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The Seventies Mr Justice Tom Finlay. Guest speakers
were Dr Garrett Fitzgerald, TO and Mr
In 1970 Mr Tony White, SJ took over the Justice Declan Costello. Speakers for the
Presidency for a year, and was followed by Present were: John McCann, and Eoin
Fr Kyran Fitzgerald. In 1973 Fr Alan McCullough. For the Past: Mr. John
Mowbray, SJ took over the Presidency, and Cooke, BL and Mr Francois Eliet, BA.
remained in office until 1983, the longest Fr Mowbray· continued his guidance of
incumbency in the history of the society. In the Chomhdhail into its third decade. Past
1970 the society celebrated its 150th members continued to win accolades in the
meeting. In a debate Past v Present to student debating world. Frank Callanan
celebrate the occasion the teams were : and Kevin Cross became auditors of the L
For the Past; Kevin Cross (then auditor & H, while Feicin McDonagh was elected
of the L & H), Esmonde Smyth BL, Peter President of the Oxford Union. In 1984
Sutherland, BL. Roger Whelan and Jack Mulcahy reached
For the present: Frank Callanan, the Leinster semi-final of the L & H schools
Brendan McCann, and Hugh Tinney. The debating contest, while in the same year
guest speakers were: Myles Staunton, TO Kevin O'Connor and Malachy McAllister
and Catherine McGuinness. In March 1976 won the C & E contest outright.
Julian Dillon won first prize in the boys' Although Fr Mowbray is now gone, An
section of The Irish Times ' Cup. Also in Chomhdhail manages along partly on its
1976 Dermot Kenny, Richard Flinn, and own and partly with help from Mr Denis
Kevin Wren won the Leinster final of the Cusack. Hopefully, another thirty years
Junior Chambers of Commerce debating and 241 meetings will see An Chomhdhail
tournament. doing as well as it did in the past.
The 200th meeting of An Chomhdhail
was held in March 1979. It was chaired by Malachy McAllister.
An Chomhdhail Official s 1984- 5 G. Clarke, S. Dunne, P. Fahy, K. O'Connor, Mr D. Cusack, M. Guiney
69
were Dr Garrett Fitzgerald, TO and Mr
In 1970 Mr Tony White, SJ took over the Justice Declan Costello. Speakers for the
Presidency for a year, and was followed by Present were: John McCann, and Eoin
Fr Kyran Fitzgerald. In 1973 Fr Alan McCullough. For the Past: Mr. John
Mowbray, SJ took over the Presidency, and Cooke, BL and Mr Francois Eliet, BA.
remained in office until 1983, the longest Fr Mowbray· continued his guidance of
incumbency in the history of the society. In the Chomhdhail into its third decade. Past
1970 the society celebrated its 150th members continued to win accolades in the
meeting. In a debate Past v Present to student debating world. Frank Callanan
celebrate the occasion the teams were : and Kevin Cross became auditors of the L
For the Past; Kevin Cross (then auditor & H, while Feicin McDonagh was elected
of the L & H), Esmonde Smyth BL, Peter President of the Oxford Union. In 1984
Sutherland, BL. Roger Whelan and Jack Mulcahy reached
For the present: Frank Callanan, the Leinster semi-final of the L & H schools
Brendan McCann, and Hugh Tinney. The debating contest, while in the same year
guest speakers were: Myles Staunton, TO Kevin O'Connor and Malachy McAllister
and Catherine McGuinness. In March 1976 won the C & E contest outright.
Julian Dillon won first prize in the boys' Although Fr Mowbray is now gone, An
section of The Irish Times ' Cup. Also in Chomhdhail manages along partly on its
1976 Dermot Kenny, Richard Flinn, and own and partly with help from Mr Denis
Kevin Wren won the Leinster final of the Cusack. Hopefully, another thirty years
Junior Chambers of Commerce debating and 241 meetings will see An Chomhdhail
tournament. doing as well as it did in the past.
The 200th meeting of An Chomhdhail
was held in March 1979. It was chaired by Malachy McAllister.
An Chomhdhail Official s 1984- 5 G. Clarke, S. Dunne, P. Fahy, K. O'Connor, Mr D. Cusack, M. Guiney
69
