitlements etc. Also, we are in the process of establishing, in conjunction with the Law Society, an accommodation register to facilitate apprentices in finding accommodation for their courses. By now every apprentice should have received a short questionnaire from us. We are here to represent your interests and to mirror your views. As you will appreciate, to do this effectively, feedback is necessary, so your replies are essential. Finally, the committee would like to congratulate the Jessup Moot Court team on its success in Washington. Furthermore, if anyone has any suggestions, we would be glad to hear from you. To enable this we have included a list of the names, work places and telephone numbers of the committee members.

detailing cost of the tickets, accommodation, travel etc.

A two dimensional approach to sport is envisaged this year, namely we will organise both competitive and non- competitive events. On the competitive side, a number of hockey

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