Here’s some highlights from the final of the Irish Times Debate 2013, hosted by Queen’s IPLS and featuring the Literific’s own Adam Kydd!
An excellent night was had by all at the first Irish Times final to be held in Northern Ireland in almost 40 years, congratualtions to the winners, all from TCD and to Adam for representing Queen’s at an Irish Times Final for the first time in many years.
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After the break we have four excellent debates before the end of term:
ALSO coming up after Easter we have our first ever Literific Pub Quiz, and our Annual formal – details of both to follow very shortly. To keep up with all the news like our facebook page and follow us on twitter on the left hand side of this screen!
On Friday 7th December 2012, Society President Andrew Carruthers and Society Secretary Adam Kydd travelled to Kings Inns, Dublin, to participate in the second round of the Irish Times Debating competition . The motion was This House Would Now Longer Support the Barclay’s Premier League. As first proposition they criticised the ownership of English football clubs as scorning the true virtues of sportsmanship and community. After very impressive speeches from the Literific and their competitors. The adjudicators of the Irish Times competition complemented the QUB pair on their teamwork and rhetorical style. The Literific team progressed to the Semi Finals to be held in early 2013.
