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CILT Ireland Celebrates 65 Years

in Existence

The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport recently celebrated its 65th
birthday on 11 December 2017.

CILT 65 YEARS

CIE Club, Earl Place
According to the CIE Staff Newspaper (The Link 19 December made to hold monthly meetings, commencing in January, at
1952): "At a meeting of members and graduates of the which prominent speakers will deliver lectures on transport
Institute of Transport held in Jury's Hotel on Thursday 11th subjects."
December, it was announced that sanction of the Council
had been received for the formation of an Irish Section.” In The Link issue of 6 March 1953 stated "The Irish Section of
Election of officers and committee then took place, and the the Institute of Transport, which was formed in December
following were elected: last, will hold its inaugural meeting in the Institution of Civil
Engineers of Ireland in Dawson Street, Dublin, on Thursday
Chairman: T C Courtney (Chairman of CIE) next. Guest speaker will be the President of the Institute, Mr
C T Brunner, General Manager and Director, Shell-Mex BP Ltd.
Vice-Presidents: George B Howden (GM GNR & CIE) & Frank Arranged for April 7 is a lecture on "The Port of Dublin" by
Lemass (Chief Officer CIE) Dublin Port and Docks Board Harbour Master Commander
AJ O'Brien-Twohig, while Mr M Stuart Shaw, Assistant General
Secretary: R L F Woodhouse (Guinness) Manager of Aer Lingus, will speak at the monthly meeting in
May on Air Transport."
Treasurer: J O’Leary (CIE retired)
The meetings then moved to the CIE Club in Earl Place,
Committee: David Stewart (Traffic Manager CIE), behind Clery's Department Store, and this remained the
Commander A J O’Brien-Twohig (Dublin Port & Docks Board), venue into the 1980s. Unfortunately The Link ceased
M Stuart-Shaw (AGM Aer Lingus), W J Gleeson (ESB), T F Brazil publication in May 1953 and unfortunately we in CILT Head
(retired Commercial Manager CIE), P T Sheridan (CIE), J H Quarters have no further details of any other meetings at
Scott (Odlums & former GM Grand Canal Co), Professor W H that time.
Prendergast (UCG).
Many thanks to Cyril McIntyre for this piece. If any of our
As with our current day seminars and events things were readers have further information on The Link please do get in
quite similar, as they were then. “Arrangements are being contact.

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