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Clinical legal education at Irish third level institutions » Legal Education » Public Interest Law Alliance: "Dublin, 20 June 2008: FLAC Council member Paul O’Connell, FLAC Senior Solicitor Michael Farrell, Washington Appleseed Director Sue Donaldson, and Council member Don Crewe at the public interest law seminar on 'Public Interest Law: Its relevance in society today'. Picture by Yvonne Woods"TO QUOTE FRANK MURPHY SOL."HE LIKENS THE LEGAL PROFESSION TO THE"RITZ HOTEL",NOMINALLY OPEN TO ALL BUT IN"REALITY"ONLY ACCESSIBLE TO THOSE WITH"RESOURCES".IF REAL EQUALITY IS TO BE ACHIEVED ,TO HAVE JUDGES COMING FROM AREAS NOT"TRADITIONALLY"ASSOCIATED WITH PRODUCING (JUDGES),THEN LEGAL EDUCATION IN IRELAND NEEDS"CONSIDERABLE REFORM.UNQUOTE.WITH THE STATE OF THE COUNTRY AND THOSE THAT RUN IT THE LEGAL PROFESSION IS NOT THE ONLY "INSTITUTION"IN NEED OF REFORM?THE REASONS PROJECT?