Collection of essays by colleagues on various topics in different disciplines to mark the retirement of Tony Scott from Waterford Institute of Technology, in 1999. The contents are as follows:

"Preface" by Michael Howlett & Shane Kilcommins
"Encomium" by John Ennis

Part I: essays in humanities
"Education in the humanities: looking to the future" by John Ennis
"The eyes are windows to the soul: an exploration of public and private Catholicity amongst youth" by Cormac J. Forkan & C. Niall McElwee
"The part-time employment relationship: an investigation of its capabilities to meet the needs, wants and expectations of employees and employers" by Fiona Ryan
"The concept of a 'public art museum' and the historical, philosophical and museological issues arising" by Peter Jordan
"From social movements to counter cultures: steps beyond political reductionism" by Lawrence Cox
"The ecological impact of famines: Ireland's mid-nineteenth century experience" by T.G. Fewer

Part II: essays in law and jurisprudence
"The issue of costs in probate actions in the superior courts" by Albert Keating
"The Roundabout Tavern settlement: a reflection of American publican liability?" by Kathleen A. Moore Walsh
"Consent and assault in Irish criminal law" by Conor Hanly
"From individualism to individualisation: a historical critique of Garlandian modalities of punishment" by Shane Kilcommins